Kate Danaher’s programs of music and stories celebrate the memories of three great Irishmen: her father Bob Danaher, her fiddle teacher John Vesey, and Ireland's famed actor and storyteller Eamon Kelly.

Kate’s father instilled in her a love of all things Irish. And she’d always wanted to play the fiddle. She eventually found John Vesey, in whose kitchen she spent many years of Saturday nights learning that great Sligo style of playing from one of its masters. Then, when her father’s good friend Eamon Kelly passed away, Eamon’s wife gave Kate his book of collected works and said, “Here now, you tell these stories.”

The rest is history. A history that Kate is happy to share with all those who love all things Irish.

Lively jigs. Lovely airs. Authentic and amusing stories of old Irish country life.

Recall the warmth of a turf fire, let your feet keep time to the music, and listen, spellbound,
to the tales of Eamon Kelly, Ireland’s Master Storyteller.

"I loved it. . . . I felt like I was home."

Eileen Nolan Cooper
Irish American Cultural Society of South Jersey
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Pittsburgh, PA
August 6 and 7

Strolling or background music
for your wedding, fair, or
special event

Traditional jigs, reels, and airs
by Danaher and Cloud