Jason Busniewski - fiddle, Hardanger fiddle, vocals
Ron Turner - guitar
Julia Mennen - banjo

We play traditional old-time music from the Upper Midwest, including Norwegian, Irish, Anglo-American, and French Canadian fiddle tunes, lumberjack songs, Czech and German polkas, and more.

Kennedy's Kitchen is all things Irish from pub songs and sing-a-longs, stories, recitation, to ripping dance tunes; from pounding on the tables to crying in your beer. Its voices raised in song, rich harmonies, fiddle, flute, whistle, mandolin, tenor banjo, bouzouki, guitar, and bass... when we are being serious; and every now and again, a kazoo or two. We sing and play from the deep tradition while also composing our own tunes, songs, and recitations. 

We've been been making Irish music together since 1998, averaging about 80 shows per year playing everything from backyard parties and weddings to pubs, concert halls, and national festivals. From our home in South Bend Indiana, we have travelled as far as New York City and Naples Florida, recording four CDs along the way (we are working on our fifth as I write this). We are family and friends, gathering every Thursday evening for dinner, laughter, and music rooted in traditional Irish Music, jigs, reels, hornpipes, aires, recitations, stories, and songs... adding our own compositions along the way. It's a mix of all things Irish from traditional to pub songs, from toe-tapping to deeply moving... and it's always fun. 

The band is led by joHn Kennedy, award winning singer and guitar player. It's Kitchen Music from the home, the hearth, and the heart. Joining in is joHn's nephew Liam Ladewski, Theresa Kubiak, Chris O'Brien, Rob Weber, and Jacob Turner. 

We play fiddle, flutes, whistles, mandolin, bouzouki, guitar, tenor banjo, harmonica, bohdran, and bass. And we sing. We love to sing.

áthas lights the dance floor on fire with a combination of traditional and newly composed Irish dance tunes. Fierce fiddle, driving bodhrán, and funky guitar riffs come together to lift listeners' feet, drinks, and spirits.

Celtic Rock from the heart of Texas
“A band that knows how to rock, but hasn’t forgotten how to think.”
– Brian McNeill

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