Princeton Folk Music Society presents Kevin Burke, virtuoso traditional Irish Fiddler in a solo acoustic performance of “The Naked Fiddle” on Friday, November 18 at 8 p.m. at Christ Congregation Church located in Princeton at 50 Walnut Lane. Burke’s family hailed from Sligo and his first musical influences were Michael Coleman and Paddy Killoran. Burke took up the fiddle when he was eight and by the time he was 13, he was playing in local pubs. 

He is the recipient of the NEA’s National Heritage fellowship, this country’s highest honor in the traditional arts. Burke has resided in Portland, Oregon since the late 1970s, and in 2010 was inducted into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame.

To sample Kevin Burke’s music, visit www.kevinburke.com. Admission at the door is $20 ($15 members, $10 students, and $5 children). Ample free parking is available.

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