In their third visit to Gilmer, Tin Roof Tango entertained an enthusiastic crowd who delighted in the high jinks of the multifaceted group.

Thursday saw the second visit of the group to the Gilmer Civic Center, which opened in 1996, while the first time the group was in town they performed in 1995 at Upshur Rural Electric in the early years of the Upshur County Arts Council.

In the afternoon, Tin Roof Tango performed for residents of the Bradford House assisted-living facility.

Their visit was possible in part due to a grant from the Texas Commission for the Arts.

The musical roots of Tin Roof Tango tie to performing music from the Celtic tradition and each performance begins and ends with a medley of Irish tunes.

Once they leave Ireland, the group can play music from anywhere in the globe, as they touched Japan with Sakura, the Caribbean salsa Noche Azul, and American Bluegrass with Who Knew.

Mark Shelton performed Amazing Grace on the hammer dulcimer toward the end of the first half of the animated show.

In the second half of the performance, the group played a set from Australia, a Klezmer piece from the ghettos of Eastern Europe, a Cajun French song, and Young Heo brought down the house with his solo on the bass guitar.

In pieces such as Cindy, Noche Azul and others, audience participation was encouraged.

Each of the musicians performed on multiple instruments, with Cecilia Hamilton taking a turn at dancing with Mark Shelton to a Revolutionary War tune before playing a fife solo on the same tune.

Rachel Jarvis sang songs in each half of the show and Jonathan Malone performed a piece of his own composition in the second half.