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Review: Irish Fiddler Kevin Burke awarded NEA... Related threads: Kevin Burke? (10) Review: Kevin Burke has got a Grammy nomination (6) Kevin Buxton Fri 14th St Albans (14) Review: Celtic Fiddle Festival (1)
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Subject: Irish Fiddler Kevin Burke awarded NEA... From: gnu Date: 13 Jun 02 - 05:18 AM Just got a newsletter from Green Linnet...... Congratulations to Kevin Burke! The Irish fiddler has just been awarded a National Heritage Fellowship, the country's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts, by the National Endowment for the Arts. Past winners of the award, which honors folk artists for artistic excellence and contributions to their field, have included BB King, Doc Watson, Bill Monroe, and Liz Carroll. "Today Kevin Burke's name is synonymous with Irish fiddle music around the world," says the NEA. Kevin has played and recorded with musicians from Paul Brady to Christy Moore and his elegant, impassioned fiddle was a cornerstone of the legendary sound of The Bothy Band. These days he tours and records with such influential groups as Patrick Street and Celtic Fiddle Festival while maintaining a very active solo touring and recording career. Kevin Burke is "... fluid and precisely as tricky as he needs to be... probably the greatest Irish fiddler living." - The Village Voice. You can hear Kevin interviewed this Saturday, June 15th, on Boston's WGBH-FM on Brian O'Donovan's "Celtic Sojourn" program, airing noon - 2:00pm Eastern Time at 89.7FM. If you're out of the area, listen online at http://www.wgbh.org/webcasts/ Kevin Burke's tour schedule can be found at: http://www.greenlinnet.com/tour/kburke.htm |
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Subject: RE: Review: Irish Fiddler Kevin Burke awarded NEA... From: GUEST,Bill Kennedy Date: 13 Jun 02 - 09:36 AM NEA Fellowship Award thread begun last week mentioned Kevin as well as the other honorees, congrats to Kevin again, well worth the award! |
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Subject: RE: Review: Irish Fiddler Kevin Burke awarded NEA... From: van lingle Date: 13 Jun 02 - 10:24 PM One of my all-times. Congrats.vl |
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Subject: RE: Review: Irish Fiddler Kevin Burke awarded NEA... From: Ebbie Date: 13 Jun 02 - 10:38 PM He's great. He has come to Juneau a number of times- one of those performers I make sure I go to see. Good to see him getting the recognition. |
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Subject: RE: Review: Irish Fiddler Kevin Burke awarded NEA. From: mooman Date: 14 Jun 02 - 06:20 AM A fine man and a great musician who has influenced a generation of fiddlers. His family are from the next village to mine in Ireland and, like me, he was brought up in London. That's where the similarity ends! A thoroughly well-deserved Award! mooman |
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