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NEWS:
• Watch out for RíRá at the 2010 Tuam Trad Festival! From Sept 17-19. • A big Thank-You to all for making the Finland/Germany Tour such a great success! - Ollie & Marika, Annamari, Matti, The Irish Music Society of Oulu, Seán Reeves, 'Der Balver Höhle' Irish Festival committee, Uisce Beatha, Rig The Jig, Mammy Rí Rá, and everyone who attended the concerts and made it such a special occasion! We hope to be back again soon! |
RíRá is a contemporary traditional band from Galway, Ireland that has developed a reputation as a group of fine entertainers, bringing a unique, infectious energy to their performance. Their contemporary interpretations of traditional songs and tunes coupled with their imaginative take on modern pieces, has earned this band a strong following across Ireland and internationally.
The band, whose roots are from Tuam town and surrounds, have played festivals throughout Europe and also worked with the Saw Doctors on several occasions, opening gigs for them in Galway and in Manchester, UK and feature as 'The Joyce Country Céile Band' in The Saw Doctors 'Live in Galway' DVD. Following a very successful single release "Bring It All Your Love" the band was chosen to play at Dublin's Hard Working class Heroes Festival in 2006. Selected from over 700 applications, RíRá was the only traditional outfit to play at Ireland's number one showcase for indigenous musicians.
