One thing I've come to love photographing is a concert.  The lighting is amazing most of the time, which makes for excellent photographs. The best part is when I find an image where the mood of the stage leaks through. There is something spectacular about a great performer.

   This is the Rend Collective Experiment. They are amazing live performers from Ireland. The excitement they share with each other pours onto the crowd who immediately soak it up. They had the audience jumping up and down with them during their last song. I have a musical background, so I know my instruments. But they had one I hadn't seen before. It's like a stick with a hubcap on one end with jingle bells attached to the other. String connects them both which is played with a bow, all while banging the thing on the ground for percussion sounds. 

   I had the chance to meet them, and they are nice, regular people just like the rest of us.  I heard they've flown across the Atlantic 72 times. 72! That's a lot. Dedicated to their craft, they deserve support to keep going. If you get a chance to see them or buy their album, I highly recommend it.