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Ian Lynch is a member of Lynched, perhaps the most thrilling Irish folk band to have emerged in recent years. 
BBC Radio 2 Folk Show presenter Mark Ratcliffe said: "They mark a turning point in folk, that authentic voice of the streets is back in a big way," while his legendary predecessor, Mike Harding, asserted they are, "the most convincing folk band to come out of Ireland in years."
Ian along with his brother Daragh, both former stalwarts of the punk music scene, formed Lynched in the early part of this decade with fiddler Cormac Mac Diarmada and multi-instrumentalist Radie Peat.
They quickly established themselves as 'Dublin folk miscreants', a raggle taggle four piece breathing new life into a repertoire of classic songs, forgotten bawdy musical hall sing-alongs, anti-establishment ballads as well as their own original compositions.
Their most recent album, Cold Old Fire, was described by the Guardian as "The most exciting album of traditional Irish song in decades."
At their best, they are an exhilarating live proposition and they will be playing the Liverpool Philharmonic Music Rooms on October 15 as part of the 2016 Liverpool Irish Festival.
Ian talks about the thrill of playing in such a great band, what Irish music means to the emigrants they meet across the world and the emotional authenticity of singing in your own accent. 
Further Liverpool Irish Festival listings at: http://www.liverpoolirishfestival.com/
Picture by Aisling Finn.

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