Gerry Diver: Speech Project – review

Purcell Room, LondonFor a brief moment it seemed that this adventurous marriage of technology and tradition was doomed from the start. Surrounded by five musicians playing fiddle, dulcimer, pipes and piano, Gerry Diver turned to the computer at the back of the stage. Keys were pressed, but nothing happened. Then, at last, a recording of a Christy Moore interview filled the room, with his thoughtful views on how Irish styles had changed when musicians moved to London. Diver's live fiddle work cle...

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