Fiddler on the plane! Great moment as the Irish folk star takes out his violin to entertain passengers on a Ryanair flight to the Canary Islands – before one of them breaks out into an impromptu Riverdance
This is the astonishing moment an impromptu folk music performance broke out on a Ryanair flight from Belfast to Lanzarote, with one passenger playing the violin and another doing an unplanned Riverdance.
Musician Sean Magee launched into a lively rendition of 'Las Vegas in the Hills of Donegal', made famous in the 1990s by folk group Goats Don't Shave.
Accompanied by fellow musicians Nathan Carter and Matthew Crampsey, the trio is currently one of the biggest names in Irish folk music.
Video of the flight shows fellow passengers laughing, singing and clapping as the plane heads to the Canary Islands.
And while the song was going, suddenly a female passenger stood up and started doing a Riverdance, which put her in a fun mood on the plane.
The images were recorded by Danny Walters, who went on holiday with his wife.
Musician Sean Magee begins a lively rendition of 'Las Vegas in the Hills of Donegal'
Accompanied by fellow musicians Nathan Carter and Matthew Crampsey, the trio is currently one of the biggest names in Irish folk music.
Video of the flight shows fellow passengers laughing, singing and clapping as the plane heads to the Canary Islands
A female passenger suddenly stood up and started doing a Riverdance, creating a fun atmosphere on the plane
Passengers then turned to the woman dancing and started filming her
Sean, who was also on holiday with his wife, asked his friend to “pass him the violin” mid-flight, Danny claims.
“We got on the plane and the guys were sitting behind us,” Danny said. “About an hour later we heard someone say, 'Guys, give us some fun!'
“Sean had paid for an extra seat for his violin, so he didn't have to leave it in the hold.
'I happened to be sitting in the front, so when I saw the violin coming out, I took out my camera.
'Then it all broke out in Las Vegas in the hills of Donegal – everyone loved it!
“I think it really shortened the flight for all of us.”
Danny even spoke to the musician during their holiday in Lanzarote, when the couple decided to drop by one of Sean's gigs on the island.
'While we were in Lanzarote some of the guys from the plane got gigs, so we went there for fun – and they were really good!'