FARMINGTON — The Farmington Historical Society’s North Church Concert Series opens the 2019 season with Daymark, an international trio performing traditional Irish music, at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 14, at the North Church, 118 High St. Doors open at 6 p.m. with a pie social and a jam session. Tickets are $15, and $10 for students. Reservations are recommended by calling 207-778-2006.

Daymark is infused with infectious energy, raw power and Northern swagger. Fusing the talents of Will Woodson, flute, uilleann pipes, Dan Foster, fiddle, and Eric McDonald, guitar, vocals, the group presents a classic blend of wind and string as driving flute meets virtuosic fiddle, underpinned by well-considered and expertly delivered guitar.

Each member of the trio had carved an individual musical pathway and style from diligent listening and study, extensive travels and numerous performances in Ireland, Scotland, England, America and Canada before meeting at the Northern Roots Festival in Vermont during winter 2016.

Over a long night of music, they discovered a natural and complementary fit of individual styles, as well as a mutual interest in the same corners of the Irish tradition. Sharing a love for the music of generations past, in Daymark’s sound one can hear the echoes of Irish-American dance halls from the 1920s and ’30s, alongside the lonesome tones of Donegal country fiddlers and the rollicking smoky pubs of Northern England’s immigrant neighborhoods.

Taken together, these influences merge into music that’s part of the present; it’s a sound that’s urgent and wild, held together by a camaraderie that’s quite audible. This is the foundation of their music. What emerges is intimate enough to feel at home down at the local pub, big enough to fill a festival stage or a concert hall.

Each member of Daymark is well established in his own right, and collectively the three have lived and studied traditional music across Ireland, Scotland, England, America and Canada, in the cities of Limerick, Glasgow, Newcastle, Montreal, Boston and New York.

Foster hails from Northern England and developed his music in the lively session scene there, going to study at Newcastle University’s Folk Degree course before honing his fiddle style in Limerick under master musicians.

Woodson holds a master’s degree in traditional music from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow, and in addition to his musical work is an established pipe maker, performing on an instrument of his own construction.

McDonald is a native of Boston and learned his music in the city’s sessions and folk clubs before studying at the famed Berklee College of Music.

All three have spent the first decade of their musical careers performing with countless projects and recording a number of albums; they’re road-hardened, stage-seasoned and full of music. Together as Daymark, the collective experiences of the three coalesce into a compelling musical force.