Lilt

Traditional Irish Music

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We had a fun concert window in a snow storm. Joined by drummer de luxe Jim Stickley. Hardy neighbors walked over and listened live - we had a fire going, hot soup, mulled wine and beer for everybody. And it was a blast. Thanks everybody for watching the live stream. See a little video clip here - the last set, which was also the first set - The Pig Set: https://www.concertwindow.com/highlights?init=%2Fhighlights%2F5128

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Good times in Knoxville. Lilt got high with the Tune Junkies of Oak Ridge, TN. Lovely times at the wine bars and Mexican Restaurants, where the pints are of German dimensions. Our lovely little host Linney, sessions, sessions, sessions. The lovely ladies on fiddle and banjo, Beanie and Jeanne. And a first time adventurous air travel with banjo and gizouki checked in. But all made it safely. Thanks to the Tune Junkies for having Lilt. 

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Last set at the holiday market - warming up after 2 hours in the cold :) great fun, great dancing by Phil Stacey and Moira Ragan of the Culkin School of Irish Dance. 

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Decking the halls and jingling the jigs. One of our favorite Christmas events: playing at the downtown holiday Christmas market in downtown DC. Right in front of the portrait gallery and across the street from the Spy museum. Great friendly crowd, coffee shop, heated stage, seating area for audience and superb sound crowd. We were joined by drummer extraordinaire Jim Stickley and Phil Stacy and Moira Ragen of the Culkin School of Irish dance. Nothing better to get into the Christmas spirit .. and it was about time that Lilt got those tunes rolling again. Stay tuned for our 5 year anniversary celebrations, concerts, sessions and new tunes in Feb. 2015.

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We were honored and happy to play for the launch of the Percussive Dance Preservation Project. Incredible talent amassed on the dance floor: Nic Garreis, Baakari Wilder and more. It's just amazing what's out there. And we had our youngest fan Amelia dance around and around with "Onward" in her hands. A great event for a good cause. Stay tunes. 

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This was another winner. A full house concert at the 333 Coffeehouse in Annapolis. Agi doing her magic again, and Lilt playing a few new sets out in public. Testing the waters :) A great night altogether. Thanks Tom for hosting Lilt at the 333. Wonderful times at the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland's capitol.

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The flash photography doesn't do it justice. We had a great house concert in Silver Spring MD, at Mike and Jill's house. With our favorite dancing queen Agi Kovacs. A full enthusiastic house, as we were opening for fabulous folk singer Allysen Callery from Rhode Island. Lovely people, great house, wonderful buffet and hospitality. Just one of those nights ... good times.

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Percussive Dance Preservation Project

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We're so lucky! Just added to the performance roster, the wonderful Irish duo of Lilt, with Keith Carr and Tina Eck! They're joined in this video by Graham DeZarn on fiddle and Josh Dukes on bodhran, and a sneaky Shannon Dunne dancing the third tune!

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Here's something to look forward to. The Percussive Dance Preservation Project run by Andrea Cossetini is having a concert/performance/party Nov. 9. Don't miss it. Sounds like great fun and will be a fun night. 

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"Why warming up when you're already hot". The "first annual" Irish Festival at the Irish Inn at Glen Echo happened on one of the last super hot days of summer. We sweated, we played and Agi Kovacs and the Culkin Dancers hopped and jumped with their usual vigor and grace. Lilt was joined again by Jim on drum. The Irish Inn Mates were going de luxe with Graham deZarn, Mitch Fanning, Jesse Winch, Keith Carr and Tina .. It was a special afternoon, free beer, great crowd for the big finale with the 19th St. Band.

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Festival season continued: the 19th CCE Irish festival of the O'Neill-Malcom Branch at the Sherwood Center in Fairfax, VA. A great line-up of music and dance, including John Carty. What a treat. We were joined by Jim Stickley, bodhran player extraordinaire and full of tasteful drumming ideas. And Phil Stacy and Kate Bole did their magic with their feat. Great times

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Stellar Review in the Boston Irish Reporter - thanks Seam Smith

Lilt, “Little Falls” • Lilt is a Washington, DC-based duo, Tina Eck and Keith Carr, that favors the pairing of flute and bouzouki, a sound that is often moody, sometimes delicate, and – perhaps when you least expect it – will seize you by the shoulders with a quiet yet prodigious intensity.Lilt enhances the flute-bouzouki dynamic with Eck’s whistle and Carr’s tenor banjo and mandolin, all played with equal aplomb and skill, and guest appearances by fiddler Graham DeZarn, sean-nos dancer Shannon Dunne, guitarist Conor Hearn, cellist Kristen Jones and the ubiquitous and indispensible Josh Dukes on guitar and bodhran; also, Eileen Estes joins Carr on vocals for a rendition of “Waterbound,” Dirk Powell’s dark take on the traditional North Carolina song of the same name.The focus, however, is squarely on Eck’s commanding flute/whistle presence, and the fine backing provided by Carr, whose accompaniment alternates between a chordal and a more varied harmonic approach, and sometimes joining Eck on melody – as in the case on the jig set “Fig for a Kiss/Seahamhac Tube Station.” It all makes for a presentation that can be on the spare side one moment, and the next reward you with a more full-bodied, resonant sequence: You get all that right at the start of the CD, in their rendition of Padraig Rynne’s jig “The Long Journey,” which powers up into a pair of reels, “The Mouse in the Meadow” and “The Maid in the Cherry Tree.”Other standouts on “Little Falls” include a slow-paced “Eddie Kelly’s Reel,” sounding here as if plucked from the Elizabethan era – Carr’s bouzouki could pass for a harpsichord; the Holly Geraghty composition “Planxty Dermot Grogan,” Jones’ cello providing soulful depth; the “Galway Reel/Seamus Thompson’s/View Across the Valley” reel set, with Carr’s banjo in the spotlight early on, and excellent contributions from DeZarn and Dukes (the latter also was a production consultant for the album); a trio of polkas played slightly slower than dance floor-speed (not that there’s anything wrong with that) that includes “I’ll Buy Boots for Maggie” and its quirky A part.

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Great times in Glen Echo Park at the Bumper Car Pavilion. The Labor Day Irish Arts Festival was a huge success this summer. We were joined by fabulous dancers Agi Kovacs, Joe Duffey and Phil Stacy. What a fun afternoon .. thanks to Madeleine McCarthy for this nice little clip.

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We sure played an early bird-breakfast slot at the Takoma Park Festival. But by the end of our show, the auditorium was half full :) we are optimists. And the sound was spectacular. We really had fun at the Takoma Park Festival. Looking forward to next year and a later slot ;) .. we usually don't stay up that long. 

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The Takoma Park Folk Festival is around the corner .. and they asked us a bit about our history and music and stuff. I don't know why I said, Keith is funny ... I think I meant to say, that we can both have a fun and even hilarious dynamic on stage .. sometimes .. when things are right. But hey ... so it goes. He is funny, I am German, and we play Irish music together :) If any one out here on Tumblr is in the greater Washington DC area ... don't miss the Takoma Park Folk Festival. It's awesome. To see our little show you might have to set the alarm clock ;) we are on at 11 AM on the World Stage. But hey .. if you find yourself at the Takoma Park Middle School .. you might find us, bright and early, playing Irish music that's meant to be played late at night in a pub. But we can do it any time .. so, would be great to see you.

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Lilt will be playing on Sunday, August 31 at 3 - 3:45pm at Glen Echo Park in the Bumper Car Pavilion. Stellar Dancer Agi Kovacs will dance some Sean Nos steps with us. Don't miss it, if you're in the area. The whole festival is great. Check out the schedule ... good fun, music, art, dance and a carousel for the whole family. Come out to Glen Echo Park in Maryland on Labor Day weekend for three days of family fun.

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They were/are both session hounds and frequently found at local Irish music sessions in the greater Washington DC area. Tina Eck (a news correspondent for Germ…