Glen of Aherlow - Kevin Burke & Micheal O'Domhnaill 1980

[@geoffgeer7278]

Sublime, another time and place! Rare, this level of subtlety. One of my favourite violinists!

[@splortz]

I met Kevin Burke. Took a fiddle lesson from him. It was like Einstein trying to explain general relativity to a 1st grader. However, he did have a full archive of funny stories and great tips for the novice. He is a very gentlemanly and kind fellow. As for the cat, mine used to leave the room whenever I picked up the fiddle. Now they stick around for awhile. Its pipes that get them scattering now.

[@robertkielty5094]

😆

[@irishfield1]

Amazing play by Kevin and Micheal........will never fade away thank you

[@14thedock]

totally...

[@Calatriste54]

Used to see those two in Portland, before it went weird.. Thank you both..

[@lm1367]

This is really lovely... Especially the perfect, gentle way it's played.

[@tomgreene1843]

It is a style that is now rare ...but more admired back in the 60s.

[@DIATOMUZIK]

FANTASTIC !!! My favorite irish violonist.Musical thoughts, from France : Christian

[@bglennan1]

Hard to beat this combo of players. Two of the best there is. Great tune!

[@jarmbru]

That's just so nice. I love the speed at which he played. It really allowed him to get the best out of the tune, and he sure knew how to do it.

[@pihoihoi]

Such a lovely man Micheal was ♥

[@rakaniac]

Grandiose ! même le chat à l'air d'apprécier.

[@Pgitlitz]

Only Kevin can make the rear end of a horse scraped of the inside of a cat sound so sweet even cats don't mind.

[@MrLuridan]

smooth, classy, calm...perfect

[@pr0methian]

Excellent still, I saw Kevin at Gt Yarmouth in Celtic Fiddle festival.... but this vid with Michel is mastery.. :)

[@occlusalgroove]

Great sound and image quality! Thanks for posting this gem!

[@ConsairtinFergus]

Very nice playing. This is before - I think - Michéal Ó Domhnaill got his terrific Lowden guitar. Burke has been one of my inspirations - along with Tommy Peoples - for my Irish fiddle playing. Neat and beautiful...

[@ezekielsmukler2903]

I saw Michéal Ó Domhnaill play a Guild guitar in this KZbin video.

[@bleslie100]

@@ezekielsmukler2903 Michéal later played a Martin D-28 with Relativity and Nightnoise.

[@beorn9188]

One of my favorite reels!

[@batlin]

Lovely style!

[@Dayepipes]

A set including this tune by Kevin Burke with Ged Foley on guitar is on iTunes, search for it under "The Roscommon Reel/McGovern's/Fred Finn's" . It's called "McGovern's" in that set. Ged lived for a while in SE Ohio and played a fine fiddle (at least for our area) at many Columbus Ohio sessiuns in the 90's.

[@TheMasterRobi]

bilko, thank you very very much for this....

[@susie360]

Simply lovely

[@patrickpearse9769]

Sublime.

[@ezekielsmukler2903]

I looked at the insert to the tape of "Promenade" and sure enough it is also known as "Lafferty's Reel". I heard them do "Pigeon On the Gate" along with that tune.

[@JimMcGillicuddy]

How does he do that and make it look so effortless?

[@freedom.4.ireland776]

savage stuff 🍀💯🍀

[@wrongwayup.]

Great to see a few new vids of yours in my sub-box, and a few gems at that. :)

[@fearfeasog]

Kitty approves!

[@Melvorgazh]

Fíor Iontach iad de Búrca-Ó Domhnaill :) Agus is breá an ríl An Piscín Dubh!

[@kelamuni]

originally titled Glen of Aherlow by its composer Sean Ryan, PJ. Hayes and Paddy Canny temporarily named it 'Lafferty's' - after pianist Bridie Lafferty - on that early recording they did with her.

[@pagano60]

Okay, that does it! First chance I get, I'm replacing my LPs of "Promenade" and "Portland" with CDs!

[@diabhal]

the cat plays the bones on later tunes...

[@paul29671]

That cat reminds me of my father's dog who would sit casually while I revved my LOUD dirt bike- no sweat!

[@SRone45]

If I closed my eyes I would think that fiddle playing was from the Appalachian Mountains...

[@bonenfant96]

Tastefull

[@Melvorgazh]

Micheàl !!!! An ceann is cool as an Bithy Band! :D Beo go deo!

[@Kampfwageneer]

if i ever meet kevin burke im going to ask him if that was actually his cat.

[@Kampfwageneer]

@Adalgrim Took thanks brother maybe its not a big habit the drink is more a problem, god bless you as well.

[@egooldphn]

What are the chances of posting the guitar tab. I absolutely love the accompaniment and would love to learn it

[@JustinFawsitt]

Now known as The Cat's Reel!

[@pjhynes1533]

Bog music.

[@InfernalTootler]

sounds slow, but I reckon it's pretty fast

[@artseosamhogriobhta]

You can really hear the origin for bluesgrass here

[@craigmiller1870]

I blame the Irish for American Hip Hop.