Happy Friday! Pólca 4's energetic brand of Irish trad is a perfect match for dancers. Their shows get the whole room dancing or clapping along, which I got to experience for myself when I supported them in September last year. Most fun I've had in a long time 😄 Here they are with two reels: The Concertina / Trip to Cullenstown (video from 2017) #irishmusic #musicstr

GM! Today I'm posting my all-time favourite fiddler, Kevin Burke, playing Farewell to Erin. No band needed, the fiddle does all the talking 😌 #irishmusic #musicstr #fiddle

A performance of Mary and the Soldier by Paul Brady and Andy Irvine in 1976. This song always brings a little tear to my eye 🥹

Sí Bheag Sí Mhór is a perfect match for the uilleann pipes ❤️ The traditional waltz is said to be the first ever tune written by Turlough O'Carolan, composed around 1690 Masterfully played here by Darragh Ó Héiligh #irishmusic #musicstr

GM and have a blessed Sunday The late Brendan McGlinchey from Armagh was an influential fiddler and composer in the Irish trad scene. He has written several popular tunes such as Splendid Isolation, The Floating Crowbar, and Sweeney's Buttermilk Here he plays Splendid Isolation, first as a slow air and then as a reel, so do keep listening until the end 🎻🎶

Liking this from my special interest account 😂

GM! ☕ This morning I'm listening to Réalta playing Tabhair dom do Lámh (Give Me Your Hand) while watching the snow come down outside. Seems fitting somehow❄️