Tag : 功刀丈弘

Fiddler. Born in Nara Prefecture. Studied violin from early childhood, awakened to European folk music while studying at Kyoto City University of Arts, and studied traditional playing techniques with a focus on Irish Fiddle. After that, he worked as the leading Irish Fiddler of Japanese Irish Fiddler, including teaching Fiddle Taro to Taro Hakase.

From childhood, he moved on to violin and music university (Kyoto City University of Arts).

While studying, he started European folk music while collaborating with artists and performing minimal music.

In particular, focusing on Irish Fiddle, researching and playing traditional playing techniques.

Mainly in Kansai, he conducts sessions, live activities, and guidance.

2002 Instructed Taro Hakase with Irish Fiddle.

In the same year, he played as a front act of “Taro Hakase Music Special LIVE Taro LIVE”.

Furthermore, at the reception party of the “Altan Festival” by Irish top musicians in Tokyo, he performed with For Men and a Dog and Sharon Shannon together with Hakase.