HOMESPUNTaught By Kevin Burke.
Level 3
One CD includes music
Kevin Burke plays twenty tunes from his vast repertoire of Irish traditional music, once slowly for the learning instrumentalists, then up-to-speed to give you the true feel of the tune. You’ll learn the melody of each piece, along with the grace notes, rolls, double-stops and other ornaments that make this music so distinctive and that keeps it in the true Irish tradition. Although made for fiddlers, players of any lead instrument -- mandolin, accordion, banjo, guitar, whistle -- who want to increase their technique and expand their repertoire will find this CD an invaluable addition to their instructional collection.
Contents: Rolling In The Ryegrass, The Sligo Maid, The Earl's Chair, The Wind
That Shakes The Barley, Down The Broom, The Gatehouse Maid, The Sailor On The
Rock, The Humours Of Lissadell, The Maid Behind The Bar, The Maids Of Mitchelstown,
The Stack Of Barley, Rise A Mile, Tune From Gurteen, Tom Billy's, The Scotsman
Over The Border, Andy McGann's Jig, Old Man Dillon, Sean Ryan's Jig, Wallace's
Cross, A Slide, A Jig.
Kevin
Burke’s sparkling, lyrical fiddle has earned him a reputation as
one of the finest, most influential players in music today, a leading exponent
of the highly ornamented Sligo style. From the time of his work with the legendary
Bothy Band, he has defined Irish fiddling for a generation. His work with artists
as disparate as Kate Bush, Arlo Guthrie and Christy Moore has given him an audience
that not only spans continents but defies attempts at categorization. Throughout
the eighties he toured and recorded with guitarist Micheal O'Domhnaill and the
influential band Patrick Street, as well as his own critically–acclaimed
group Open House. Kevin is now a highly sought-after session and touring musician,
and is a member of Tim O’Brien’s Crossings ensemble. Many of his
recordings are available on Green Linnet Records.