Kevin Burke · Spotify · Courtesy of Spotify
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 25
Top works
- Sharing the heart of Christ
- Where's Boston?
- Bridge of Love
- Wish You Were Here
- Universe in the Key of Matryoshka
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Ireland
- Active from
- 1950
fiddler
Discography
- Sweeney’s Dream1973
- If the Cap Fits..1978
- Promenade1979
- Learning the Iris Fiddle1981
- Eavesdropper1981
- Portland1982
- Up Close1984
- Open House1992
- In Tandem2005
- Across the Black River2007
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 13,492
- Total plays
- 121,664
Tags
celticfolkfiddleirishworld
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 li
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Kevin
- Family name
- Burke
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London
- Genre
- music of Ireland
- Instrument
- fiddle
- Official website
- www.kevinburke.com
- Image
- Kevin Burke.jpg
Show 4 more facts
- date of birth
- 1950-01-01
- Commons category
- Kevin Burke
- start of work period
- 1958-00-00
- significant person
- Arlo Guthrie
Sources (2)
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Available in 8 languages
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