Raised in a family of Irish musicians, Kevin began playing the piano accordion at the age of 8 years old.  His main influence was his father, Leo, a fine button accordionist whose own father came from  Co. Donegal.  Leo Sr. began playing in the 1950’s at the age of 18. He soon met Kevin’s mother, a recent arrival from Co. Mayo, at the legendary Dudley Street dance halls (whose story is told in Susan Gedutis Lindsay's book See You At the Hall).

Kevin’s six siblings all played various instruments throughout their childhood years.  It was a very rare day not to find at least one or two family members or friends playing tunes in the kitchen.  Brother Leo Jr., who now lives in Vermont, was a well known banjo player.  Kevin's sister Maureen is a fiddler who often attends traditional sessions on the South Shore. 

If the members of the Daly household weren't playing tunes themselves, there was a good chance they would be listening to recordings of trad giants like Seán Maguire, Joe Burke, Paddy O’Brien, or Tommy Peoples. The music of many ceili bands - including Boston's own Connaught Ceili Band (CCB) - could often be heard in the background at the Daly house.

Like many another Boston-area resident, Kevin always enjoyed listening to the CCB and knew many of the players in that group.

Another musician who was a particular favorite of Kevin's was the multi-talented Jimmy Kelly (RIP 2001), who was equally at home on the banjo, fiddle, box, or piano and played expertly in many styles (including Cape Breton).

Kevin went to Chiropractic College in Iowa where he met his wife Amy.  They have been raising their three children in Pembroke, MA.  With initial focus on family duties and establishing his chiropractic career, he welcomes the opportunity to devote more time to his passion for Irish traditional music.

Torrin started playing music on the recorder at the age of six, and at nine, took up the tin whistle. He started taking regular lessons at the Irish Cultural Centre with Andrea Mori, whom has been a great influence, teacher, and friend. After seeing Lúnasa piper Cillian Vallely in action at the age of twelve, he picked up a set of pipes, with much encouragement from Andrea, and has been piping ever since.

He has competed several times in the Mid-Atlantic Fleadh held in New York, where he has come in first place for both whistle and pipes. He has also competed in the All-Ireland Fleadh held in Tullamore, Ireland, and attended Scoil Éigse music school.

He has attended the Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann Boston Music School, is a regular at the Northeast Uilleann Pipers Tionól, and is a member of the Boston Piper’s Club.

Torrin has been heavily influenced by many styles of piping as well as many pipers and likes to incorporate both tight and open piping into his playing. He favors both the ‘tasteful’ piping of Liam O’Flynn and Seamus Ennis as well as ‘traveller style’ or ‘open’ piping of Paddy Keenan and the Doran brothers.