Celtic Fiddle Festival will be bringing their world-renowned folk music to the Merlin Theatre this Wednesday, 15th February.
The Celtic Fiddle Festival band celebrates the violin in all its globe-trotting variations.
Fiddlers Kevin Burke (Ireland), Christian Lemaître (Brittany, France) and Charlie McKerron (Scotland) showcase a variety of international and individual styles with the accompaniment of Nicolas Quemener (Brittany, France).
Kevin Burke is a world-renowned Irish fiddler whose career includes the Irish groups The Bothy Band and Patrick Street.
Christian Lemaître honed his skills playing the Breton melodies at festou-noz (night dances) throughout Brittany, the Celtic region of France. He is a founding member of the group Kornog.
Scotland’s Charlie McKerron, from the band Capercaillie, has won awards both as a player and as a composer.
Nicolas Quemener is a master open-tuning guitarist, who grew up in Angers, France and studied percussion in the National School of Music. He has been a part of many Celtic bands, including Arcady, and Kornog.
These traditional masters showcase their regional repertoires, and together conjure an unforgettable performance, playing with such relentless precision and fire, that the tunes transcend all cultural and geographical barriers. Not to be missed!
The show starts at 7.45pm, tickets are £13 or £10.50 concessions and are available from 01373 465949 or www.merlintheatre.co.uk
