This appearance is cause for celebration not only for fans of Irish music and fiddlers, but for music lovers of all sorts. The Village Voice called Kevin Burke “probably the greatest Irish fiddler living”. Kevin Burke’s fiddle playing has been at the forefront of traditional music since the 1970’s. His contribution to music has received formal acknowledgement on both sides of the Atlantic where he has been the recipient of several awards including Ireland’s “Gradam Ceoil” (Traditional Musician of the Year, 2016), and a National Heritage Fellowship, the USA's highest honor for excellence in the folk and traditional arts. (Previous National Heritage Fellows include B.B. King, Doc Watson, and Bill Monroe.)

Although Kevin has spent much of his life playing in a group context, he has never lost his love for solo fiddle music – the “naked fiddle” as he himself sometimes puts it. Whether solo or accompanied, on record or in concert, Burke is an immensely engaging performer.

Comments from the Press

The New York Times describes Kevin as “a superior instrumentalist in any idiom......impressively virtuosic”, The Washington Post writes of his “lyrical style that is always emotionally electric”, and the Irish Times says that “Burke’s fiddling is one of the high spots of the current Irish musical scene”.

“Sublime fiddle playing from Burke …. each moment, just right” Folk Roots