Reminiscing with Kevin Donleavy - Part 5: Early Irish in Virginia

Kevin Donleavy has been a fixture in the Charlottesville Irish music scene for decades. He also does a radio show at WTJU and has written two books: "Strings of Life: Conversations with Old-Time Musicians from Virginia and North Carolina" and "The Irish in Early Virginia - 1600-1860". In this video, part 5, we start of talking about the importance of using your ear, and getting away from the written page of music, and then we go into a discussion of early Irish in Virginia, including some that Thomas Jefferson knew and hired. #irishmusic #ThomasJefferson #virginiahistory