Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill (Irish duo)

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Yes, Irish music. Stay with me, keep reading!

We discovered them this Sunday, performing at the Lowell Folk Festival (largest free festival in the U.S.!)
A good sample:
Martin on violin and Dennis on guitar

Breathtaking stuff.
From spirited to contemplative a whole lot of emotions transmitted through the music.

Beside that, the festival offered a wide range of music, as usual, from a variety of places and culture: a Serbian band, Merengue, Bluegrass, Western Swing, Garifuna, Cajun, Blues, West Africa dance music, A Quebec fun band, and Portugese Fado (and more we did not get to see?).

This festival is one treasured moment for me, as I get into it in a big way , with a grin on my face the whole time -14 actual hours over two days...!

Always weird and sad to discover that most neighbors or friends, many who could enjoy it, have never heard of the event.

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Saw them again, with the "Masters of Tradition" that just finished touring the U.S.

photos (not mine)

As amazing as the first time.