Beyond the Bog Road

"Eileen Ivers is the Jimi Hendrix of the violin" New York Times; "Ivers bridges the gap sensation!" Billboard Magazine; "She electrifies the crowd with a dazzling show of virtuoso playing" The Irish Times.

Ivers' recording credits include over 80 contemporary and traditional albums and numerous movie scores. Eileen is hailed as one of the great innovators and pioneers in the Celtic and World music genres.

This recording started as an overview of the Irish immigrant experience.
Beyond the Bog Road, is a multimedia concert of music, story, dance and film which celebrates the journey of the Irish immigrants, the story of their impact on America and America¹s impact on them. The overlying theme of the recording became underpinned with personal anecdotes and much of the record developed into original compositions and original arrangements of traditional songs.

Beyond the Bog Road showcases how Irish music and dance have integrated with various roots music of North America to create one of the richest cross-fertilizations of folk music styles in the world. It brings to light the influences of the Celtic tradition on, Bluegrass, Roots, and Americana music and how it journeyed on to become a fundamental ingredient of the American country music tradition.


From the opining notes of the single ³Walk On², that features vocals by bluegrass legend and New Found Road singer Tim Shelton, you will travel through time as Eileen Ivers brings traditional Irish Folk Music into the thriving mainstream of today¹s Bluegrass/Roots/Americana music scene.