FIDIL

Fidil

The boys were back in town, fresh from their triumph at the National Concert Hall in Dublin the night before. I saw them last year here and was really impressed but this year they were even better.

The evening started with a warm-up act – a group of three young local women who sang a bunch of traditional songs in harmony. It was really nice to hear these fresh interpretations of old classics like An Cáilín Rua and Cad É Sin Don Té Sin. Two of the girls also played a few tunes on the fiddle. It was a really nice complement to the main act.

Fidil were absolutely brilliant. They had their patter down pat for the audience and they certainly seemed in command of their instruments. Two of the boys are from this part of Donegal so it was something of a homecoming for them. They played many local favorites and remembered the great local fiddler James Byrne by playing some of the tunes associated with him.

Ray, Mary, Sandy, Yvonne