WHY IS THIS SHOW DIFFERENT?
THIS SHOW IS UNIQUE IN THAT IT IS NOT ANOTHER IRISH DANCE SHOW, IT DOES HAVE CONSTITUENT PARTS OF IRISH DANCE IN IT BUT, IT ALSO HAS THE SCOTTISH CULTURAL ELEMENT FROM NORTHERN IRELAND IN THE USE OF SCOTTISH DANCE AND THE MIXING OF BOTH TOGETHER.
ALL THE ELEVEN SONGS IN THE SHOW ARE TOTALLY ORIGINAL AND ARE WRITTEN TO FOLLOW THE LOVE, STORY, TRAGEDY AND THE LIFES JOURNEY OF THE TWO MAIN CHARACTERS.
ALMOST ALL OF THE INSTRUMENTALS AND INCIDENTALS ARE ORIGINAL AND ARE WRITTEN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ATMOSPHERICS AND THE DANCE SCENES IN THE SHOW CREATING A VIBRANT AND ENTHRALLING STORY AS IT PROGRESSES.
INSTRUMENTALLY
THIS SHOW MAKES USE OF THE TRADITIONAL INSTRUMENTATION OF THE FIFE AND DRUM, UILEANN AND HIGHLAND AND LOWLAND PIPES, FLUTES, WHISTLES, BODHRANS, FIDDLES AND THE CROSSOVER INSTRUMENTS OF THE GUITAR, BASS, PIANO AND BOUZOUKI WHICH WHEN FUSED TOGETHER GIVE A LIVELY AND DRIVEN PERFORMANCE.
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WE ALSO ENVISAGE THAT THE EVENT OF "THE PLANTER AND THE GAEL" CAN BE AN EDUCATIONAL EVENT WHERE ADULTS AND CHILDREN ALIKE COULD BE GIVEN THE OPPPORTUNITY IN A FESTIVAL SITUATION TO HAVE WORKSHOPS IN THE VARIOUS INSTRUMENTS AND SINGING DISCIPLINES FEATURED IN THE SHOW ITSELF AND SEE FOR THEMSELVES THE CULTURAL QUALITY THAT IS THE COMBINED CULTURE OF NORTHERN IRELAND..
EXAMPLE
UILEANN PIPES, LOWLAND PIPE WORKSHOP
BODHRAN AND SCOTTISH SNARE WORKSHOP
IRISH AND SCOTTISH DANCE WORKSHOP
IT IS ALSO ENVISAGED THAT TO TOUR THE SHOW IN IRELAND AND SCOTLAND IN A SMALL THEATRE SITUATION WE CAN USE CHILDREN FROM LOCAL SCHOOLS AND TRADITIONS IN CHOIRS AND SETTINGS ACROSS THE EDUCATION SYSTEM TO ENSURE INCLUSION AND AN OWNERSHIP OF THE SHOW AND BREAK DOWN POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS BARRIERS THAT EXIST IN SOME INSTANCES...THIS CAN BE DONE BY FORWARDING SONGS TO THE MUSIC DEPT. AND CREATING A BUZZ FOR THE SHOW. AND THE VISION OF A MIXED FUTURE UNLIKE SOME PRESENT EVENTS....