Dublin Gospel Choir
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The Dublin Gospel Choir are an Irish
gospel
choir that have been performing in Ireland since 1996.
, appearing on the event's main stage for 6 years running. They have also performed to a sell-out 82,000 crowd at Croke Park in 2008. The choir has shared the stage with artists such as Rod Stewart, John Legend, Damien Rice, The Chieftains, Stevie Wonder, Cathy Davey and Westlife.
The choir also featured (along with Chris de Burgh
) on a special New Year's Day BBC Songs of Praise
programme which was broadcast to over 35 million viewers worldwide. Collaborations with people like Damien Rice and Paddy Casey have also won them a much younger audience and one that remains a large part of their audience at shows right across Ireland. They were also invited by Rod Stewart to join him for two great nights at the RDS.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
gospel
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
choir that have been performing in Ireland since 1996.
History
The choir was originally founded as a school choir in Dublin's inner city in 1996, and perform frequently, including at corporate and charity events. The choir have performed annually at Ireland's boutique festival, the Electric PicnicElectric Picnic
The 2005 festival took place on Saturday 3 September and Sunday 4 September. It is best remembered for Arcade Fire's performance which came before their subsequent mainstream success...
, appearing on the event's main stage for 6 years running. They have also performed to a sell-out 82,000 crowd at Croke Park in 2008. The choir has shared the stage with artists such as Rod Stewart, John Legend, Damien Rice, The Chieftains, Stevie Wonder, Cathy Davey and Westlife.
The choir also featured (along with Chris de Burgh
Chris de Burgh
Chris de Burgh is a British/Irish singer-songwriter. He is most famous for his 1986 love song "The Lady in Red".-Early life:...
) on a special New Year's Day BBC Songs of Praise
Songs of Praise
Songs of Praise is a BBC Television programme based around traditional Christian hymns. It is a widely watched and long-running religious television programme, one of the few peak-time free-to-air religious programmes in Europe Songs of Praise is a BBC Television programme based around traditional...
programme which was broadcast to over 35 million viewers worldwide. Collaborations with people like Damien Rice and Paddy Casey have also won them a much younger audience and one that remains a large part of their audience at shows right across Ireland. They were also invited by Rod Stewart to join him for two great nights at the RDS.