Imagining Ireland review – remembering in song the rebels with a cause

Royal Festival Hall, LondonPowerful performances from singers including Kevin Rowland and Cáit O’Riordan commemorated the 1916 Easter Rising but also the musical links between Britain and Ireland This concert presented an intriguing challenge. It was staged on the 100th anniversary of the day on which the Easter Rising in Dublin neared its end. And the president of Ireland, Michael Higgins, was in the audience. So what were the appropriate songs? Of course, there had to be rebel ballad...

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