Friday, May 11th, 8 p.m.
Admission: $15; $13 for Ceili Group Members
Fiddler Kevin Burke has one of those names that just pops up everywhere, and with a lot of respect attached to it at that. From the seventies with the legendary Bothy Band to the present, he has always been one of the top musicians on the traditional Irish music scene. Burke is London-born of Sligo parents, one of the top living Irish fiddlers, and an acknowledged master of the highly ornamented Sligo style. Kevin is one of the most influential musicians to emerge from the Irish traditional music revival of the last 30 years. His inimitably silky, lyrical style was a cornerstone of the legendary Bothy Band and he remains an active member of such supergroups as Patrick Street and Celtic Fiddle Festival.
Cal Scott was working on a TV documentary about the Troubles in Northern Ireland and engaged Kevin in the project as a consultant. When the documentary was done Kevin and Cal continued to meet mainly for the purpose of investigating further some of the various musical possibilities that arose during the collaboration. The friendship and musical relationship grew and the decision was made to record some of their ideas just to see where they might lead.
The Philadelphia Ceili Group is proud to welcome Kevin Burke back to our stage at the Irish Center, in this exciting new duet with guitarist Cal Scott.
