Irish Chamber Orchestra

I'd just like to give a special shout out to the Irish Chamber Orchestra who played at Carnegie Hall last night. Bill Whelan of Riverdance fame had a US premiere of a new piece as part of the evening. Whatever you think of Riverdance, this new little fella he wrote that's a sort of fusion of traditional Irish and contemporary classical music, called Carna, was freakin' brilliant, and featured some Irish lilting and a hot fiddler called Zoe Conway. She was born in the 80s, so I'm guessing she's gonna have a bit of a career ahead of her yet. Kudos also to my brilliant wife, who scored free tickets to the show and allowed me to enjoy my first experience at Carnegie Hall. It was one of those things that remind you how great New York is.