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Teada Highlights Irish History in Yuma Performance

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KAWC presents the renowned Irish group Teada, bringing their Re-Awakening Tour to Yuma, Sunday at 2:00PM at the Historic Yuma Theater.

The tour commemorates the 1916 Irish Rising, also known as the Easter Rebellion, and 100 years of Irish Freedom.  The show is a blend of music, song, and dance, enhanced with historic video footage and still images.

KAWC's Dave Riek spoke with founding member of Teada, Oisin Mac Diarmada, about the band's upcoming performance in Yuma and why the Irish Rising still means so much to the Irish...

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Lou grew up in Tucson and has a long family history in the state of Arizona. He began his public radio career in 1988 at KNAU in Flagstaff as a classical music DJ and has been hooked on public radio since, transitioning to news after trying his hand at several other careers in publishing and commercial broadcasting. Lou has a degree in American Studies from Arizona State University and was KAWC's Morning Edition host for two and half years before becoming News and Operations Director.