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The Music

The articulation of a tapping foot probably the earliest interpretation of a pulse, a pulse from which comes most forms or genres of music, especially Irish Traditional music. . .

The music is definitely one of the highlights of the show - The musicians bringing the audience with them to their feet. This segment alone is worth the entrance fee.

The music for Gaelforce Dance comes from somewhere between the head and the heart, having a duality that is within most of us and emphasizes the story of two lovers, who's love is ill-fated.

From the hypnotic bodhran to the plaintive whistle, the newly composed music observes ancient traditional forms that of the "Goltrai" music which evokes sadness and tears and "Geanntrai" music which creates a sense of merriment and is synonymous with all that is vibrant and dynamic harnessing the dance itself.

Although the music reveres the Tradition it also steps outside to fuse and flavour it with African dance drumming, jazz, classical and contemporary.

Gaelforce Dance brings together the best international musicians and music which portrays the electrifying sound and infectious rhythm that is the heartbeat of Irish musical culture.

Colm O'Foghlú: Composer
From a young age Colm studied dance with the world renowned O'Shea School of Irish Dance. Colm studied various instruments at both the Irish Academy of Music and The College of Music, Dublin, before joining the B. Mus. Programme University College Cork. There he studied composition with Dr. Michael O'Suilleabhain, the leading authority on contemporary Irish music.
Awards include R.T.E. Creativity Award, Feile Na dTeangacha, Feile Pan-Ceilteach, Slogadh, Oireachtas, among others. His critically acclaimed solo album F.Choing was released in 1997.
Colm is also the producer and arranger of the Gaelforce CD.

Michael Durkan
The inspiration behind Gaelforce Dance, Michael has sung and played in many parts of the world. One of the founding members of the Irish Drovers, Michael has now gone solo, with this production of Gaelforce Dance being his latest venture.

Michael is a multi-instrumentalist and started his professional career in Dublin, playing and singing in the many great venues throughout Ireland. He has also toured Canada with the Irish Drovers and been a featured performer on the QEII. His repertoire ranges from beautiful Irish ballads through to raucous Irish songs which appeal to all audiences.

Having played in many countries as a part of the Irish Drovers, Michael is looking forward to establishing his solo career, and has recently recorded two new albums which are available at all Gaelforce Dance performances.