Irish and international music fans can stream the performances for free on Other Voices’ YouTube and Facebook platforms, while Tourism Ireland will broadcast the event via its US social channels.
Deerfield, the U.S. Ambassador’s Residence in Dublin, was built in 1776, the same year that the United States declared its independence. It is located in the city’s Phoenix Park, the largest enclosed public park in any capital in Europe.
“The U.S. Embassy is excited not only to work with amazing and diverse Irish artists to celebrate the legacy of Bob Dylan, but to employ the Dignity project to further highlight issues around diversity and inclusion in both our countries”, said Christopher Wurst, Acting Deputy Chief of the U.S. Embassy Dublin.
Philip King, the founder of Other Voices, said: “I think that Irish people access Dylan at a profound level; we know where he's been, we like to think we know where he's going. Like many of us he embraces and rejects tradition at one and the same time.
“The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem were living and playing music in the bars and clubs of Greenwich Village at Dylan's dawn. They became, like many others, a source and an influence. As he says ‘all I ever wanted was to journey to the place that that song spirit came from’. He's done just that, and with ‘Dignity’ we gather to celebrate the man and his remarkable work. May he stay Forever Young.”
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