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Kevin Burke

British-Irish fiddler
Person Human Q2061806

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
1950
Place of birth
London
Country of citizenship
Ireland, United Kingdom[5][6]
Occupation
violinist, fiddler
Educated at
St Joseph's Academy, Blackheath[7]
Award received
National Heritage Fellowship[8]
Genre
music of Ireland[13]
Official website
www.kevinburke.com[16]
Described by source
The Companion to Irish Traditional Music, The Walton's Guide to Irish Music[19][20]
Different from
Kevin Burke[21]
Family name
Burke[14]
Given name
Kevin[15]
Instrument
violin, fiddle[17][18]
Member of
The Bothy Band, Patrick Street, Open House[9][10][11]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Irish Traditional Music[29]
Significant person
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill, Paul Brady, Andy Irvine, Arty McGlynn, Christy Moore, Arlo Guthrie[23][24][25][26][27][28]
Start of work period
1958[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Kevin Burke ar كيفن بيرك ja ケヴィン・バーク ru Кевин Бурк
🔖 Identifiers · 18
ISNI
0000000388129847
VIAF cluster ID
281258798
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no98109521
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Kevin Burke.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000080370
Deezer artist ID
301967
Discogs artist ID
674210
Europeana entity
agent/base/84562
Freebase ID
/m/01lw1rv
IPI name number
00047063981
IdRef ID
261975277
J9U entity ID
987014336279605171
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KANTO ID
000190716
MusicBrainz artist ID
27f804b3-6925-4c8f-b24e-9e642da63c65
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000050472
Songkick artist ID
525000
Tidal artist ID
4268923
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJbCHhWvVpdWdTD9tT6BT3

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🔗 Connections
Significant person 5
Arlo Guthrie, Christy Moore, Paul Brady, Andy Irvine, Mícheál Ó Domhnaill
Mb:member of band 3
The Bothy Band, Patrick Street, Celtic Fiddle Festival
Country of citizenship 2
United Kingdom, Ireland
Instrument 2
violin, fiddle
Mb:performer of 2
Portland, Promenade
Family name 1
Burke
Genre 1
music of Ireland
Given name 1
Kevin
Instance of 1
human
Member of 1
The Bothy Band
Occupation 1
violinist
Place of birth 1
London
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Kevin Burke was born in 1950[1] in London[2]. He has worked as a violinist[3] and fiddler[4].

FAQs

Where was Kevin Burke born?

Kevin Burke's place of birth was London[2].

What did Kevin Burke do for work?

Kevin Burke worked as a violinist[3] and fiddler[4].

Where did Kevin Burke go to school?

Kevin Burke was educated at St Joseph's Academy, Blackheath[7].

What awards did Kevin Burke receive?

Honors received include National Heritage Fellowship[8].

Related Entities

Arlo Guthrie Ireland London United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . The Companion to Irish Traditional Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . The Companion to Irish Traditional Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . The Companion to Irish Traditional Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . The Companion to Irish Traditional Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . The Companion to Irish Traditional Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . The Companion to Irish Traditional Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . The Companion to Irish Traditional Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . The Companion to Irish Traditional Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . The Companion to Irish Traditional Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . The Companion to Irish Traditional Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . The Companion to Irish Traditional Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . The Companion to Irish Traditional Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deezer artist ID → 301967
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  2. 9d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tidal artist ID → 4268923
    GND ID → —
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #63220: Import Tidal artist ID from MusicBrainz, also matching on name. Part1.: import Tidal artist ID (P4576) f"
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