Sam Amidon pays tribute to Charlie Lennon with a rendition of ‘The Road To Cashel’

Vermont-born singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sam Amidon shared an Instagram tribute to the late Irish musician Charlie Lennon after his death earlier this week. The post shows Amidon as he plays a rendition of Lennon’s traditional folk song ‘The Road To Cashel’, a beloved Irish classic that continues to thrive throughout the decades.

“RIP Charlie Lennon - a great fiddle player and composer - here’s his tune ‘The Road To Cashel’, one of my favourites,’ Amidon wrote in the post.

 

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For over fifty years, Lennon has been celebrated as a genre-defining fiddle player, pianist and composer, paving the way as one of Ireland’s greatest treasures and most talented musicians.

President Michael D. Higgins was among those paying tribute to the late musician.

"With the passing of Charlie Lennon Irish music has lost one of its most talented and generous artists,” he said in a statement on Sunday. “Charlie Lennon was an outstanding musician and composer who leaves behind a rich catalogue of compositions.

“From deep connections in traditional music, growing up in a musical house, he learned the fiddle from his late brother, the acclaimed Ben Lennon.

“His compositions such as ‘The Twelve Pins’, ‘The Smiling Bride’, and ‘The Road to Cashel’ among so many others will live on through the many musicians who will continue to play them in the decades to come.