Fiddlers kindle musical sparks - Richmond Times Dispatch (blog)

class=”paragraph-0″> Hundreds of students, kindergartners through fifth-graders, politely bounced In Their seats in the auditorium at Mary Munford Elementary as Celtic fiddlers Kevin Burke and John Carty dazzled withtheir musicianship.

class=”paragraph-1″> But Burke and Carty, perched on tall chairs as They Performed under the bright stage lights Thursday afternoon, did much more than Merely role through a straightforward gig of Their traditional Irish music. They Talked about learning to play instruments as children, Offered brief tutorials on Their violins and bows, and provided a bit of a lesson in geography and culture – and even a little architecture.

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