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Seamus Kennedy

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Seamus Kennedy"Seamus Kennedy's music is a gleefully mixed bag of styles and traditions....An enjoyably eclectic and often surprising collection."
~ Richard Middleton, Sing Out!

Seamus Kennedy, originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland, has been entertaining audiences all over the United States for the past 32 years. With a ready wit and a vast store of songs, he travels from Alaska to Florida, Maryland to California, performing for audiences that range from Popes and presidents to bartenders and bricklayers, from college students to kindergartners.

In concert or festival, in pub or club, in colleges or high schools, Seamus Kennedy has the repertoire and the ability to make folks forget their cares for a while, to relax and enjoy themselves. He encourages the crowd to sing along to silly lyrics and daft ditties or act out the choruses of children's songs. When he plays a lively Irish jig or a reel, Seamus will often coax someone to jump up and dance to the music of his guitar or bodhrán -- to the delight and often amazement -- of their friends. His audience participation songs and tongue-twisters have amused the ablest of participants and the nimblest of tongues.

But the Irish have their serious side too, and when Seamus performs one of the more somber ballads you can hear a pin drop as the words sink in. That moment of silence before the applause can raise goosebumps. So come and enjoy the music and mirth of one of Ireland's most popular exports - Seamus Kennedy!