Kevin Burke's 'Music from an Irish Cottage'

When I first met Sharon she was a young teenager and already a highly talented accordeon player. It was no surprise that she went on to have such a glittering career in music. Sean and I became friends mainly through his work with Lunasa and our shared interest in fiddle music. One night at a ses...

Getting together with Rick and Seamie was particularly pleasing , given our strong Sligo connections. When I was a boy my father and I used to visit Seamie’s fiddle playing parents, Joe and Sheila. Many years later I met Rick who had recently moved to Sligo from California with his “Pumpkinhead” ...

John and Rosaleen didn’t really know each other until I asked them to be part of my series. I wanted to bring them together because I used to play with both of their fathers when I was young. John’s dad and I played together in the Glenside Ceili Band (All Ireland winners in 1966) and Rosaleen’s ...

Mick’s harmonica and Jo’s accordeon combine for a wonderful evening of reed music. (And we also had some lovely fiddle playing from Jo.) This husband and wife team have been giving us some scintillating music for decades. Thanks for joining in for our enjoyable get-together.

Nuala from Dundalk and AJ from Virginia are now living in Ennis, Co. Clare after spending time together in Scotland, New York and California. In recent years I have recorded and toured several times with Nuala and have also discovered AJ’s wonderful playing and singing. I was delighted when they ...

I have been friendly with Mick and Leonard for many years and was very keen to have them both in the cottage series. I was unsure how they’d feel about appearing together but when I approached them, much to my surprise, I discovered they were old friends and had been room mates for years! I was d...