Irish Folk Singers (4/16)

I loved the two men’s performance! It reminded me of hearing my dad playing his Irish folk tapes in his side room of our house. My father lived in Ireland for about 6 months before he married and always has a story about some incident which happened to him from driving his motorcycle across the countryside to meeting and staying with families. He also told me about the varying accents across the country which the two singers brought up. I could tell the Cork accent as soon as I sat down to listen. I had never seen an Irish act in person, so I thoroughly enjoyed their performance. I also learned about the Irish festival in Northern Louisiana which I never knew existed. The performance was proof of the tradition of stories being told through songs. Many of the popular songs in America are about one relationship or sexual desires while their songs had history, romance, and comedy. The two men expressed the emotions of the song through movement and facial expressions to portray the meaning of the song. I would love to see more acts from people from other countries. It also would have been nice to have a conversation with them about their tours and experiences.