At Home and Abroad

The most important Italian band of Irish music for a concert of great impact and suggestion in which they tell all the colors and atmospheres typical of Ireland. A close musical dialogue poised between virtuosity and pathos, discovering the fascinating soundscapes of Irish music: the ancient and poignant ballads and the rhythm and energy of the literature of the frenzied dances. The instrumental pieces come from the vast and ancient repertoire related to the fiddle, the uilleann pipes and the transverse flute, certainly among the most important instruments of the Irish tradition. The guitar adds a great rhythmic and dynamic energy to the fascinating rhythmic and melodic texture offered by the solo instruments. They boast a long career characterized by frequent collaborations with significant musicians of the Emerald Isle. During their long career the band Birkin Tree has played more than a thousand concerts in Italy and in Europe and is the only Italian band of this kind – and one of the few in the world – who regularly plays in Ireland. In the last few years the band has accompanied during their Italian tours the piper Liam O'Flynn, the duo formed by fiddle player Martin Hayes and guitar player Dennis Cahill, singers Niamh Parsons and Cyril O’Donoghue, accordion players Murty Ryan and Derek Hickey and concertina player Tony O’Connell.