Richard Hearn and Kate Knudsvig are a dynamic duo in Irish traditional music. Based in Baltimore and Boston respectively, they bring together Richard’s seasoned experience as an international accompanist and Kate’s elegant synthesis of classical training with traditional Irish style. Richard has toured widely throughout Europe and North America, performing with renowned artists such as Billy McComiskey, Steph Geremia, and Sarah Collins, and he directs the Baltimore Irish Music School as well as teaches at multiple regional festivals and workshops. Kate, a highly sought-after violinist and fiddler with a sweetly brilliant sound, is a fixture of Boston’s vibrant trad scene, performing with the vocal supergroup Forsyth and touring nationally and internationally with acts including Celtic Thunder and Emmet Cahill. Boston and Baltimore are known for their distinctly Irish-American styles of playing. Together, Knudsvig and Hearn showcase the full breadth and character these styles have to offer.