KENNEDY’S KITCHEN

Based in South Bend, Indiana; Kennedy’s Kitchen play regularly in festivals and venues throughout the Midwest. They have played from New York City to Chicago and from Dayton, Ohio to the Irish Fest in Muskegon, Michigan. They entertain audiences with their own special sound playing the fiddle, whistles, banjo, bouzouki, guitars, bodhran, harmonica, and bass. It’s an ancient tradition and as fresh as a spring rain.

MUSIC SAMPLES

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New Copper Plate Set – Kennedy’s Kitchen Original

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New Copper Plate Set

BAND MEMBERS

Nolan Ladewski
Bob Harke
Chris O’Brien
Rob Weber
joHn Kennedy

SONG LIST

Sleeping Under the Tables – Kennedy’s Kitchen
The Life of a Country Boy – Kennedy’s Kitchen
The Moon On Clancy’s Wings – Kennedy’s Kitchen
Roger the Shrubber Set – Kennedy’s Kitchen
The Mangled Whistle – Kennedy’s Kitchen
The Mountain Dew/god I Feel Awful – Kennedy’s Kitchen
A Pocketful of Lint – Kennedy’s Kitchen
The Slacker Set – Kennedy’s Kitchen
Gold and Silver Days – Kennedy’s Kitchen
The Little Things in Life: the Dead Cat Song – Kennedy’s Kitchen
Bits Set – Kennedy’s Kitchen
The Golden Castle and the Battle of Aughrim – Kennedy’s Kitchen
Jug of Punch – Kennedy’s Kitchen
The New Copper Plate Set – Kennedy’s Kitchen
Lake Isle of Inisfree – Kennedy’s Kitchen
Introduction – Kennedy’s Kitchen
Pipe in The Hob Set (Jigs) – Kennedy’s Kitchen
Music in The Glen (Recitation) – Kennedy’s Kitchen
Coalminer’s Set (Reels) – Kennedy’s Kitchen
The Bonnie Light Horseman (Song) – Kennedy’s Kitchen
The Roaring Barmaid Set (Jigs) – Kennedy’s Kitchen
Introduction to Emmigrant Eyes – Kennedy’s Kitchen
Emmigrant Eyes (Song) – Kennedy’s Kitchen
Hornpipe and Dancers – Kennedy’s Kitchen
Tottering into the Sunshine (Story) – Kennedy’s Kitchen
Whiskey in The Jar (Song) – Kennedy’s Kitchen
Introduction to Ripley’s – Kennedy’s Kitchen
Ripley’s (Song) – Kennedy’s Kitchen
The Earl’s Chair Set (Reels) – Kennedy’s Kitchen
Dublin in The Rare Ol’ Times (Song) – Kennedy’s Kitchen
Star of Munster Set (Reels) – Kennedy’s Kitchen
Introduction to Immigrant Song – Kennedy’s Kitchen
Immigrant Song (Song) – Kennedy’s Kitchen
Land of Strangers (Reading) – Kennedy’s Kitchen
The Golden Keyboard (Slow Reel) – Kennedy’s Kitchen
Jackie Coleman’s and The Mountain Road (Reels) – Kennedy’s Kitchen
The Wedding Reel Set (Reels) – Kennedy’s Kitchen
Wee Rabbit – Kennedy’s Kitchen
Come Sit Down – Kennedy’s Kitchen
Darling Asleep Set – Kennedy’s Kitchen
Land By the Sea – Kennedy’s Kitchen
Red Haired Boy Set – Kennedy’s Kitchen
Stone By Dan Murphy’s Door – Kennedy’s Kitchen
Streets of London – Kennedy’s Kitchen
Waves of Kilkee – Kennedy’s Kitchen
Polka Set – Kennedy’s Kitchen
Mist of Mnt Brandon – Kennedy’s Kitchen
Coolies Reel – Kennedy’s Kitchen
Clare Island – Kennedy’s Kitchen
Green and Red Crash Landing – Kennedy’s Kitchen
Oh Boy, Danny – Kennedy’s Kitchen

VENUES PLAYED

Bridgid’s Pub at Waterford Estates – South Bend, IN
Fiddler’s Hearth – South Bend, IN
First Methodist Church – South Bend, IN
Kate O’Connor’s – New Carlisle, IN
LVD’s – Goshen, IN
Riviera Theater – Three Rivers, MI
The Norris Center – Naples, FL

FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL EVENTS

Michigan Irish Music Festival – Muskegon, MI

REVIEWS

“To hear Kennedy’s Kitchen is to experience the heart of music, the culture of the songs being handed from musician to musician, the beauty of melody untouched by gimmick and the magic of this group of musicians coming together with one aim – to leave you, and them, breathless. Then, on the the next song, they’ll have you partying and dancing as never before. One of America’s best.”
–Tom Schaub, Entertainment Director Michigan Irish Music Festival

‘A Pocketful Of Lint’ contains some of the best traditional Irish music there is – plus some great original tunes and songs. The musicianship is outstanding. A thoroughly entertaining CD – just what you’d expect from one of the top Irish bands in the Midwest. Buy a copy – you’ll be glad you did.”
–Al Kniola, Host of The Back Porch, 88.1 WVPE Public Radio

DOWNLOADS

A Pocketful of Lint on iTunes
Kennedy’s Kitchen on iTunes
Music in the Glen on iTunes