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, in particular on his 1976 album ''

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is said to have discovered Rivera before the rehearsal for his 1975

tour. While being driven in his limousine around the Village, Dylan spotted Rivera walking with her violin case. Dylan stopped to converse with Rivera and invited her to his rehearsal studio where she spent the afternoon playing along with several of his new songs. "If I had crossed the street seconds earlier," said Rivera in 2012, "it never would have happened." After a session with her, Dylan invited Rivera to play on the Rolling Thunder Revue tour. She played an important role in Dylan's studio album ''

''. In 1977, Rivera released her self-titled debut LP for

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praised the album, saying that Rivera "has consistently found specific and viable places for the violin in rock". Rivera has multiple CDs as a composer in numerous styles, instrumental,

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and world music. She has performed in the US, Europe and Japan with her Celtic group. Rivera was a soloist with the

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, and the Carnival of

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, Italy. She has also appeared on albums by

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, Trilium and others. In recent years Rivera has recorded New Age, instrumental, World, and Celtic music. She has also toured in Japan with the USA based South American group 'Ritual' with Uruguayans

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and Eduardo Marquez del Signore. She recorded the album ''Celtic Mist'' which was released in Japan. She also played violin on the 2014 album ''After the Fall'', by UK-based Dodson and Fogg. She was a special guest artist in the band in " Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration", the birthday concert held in honor of

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on November 7, 2018 in Los Angeles, USA, and also in the concert with

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for

's Blue album in October 2019. Rivera was featured in

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's 2019 documentary film ''Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story'' and attended the Premiere in New York in June 2019. She toured Europe during October and November 2019 with

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to sold out performances. Rivera released the EP "All of Me" in April 2020 on Bright Sun Records, singing her own songs. In May 2021, to celebrate Bob Dylan's 80th birthday, Scarlet, along with

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, released a new version of "Hurricane." Paul Zollo, a writer for American Songwriter said that "Her presence of sound and spirit lifts this "Hurricane" into a higher realm. The reverence she has for the song and its songwriter shines in the purity and passion of her playing." She continues to be an active recording artist, performer and composer, and is currently working on an album "Celtic Magic" to be released later in 2022.

Personal life

Rivera is of Irish-Sicilian ancestry. She was married in 1991 to the British session keyboardist

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'', June 13, 2001. Accessed January 7, 2010.

Discography

* ''Scarlet Rivera'' (Warner Bros., 1977) * ''Scarlet Fever'' (Warner Bros., 1978) * ''Celtic Dreams'' (Bci/Eclipse Music, 1998) * ''Celtic Myst'' (Bci/Eclipse Music, 1998) * ''Behind the Crimson Veil'' – Scarlet Rivera and Tommy Eyre (Bci/Eclipse Music, 1999) * ''Celtic Spirit'' (Bci/Eclipse Music, 1998)Apple Inc
"Celtic Spirit"
January 7, 2010. Accessed January 7, 2010. * ''Voice of the Animals'' (Scarlet Rivera, 2000) * ''Journey with an Angel'' (Echo Sonic, 2003)Apple Inc
"Journey With An Angel"
January 7, 2010. Accessed January 7, 2010. * ''Magical Christmas'' (Bci/Eclipse Music, 2004) * ''A New Map of the World'' (Disconforme

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2004) by Ritual (Uruguay) * ''Hope: Intermezzo Sinfonico'' (Clara Luz Music BMI, 2015) by Eduardo Del Signore

With Bob Dylan

* '' Bootleg Series, Vol. 1–3'' (ca. 1975–1976) (Columbia, 1991) * '' The Bootleg Series Vol. 5: Bob Dylan Live 1975, The Rolling Thunder Revue'' (1975) (Columbia, 2002) * '' Bob Dylan - The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings'' (1975) (Columbia, 2019) * ''

'' (1976) (Columbia) * '' Hard Rain'' (1976)

With Peter Maffay

* '' Sonne in der Nacht - 1. Diese Sucht die Leben heißt, (LP,CD,Video,DVD)`` (1984) (WEA Musik)

With Dee Dee Bridgewater

* ''

'' (Elektra, 1977)

References

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