Video: Lord of the Dance

In writing the lyrics to “Lord of the Dance” in 1963,

Sydney Carter was inspired partly by Jesus, but also partly by a statue of the Hindu God Shiva as Nataraja (Shiva’s dancing pose) which sat on his desk, and was partly intending simply to give tribute to Shaker music. He later stated, “I did not think the churches would like it at all. I thought many people would find it pretty far flown, probably heretical and anyway dubiously Christian. But in fact people did sing it and, unknown to me, it touched a chord … Anyway, it’s the sort of Christianity I believe in.”

(Wikipedia)

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Video: “The Crown and the Ring” @ The Balver Höhle Irish Folk Festival

Rapalje is performing “The Crown and the Ring”

at The Balver Höhle Irish Folk Festival with Irish hardshoe step dancing from Jarno!

The Balve Cave is the biggest cultural cave in Europe. It is located in Balve, Germany.

And every year the Festspiele Balver Höhle organization is presenting the Balver Höhle Irish folk & Celtic Music Festival.

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Video: Crowley’s Reel with Irish hardshoe step dancing at The Balver Höhle Irish Folk Festival

Rapalje is performing “Crowley’s Reel and Mountain Road”

at The Balver Höhle Irish Folk Festival with Irish hardshoe step dancing from Jarno!

The Balve Cave is the biggest cultural cave in Europe. It is located in Balve, Germany.

And every year the Festspiele Balver Höhle organization is presenting the Balver Höhle Irish folk & Celtic Music Festival.

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Video: Irish hardshoe step dancing on tabletop @ Balver Höhle

Irish hardshoe step dancing from Noor and Jarno on our wooden table top.

David Myles going crazy on the Scottish bagpipes a set of Scottish reels he calls ‘kweetniet Set: The Crooked Bridge – Brenda Stubbert’s- Jenny Dang the Weaver – Itchy Fingers – McArthur’s Road.

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Video: Caledonia @ Odin’s Krieger Fest Brazil

Live Concert at Odin’s Krieger Fest, São Paulo, Brazil

Romantic Celtic folk song Ballad about Scotland. Written by Dougie MacLean. Well known versions from Celtic Woman, Celtic Thunder, Scrum, Dolores Keane, Amy MacDonald

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Video: Here’s to You @ Odin’s Krieger Fest, Brazil

The celtic song and tune “Here’s to You” at the Odin’s Krieger Festival from our Brazil Tour in São Paulo, Brazil at Tropical Butantã.

Here’s to you is a song from The Oysterband and they combined the song with traditional Irish dance and session tunes

You can also see the Rapalje Brazil tour video’s in this playlist

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Best of Rapalje; our Double Live CD!

CD Live Double Album

This double CD is full of all the songs that make the heart of every Rapalje fan beat faster!

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Video: Ride On – Irish Folk & Celtic Music Balver Höhle

This Irish ballad song Ride On is written Jimmy McCarthy and sung by many artists like Christy Moore, Cruachan, Celtic Woman, Celtic Thunder and many others.

Rapalje is performing “Ride On” at The Balver Höhle: The Balve Cave is the biggest cultural cave in Europe. It is located in Balve, Germany. And every year the Festspiele Balver Höhle organization is presenting the Balver Höhle Irish folk & Celtic Music Festival.

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Video: Poyenberg Irish Folk Open Air – Enjoy!

Thank you Poyenberg for the phantastic Irish Folk Open Air! I was amazing as always and we thank the Audience, organization, bands, technicians and crew!

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Video: Full Concert @ Balver Höhle Irish folk & Celtic Music Festival

Rapalje is performing a Full Concert at The Balver Höhle: The Balve Cave is the biggest cultural cave in Europe. It is located in Balve, Germany. And every year the Festspiele Balver Höhle organization is presenting the Balver Höhle Irish folk & Celtic Music Festival.

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