Infusing her native Gaelic song traditions with world and contemporary influences, Alyth McCormack shares the bill January 31 at Celtic Connections 2008 with pioneering Scottish harpist Savourna Stevenson, whose sound draws from across the spectrum of musical genres.

In recognition of the power of world voices, Celtic Connections brings together two fabled female choirs from Italy and Bulgaria with one of Scotland's longest-established Gaelic choirs, in a massed celebration of song that promises a truly unforgettable night.Coro delle Mondine di Novi (the Novi Rice Weeders' Choir) began life as its original founders toiled in Italy's rice fields during World War II, singing to alleviate the drudgery, meanwhile smuggling messages and weapons for the resistance. After the war, the songs they shared became emblems of freedom, ...
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