Dervish Celebrates 30 Years of Touring America with Traditional Irish Music

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Mar 14, 2024

Dervish is a traditional Irish folk band from County Sligo, Ireland, that is in the midst of a nationwide tour celebrating the band's 30th anniversary of touring America. As we head into St. Patrick's Day weekend, band members Shane Mitchell and Cathy Jordan join to discuss the tour as well as the history of Irish traditional music and its connection to New York. Dervish play tonight in Fairfield, Connecticut, at 7:30pm. They’ll also be playing on Long Island in Riverhead on Sunday, March 19th in Old Saybrook, and Red Bank, NJ on March 20th.

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