Absolutely....a Master showing how Irish traditional music should be played....go to any Pub session and hear that tune and other beautiful melodies beaten to death by oft skilled players who should really know better....
@@tullochgorum6323 i can see your point, but when you're slamming ten to fifteen pints into your gut you kinda want to get the pace going. light the fire. Ye know?
A pub session is one side of trad music (usually the fast paced stuff) but not the only one. There are smaller sessions played with family, music at wakes, music for kids to learn, music on your own sitting on a stone wall in the countryside and many more. Don't put down a few lads enjoying their drinks and playing some fast reels in a pub like, its just a bitta craic
He's probably the best Irish fiddler of the last century - beginning of the next one. What really amazes me is the confidence, not hurrying, precission of his playing. One of a kind, indeed.
Indeed, his Galway Bay rendition is absolutely Tommy Pots on "The Liffey Banks". A sadly underrated great fiddler in me opinion: Colective tradition doesn't forgive individualism.
He is and always has been the master of sweet and masterful playing.
Plays every note with care, precision, love.
and that, folks, is why he is the best!
Gorgeous playing
He's so methodical. Demonstrates perfectly that Celtic music doesn't have to be rushed through.
Definitly! He is amazing
Absolutely....a Master showing how Irish traditional music should be played....go to any Pub session and hear that tune and other beautiful melodies beaten to death by oft skilled players who should really know better....
@@seandwyer1823 Amen to that - hornpipes and marches typically murdered as fast reels...
@@tullochgorum6323 i can see your point, but when you're slamming ten to fifteen pints into your gut you kinda want to get the pace going. light the fire. Ye know?
A pub session is one side of trad music (usually the fast paced stuff) but not the only one. There are smaller sessions played with family, music at wakes, music for kids to learn, music on your own sitting on a stone wall in the countryside and many more. Don't put down a few lads enjoying their drinks and playing some fast reels in a pub like, its just a bitta craic
Pure gorgeous
Always loved his playing. So relaxed.
Formidable... Excellent❤️❤️
What a wonderful performance...! Love how neatly he plays this tune... 🍀
He's probably the best Irish fiddler of the last century - beginning of the next one.
What really amazes me is the confidence, not hurrying, precission of his playing. One of a kind, indeed.
I love Galway Bay !! But, also, Kevin's playing of it is 90% of my admiration and enjoyment ...!
Great to see Kevin perform always pristine playing...Thanks for the post
Beautiful magical love his style
Beautiful playing🇮🇪👍
Superb!
fantastic tone and variations. Always a pleasure to see you in Otley
sounds just like tommy potts recording of these tunes, found also on youtube, worth a listen. :)
It has echoes of his rendition of Liffey Banks.. can't find Potts playing these particular tunes
Indeed, his Galway Bay rendition is absolutely Tommy Pots on "The Liffey Banks".
A sadly underrated great fiddler in me opinion: Colective tradition doesn't forgive individualism.
How I wish....!
There's a bit of Kevin Burke in his Tommy Potts playing... ;P
I've enjoyed Kevin's recordings with Micheal O Dhomnaill for decades, but didn't pay much attention to his solo music. That was a mistake!
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