Great is the Truth and it will Prevail
Over in Scotland, Kansas’ own Andy McKee seems to have gone down at least as well as such Irish traditional musicians as Brendan Begley and David Munnelly, in the Sheltland Islands Folk Festival.
You already know this is if you’re a regular reader of The Shetland News (Great is the Truth and it will Prevail).
The 29 year old American had a happy, warm character which drew the capacity audience in despite his style not being as traditional as the previous acts, shown by his arrangement of the 80’s song Africa by rock group Toto.
It was not just the crowd that was enraptured as good natured heckling came from fellow musicians during some of the more showy moments in the set.
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Hey, today is a holiday in Ireland! The first Monday in May, and by special arrangement somebody has banished all clouds from our skies. It looks like Kansas City out there - give or take the green and the graffiti.
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