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Brewing Up A Good One
Liam O' Flynn and Sean Keane Opening night Fiddle Fair 2009
Photo by Ger Murphy
The wind was blowing hard and it certainly wasn't typical Fiddle Fair weather for the inaugural Fiddle Fair Marquee show but a hardy audience wrapped up well and the music certainly helped to keep us warm (warmish anyway).
Laura Cortese is a true entertainer and a great fiddler with a beautiful voice, and along with Scottish beat box man Paul Jennings they charmed the audience with a great set.
Then it was time for Old School Traditional music of highest order. I'm sure it's been a while since Liam and Sean played in such wintry conditions but it didn't knock a stir out of them and they treated us to a very special concert. Beautiful tunes and such a comfort with each others playing that at times it seemed we were listening to one instrument.
So we're up and running and the weather's going to get better and if last night I anything to go by, Fiddle Fair 09 is going to be a good one.
Declan