The 2007 Irish representatives Dervish, an Irish folk group, are to go on tour this year.

Twenty-three dates have been confirmed at venues across the United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States. The band is also set to perform as part of The Gathering Ireland 2013, a year-long celebration of the country and its people.

Dervish represented Ireland at the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki, Finland. They finished 24th in the grand final with the song They can’t stop the spring. 

Dervish Tour Dates 2013

  • 15 February 2013 The Apex, Bury St Edmunds, UK
  • 16 February 2013 Irish Cultural Centre, Hammersmith, London, UK
  • 17 February 2013 Lichfield Guildhall, Bore Street, Staffordshire, UK
  • 18 February 2013 Nettlebed, Henley-on-Thames, UK
  • 19 February 2013 Norwich Arts Centre, UK
  • 20 February 2013 Theatr Hafren, Mid Wales, UK
  • 21 February 2013 Queen’s Hall, Hexham, UK
  • 22 February 2013 Brewery Arts Centre, Kendall, UK
  • 23 February 2013 The Gathering Festival, Killarney, Ireland
  • 1 March 2013 Thrasher’s Opera House, Green Lake, WI, USA
  • 2 March 2013 Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, MI, USA
  • 3 March 2013 Dogwood Centre for Performing Arts, Fremont, MI, USA
  • 8 March 2013 Strand Theater, Rockland, ME, USA
  • 9 March 2013 Eagle Hill School Cultural Center, Hardwick, MA, USA
  • 14 March 2013 Longwood Gardens, Kennett Sq, PA, USA
  • 15 March 2013 Aladdin Theater, Portland, OR, USA
  • 16 March 2013 Neptune Theater, Seattle, WA, USA
  • 18 March 2013 Sierra Nevada Brewing Compnay, Chico, CA, USA
  • 19 March 2013 Casacde Theater, Redding, CA, USA
  • 21 March 2013 Berea College, Phelps-Stokes Auditorium, Berea, KY, USA
  • 22 March 2013 Stivers School for the Arts, Centennial Hall, Dayton, OH, USA
  • 23 March 2013 University of Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Dervish

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfX9J1qva7s


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