The Ireland Podcast4 Joulu 2023

11. Kevin Burke: Irish Master Fiddler

Kevin takes us deep into his early years when he trained as a fiddle player as well as a violin player. He discusses moving to American in 1980, Alan’s Irish Fiddler Book, Sligo Fiddle Player Paddy Killoran, Kevin’s way of playing, BB King, adapting the way one talks in certain scenarios, the music being on display vs. the musician, the semantics of music, Jackie Daly the great accordion player, playing with cajun influences, playing with open strings, Brendan Behan’s “The Hostage”, playing in awkward keys, how certain keys sound "violiny" and others sound "fiddley", playing with Andy Irvine and Paul Brady, Yehudi Menuhin, Mendelssohn’s Concerto in E minor, Gilles Apap, Motown, Jimi Hendrix, Peter Green, Pete Townsend, The Who, John Brennan the guitar player, Poco, Jethro Tull’s Serenade To A Cuckoo’, ‘Blue Room Blues’, working the blues into Irish tunes, Miles Davis, Nile Rodgers, playing two notes effectively, genetic vs. environment, advice to parents with children who are beginning to play music, his videos “Music From An Irish Cottage”, Sharon Shannon & Sean Smyth, Seamie O’Dowd & Rick Epping, John Carty & Rosaleen Stenson Ward, Leonard Barry (pipes) & Mick McAuley, Josephine Marsh & Mick Kinsella, Nuala Kennedy & A.J. Roach, prioritising personalities over instrumentation whern curating such events and other topics.

Relevant Links

https://www.kevinburke.com

https://musicfromanirishcottage.vhx.tv

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