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Kinnfolk Presents: Star Above The Mountain

Fri, Jun 30

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Roanoke, VA

One night only at The Spot on Kirk: Kinnfolk presents "Star Above the Mountain," a collection of traditional Irish tunes and brand-new Celtic folk music celebrating Roanoke, Virginia! Opening music by the Appalachian Piping Academy. Doors 7:30pm | Starts 8:00pm

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Kinnfolk Presents: Star Above The Mountain
Kinnfolk Presents: Star Above The Mountain

Time & Location

Jun 30, 2023, 7:30 PM

Roanoke, VA, 22 Kirk Ave SW, Roanoke, VA 24011, USA

About the event

One night only at the Spot on Kirk: Kinnfolk presents Star Above the Mountain, a collection of traditional Irish tunes and brand-new Celtic folk music celebrating Roanoke, Virginia.

Celtic music brims with references to place. From the rocky road to Dublin to the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond, these tunes are played in sessions not just in Ireland and Scotland, but all around the globe. Traditional music, like other forms of folk art, draws heavily on themes of place, history, people, and legends to tell stories of community. These are precious cultural memories and they live anew each time a singer lilts a melody or a fiddler touches bow to string.

Star Above the Mountain seeks to bring our hometown, Roanoke, into the global tapestry of Celtic traditional music. For the past year, Josh and Julie Kinn have explored the Star City and channeled their inspiration into a new…

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