Kevin Burke

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Kevin Burke

Background information
Born 1950 (age 57–58)
London, England
Genre(s) Irish
Occupation(s) Musician
Instrument(s) Fiddle
Years active 1958–present
Associated acts The Bothy Band, Patrick Street
Website www.kevinburke.com

Kevin Burke is an Irish fiddler. He was born in London to parents from County Sligo in 1950. He took up the fiddle at age eight, eventually acquiring a virtuosic technique in the Sligo fiddling style. He later became a member of the well known Irish traditional music groups The Bothy Band (in 1976) and Patrick Street (in 1986). He settled in Portland, Oregon in 1979. He has played as a longstanding member of the Celtic Fiddle Festival since their inception in the early 1990's. Burke currently lives in Portland with his wife and two children.

Burke was a 2002 winner of the National Endowment for the Arts' National Heritage Fellowship.[1]

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[edit] Discography

  • 1977 - Sweeney's Dream
  • 1978 - If the Cap Fits
  • 1981 - Eavesdropper (with Jackie Daly)
  • 1984 - Up Close
  • 1985 - Funny Reel

[edit] With Celtic Fiddle Festival

  • 1993 - Celtic Fiddle Festival
  • 1998 - Celtic Fiddle Festival: Encore
  • 2001 - Rendezvous
  • 2005 - Play On
  • 2008 - Equinoxe

[edit] With Mícheál Ó Domhnaill

  • 1979 - Promenade
  • 1982 - Portland

[edit] With Open House

  • 1992 - Open House
  • 1994 - Second Story
  • 1997 - Hoof and Mouth

[edit] Kevin Burke and Jed Foley

  • 2006 - In Tandem

[edit] Kevin Burke and Cal Scott

  • 2007 - Across The Black River

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