An Evening With Kevin Burke - Tunes & Stories

“An Evening with Kevin Burke”, was released early 2019 from Loftus Music,(LM009,) and is a live concert recording. It brings the listener directly into the concert theatre for a highly personal and captivating musical experience from this renowned fiddler. Recorded in Ireland, Philadelphia and Kevin’s adopted hometown of Portland, Oregon, the exceptional fiddle music and the engaging stories beautifully capture the charm and intimacy of his solo appearances.

To quote from Kevin himself: “ When I was a young boy I often found that what the older musicians had to say was just as intriguing and enriching as the tunes they were playing. Influenced by those previous generations I often tell stories (usually light hearted and sometimes true) during my concerts in order to illustrate something about the music …… On this CD, I have included various excerpts from these stories and personal reflections in an effort to transform the formality of the concert hall into something more reminiscent of an evening with friends gathered together to exchange their stories and their music. “

Tracks:

1. Spoken Intro
2. Cashman’s Polka/Lehane’s Polka/Walsh’s Polka
3. Spoken Intro to “Tuttle’s Reel”
4. Tuttle’s Reel/The Bunch of Green Rushes/The Maids of Mitchelstown
5. Spoken Intro to “Lucy’s Fling”
6. Lucy’s Fling/S’iomadh Rud A Chunnaic Mi/Some Say the Devil is Dead
7. Spoken Intro to O’Carolan’s tunes
8. O’Carolan’s Concerto/Loftus Jones
9. Spoken intro to Across the Black River/Paidin O’Rafferty
10. Across the Black River/Kevin Burke
11. Spoken Intro to “Paris Nights”
12. Paris Nights (Cal Scott)
13. The Sailor on the Rock/Michael Kennedy’s Reel/The Hop Down Reel
14. Spoken Intro to Seanamhac Tube Station
15. Seanamhac Tube Station (John Carty)
16. Spoken Intro to “Galway Bay/Drunken Sailor”
17. Galway Bay/The Drunken Sailor
18. Spoken Intro to “Glen Cottage Polka” Set
19. The Glen Cottage Polka/The Tolka Polka (Donal Lunny)
20. The Pigeon on the Gate/Lafferty’s Reel/The Morning Dew
21. Spoken memories of Johnny Cunningham
22. The Dion Reel/The Mouth of the Tobique