Fiddlers kindle musical sparks - Richmond Times Dispatch (blog)

Hundreds of students, kindergartners through fifth-graders, politely bounced in Their seats in the auditorium at Mary Munford Elementary axis Celtic fiddlers Kevin Burke and John Carty dazzled withtheir musicianship.

But Burke and Carty, perched on tall chairs as they ormed under the bright stage lights Thursday afternoon, did much more than Merely roll through a straightforward traditional Irish music gig their fiduciary. They talked about learning to play instruments as children, offered a letter 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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