Exclusive Booking for National Tours
Siegel Artist Management
Liz Silverstein   847-475-4224   Email:  liz@siegelartist.com

Jennifer Morris 570-824-2266   Email:  Jennifer@siegelartist.com

For Weddings, Parties, and other Inquiries:  
KolMeNow Music  
Sherry Harke (574) 291-9380   
Email:   TheKitchenMusic@aol.co
Press Information and Band Biography



Their New CD, The Hotting Fire is full of rare gems: Bob Harke's Vinegar Hill,  and Rob Weber's "Children in the Band is a classic.  “Crickets in the Hearth” a recitation by joHn, will take you on a trip to Donegal, back in time to 1916... beautiful stuff—Kennedy’s Kitchen are the real deal, and this album, The Hotting Fire captures the rich talent and versatility of these committed musicians.    Shay Clark   Irish American News   and Blarney on the Air


"The Kitchen's third CD,  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.  "

 Al Kniola, The Back Porch, 88.1 WVPE Public Radio


"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

“Everytime that I see Kennedy’s Kitchen, they are playing at a new level.   They just get better and better.”    David Fink co-owner of The Acorn Theater  Three Oaks, MIchigan

OUR MUSIC   Our NEW CD  The Hotting Fire
KENNEDY'S KITCHEN: A Pocketful of Lint

KENNEDY'S KITCHEN: Music in The Glen

KENNEDY'S KITCHEN: Kennedy's Kitchen

SEAN HOFFMAN AND NOLAN LADEWSKI WITH JOHN KENNEDY: The Steps To Home

JOHN KENNEDY: I'll Learn To Fly

SEAMAISÍN: Joseph Harvey's Fiddle Was Left In The Rain

Calendar of Events for 


(And dates joHn Kennedy with Chris O'Brien and/or Sean Hoffman)

Open session Mondays at Lula's Cafe in South Bend.
Monday night is Irish music night in South Bend, Indiana.   7:00 until 9:30 Irish Musician Time at Lula's CafeThis is a beginner/intermediate friendly session.  A good place for those who are interested in learning the music and those who are already well established players.    Lula's Cafe is located in South Bend, Indiana at the corner of Edison and South Bend Avenue (just south east of the campus of Notre Dame).  For spur of the moment plans, call 574 329-0855)  We are there almost every Monday.

Fiddler's Hearth
Our musical home here in South Bend is Fiddler's Hearth, the best family pub in north America.  It is home to all things Celtic, presenting fantastic food in a family friendly pub.  They bring in the best regional and national acts from the pure drop of Tommy Peoples and Danu to the rocking Celtic sounds of Gaelic Storm or the Fenians.  

Kate O'Connor's
We are also regulars at Kate O'Connor's in New Carlisle, IN.  Just down the road.  We think of Kate's as our Hearth away from home.  It has the same feel and charm of the Hearth ... a family restaurant, but in a small town.  A truly great place, a wonderful stage. 
DATES
Every Monday  joHn and members of the Kitchen host an open session at
Lula's Cafe.    The corner of Edison and US. 23 in South Bend, IN, just south east of the campus of the University of Notre Dame. 
Bring and instrument ... or sing us a song.
7-9:30 PM ... Irish Musicians  Time

Every Sunday  Chris and joHn play play Celtic inspired music for the morning service for South Bend's oldest congretion, the First United Methodist Church
8:45 AM Service... but the music starts around 8:30 
SUMMER VENUE:  OUTDOOR SERVICE AT LEEPER PARK EAST.   SEATING PROVIDED IN THE SHADE.... BUT BRING A TOWEL OR BLANKET.


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Thursday, August 5  Music on the Streets
joHn Kennedy and Chris O'Brien
Saint Joe, Michigan
Late Afternoon... time and place to be announced.

Friday, August 6  Summer Concert Series    Chesterton, IN
joHn Kennedy and Chris O'Brien
I'll be singing original songs.  Outdoors... bring your own chair/blankets.

Thomas Centennial Park, at the corner of Broadway and Calumet in Chesterton.  If it's raining (or excessively humid and hot), Library Service Center, 1 block south at 100 Indiana Street.  They always show a family movie after the concert.  That night it will be Astro Boy.  There will be popcorn and soda available for purchase....  sponsored by the Westchester Public Library, with some help from the Chesterton/Porter Rotary Club.
7:00-8:00   PM   

Saturday, August 21   Kate O'Connor's
Kennedy's Kitchen
8:30 -11:30

Friday through Sunday  August 27-29    Erin Fest    Peoria, IL
Kennedy's Kitchen
Friday North Stage 5:45 - 7:15
Saturday Workshop in the Snug 12:15-1:30
Saturday North Stage 3:30-5:00
Sunday O'Meill Pub Stage 2:00 - 3:30
The Scattering... 5:45 - 6:00

Friday  September 3  Labor Dayz In Washington Park, Michigan City
Kennedy's Kitchen
Enjoy a variety of food, arts & crafts and live entertainment. For more information, contact the Michigan City Summer Festival committee at (219) 874-3630.
 115 Lake Shore Drive  Michigan City, IN 46360-3256
6:30-8:30 

Sunday, September 5  Michiana Celtic Festival and Highland Games
Kennedy's Kitchen

The festival includes Kennedy's Kitchen, The Celtic Fire Irish Stepdancers, Millish, Whiskey Before Breakfast, Baal Tinne,  Jimmy Keane and Paddy Homan, The Mayer School of Irish Dance, Maura and McMillions, Lorica, Kate Shoupe (teaching Celtic Dance), Ceili Dance Instruction with Cathlin Brien, The Thistle and Heather Dancers, .... and a grand session at Fiddler's Hearth that evening. 

Wow.  This will be the best Celtic festival this town has ever seen.  All that is missing from the list above is..... you and your friends.  Please come on.

joHn and Chris will provide music for one of the morning church services (Protestant) at 9:00.   The Kitchen will open the festival at 9:45 and play until 10:30 or so.  The Celtic Fire Irish Stepdancers will be a part of our performance.

Friday  September 10  Fiddler's Hearth
Kennedy's Kitchen
9 PM - Midnight

Sunday  September 12 
Fiddler's Hearth
joHn Kennedy and Chris O'Brien
Sunday Brunch   Noon - 2 PM




September 17-19  Michigan Irish Fest     Muskegon, Michigan
Kennedy's Kitchen
Friday - Pub Stage 5:00  Saturday - To Be Announced
Saturday evening Lakehouse Restaurant - 10:00-1:00
Sunday - Pub Stage - 11:30

Check out the other acts this year... Leahy, Slide, Gaelic Storm.. and, of course, Seamus Kennedy.   This is one great festival.  Big enough to get the best, and small enough that you get to see and hear all of them. 

Saturday  September 25  Kalamazoo Irish Fest
Kennedy's Kitchen
Music all day... The Waxies,  String Cheese, Harvest Home, Whiskey Before Breakfast, Belfast Gin... and more!
6:10-7:30 

Thursday  September 30  Ronald McDonald House Charities Event
Kennedy's Kitchen
Hilton Garden Inn on the campus of Saint Mary's College
6:00-6:55

Friday  October  1 
Fiddler's Hearth
joHn Kennedy and Chris O'Brien
5:30-7:00 PM.... A First Friday Event

Friday  October  8 
Fiddler's Hearth
Kennedy's Kitchen
9 PM - Midnight

Sunday  October 10  Fiddler's Hearth
joHn Kennedy and Chris O'Brien
Sunday Brunch   Noon - 2 PM

Tuesday   October 26    Portage Township Live Music Association  Portage, IN
Kennedy's Kitchen in Concert
The Portage Township Live Music Association is yet another example of the growwing arts scene in our region.  It's just getting better and better....

Portage High School  Portage High   6450 U.S. Highway 6   Portage, IN 46368
7:30 PM . . . $15 for adults and $5 for students.

Friday, October 29  Sarret Nature Center
Kennedy's Kitchen in Concert
Evening concert...  7 PM.  We'll let you know.
For information call (269)927-4832

For those of you who love the outdoors, I highly recommend that you consider arriving hours early and hike the trails. 

This unique nature center, located in southwestern Michigan's Berrien County, has five miles of trails meandering through its 800 acres. Our trail system includes boardwalks, observation platforms, and an easily accessible barrier-free walkway. Trails running along the Paw Paw River bluffs provide great views of the river valley below. Boardwalks and observation platforms in the flood plain give you an up-close look at wetland wildlife and habitats including wet forests, cattail marshes, shrub carrs, and even a unique alkaline wetland called a fen.  The best part is that you can see it all without even getting your feet wet!

Friday  November  12  
Fiddler's Hearth
Kennedy's Kitchen
9 PM - Midnight

Sunday  November  14  Fiddler's Hearth
joHn Kennedy and Chris O'Brien
Sunday Brunch   Noon - 2 PM

Friday  December  3  Fiddler's Hearth
joHn Kennedy and Chris O'Brien
5:30-7:00 PM.... A First Friday Event

Friday  December 18   Fiddler's Hearth
Kennedy's Kitchen
9 PM - Midnight

Friday  March 11  Beckwith Theater
Kennedy's Kitchen in Concert
Details to follow...

Saturday  March 12  LVD's Concert Hall
Kennedy's Kitchen in Concert
Details to follow...

Friday  March 18  Schauer Arts and Activities Center
     Hartford Wisconsin
Kennedy's Kitchen in Concert
For ticket information: www.schauercenter.org/  262 670-0560
7:30 PM     

Sunday,   March 27  2011  Michigan City Library 
Kennedy's Kitchen in Concert
A favorite show for six years now.  Imagine 250 people in a library concert... right out there among the books.  We get to make noise in a library and nobody shushes us. 
2-4 PM Central Tim



Exclusive Booking National Tours
SIEGEL ARTIST MANAGEMENT
Liz Silverstein   847-475-4224   Email:  liz@siegelartist.com

Jennifer Morris 570-824-2266   Email:  Jennifer@siegelartist.com



For Weddings, Parties and other Inquiries
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 Sherry Harke (574) 291-9380
 TheKitchenMusic@aol.com

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