Dervish lives up to its promises on concert billings: “Dervish concert performances are a myriad of tones and moods ranging from high energy tunes… to beautifully measured songs… to inspiring melodies that lift audiences from their seats.” And when the Irish traditional music group made a return visit to China in January, they raised plenty of Chinese concertgoers to their feet. The band flew to Beijing with Irish prime minister Bertie Ahern. Asked to accompany the Taoiseach (Irish for ‘Chief Leader') and his delegation on a weeklong state visit to China, the band performed in Beijing and Shanghai to halls of invited dignitaries and business leaders.