Flashpoint - Passage West (John Spillane) - Live at the 2014 North Texas Irish Festival

Details

Description

Flashpoint performing Passage West by John Spillane at the 2014 North Texas Irish Festival.

http://www.facebook.com/flashpointirish
http://www.youtube.com/flashpointirish
http://www.noisetrade.com/flashpoint

Flashpoint is a trio of young musicians performing contemporary folk music rooted in the traditions of Ireland and Scotland. With a sound that is both sophisticated and spontaneous, they put on a stirring live show that is engaging to a variety of audiences. They have opened for some of the finest bands in the genre, including Solas, The Tannahill Weavers, and FullSet, and have performed with the likes of Liz Carroll, James Kelly, and Cormac de Barra.

Flashpoint is comprised of Dallas, Texas natives Joseph Carmichael (guitar & whistle), David Mehalko (fiddle & lead vocals), and Daniel Mehalko (banjo, mandolin & flute). They first met at the O'Flaherty Irish Music Youth Camp in the summer of 2009, and subsequently have gone on to perform across the country, including appearances at the Kansas City Irish Festival, the North Texas Irish Festival, and the Austin Celtic Festival. In February 2012 they released their first album, “Jammed,” followed by an EP titled "A Timely Misadventure" in April 2014. This latest recording highlights the unique and genre-blurring sound the band is creating for themselves, featuring subtle elements of jazz, post-rock, Americana, and pop, but always in a tasteful manner that colors and enhances their background in traditional folk music.

All told, Flashpoint is quickly establishing themselves as one of the top entertainers within the folk & Celtic music scenes.