McDermott's Handy Upcoming Engagements
 


McDermott's Handy in their Bound for Amerikay show at the Cape May Convention Center

McDermott's Handy Traditional Irish Music

McDermott's Handy

2023 Dates: "live" gigs!

Every Thursday Night we anchor our long-running Irish music session from 7:30-9:30pm. Post-covid, this is hosted privately. To attend via Zoom or join the mailing list for this, email Kathy DeAngelo at kathy(at)harpagency.com. We are currently searching for a new public home.

February 12: West Chester, PA
Playing for the morning worship service at the Church of the Loving Shepherd at 10am.

February 12: Philadelphia, PA
Next Generation of Irish Music session at the Commodore Barry Irish Cultural Center, Carpenter & Emlen Streets, from 1-3pm. Followed by the Ceili Og from 3-5pm.

March 5: Philadelphia, PA
Next Generation of Irish Music session at the Commodore Barry Irish Cultural Center, Carpenter & Emlen Streets, from 1-3pm. Followed by the Ceili Og from 3-5pm.

March 12-20: Ireland
We're leading the Harp Tour of Ireland on a jaunt through Kilkenny, Dingle, Killarney and Dublin.

April 16: Philadelphia, PA
Next Generation of Irish Music session at the Commodore Barry Irish Cultural Center, Carpenter & Emlen Streets, from 1-3pm. Followed by the Ceili Og from 3-5pm.

May 13: Hamilton, NJ
We're playing at the Azalea Festival at Sayen Gardens from 10am-1pm.

May 14: Philadelphia, PA
Next Generation of Irish Music session at the Commodore Barry Irish Cultural Center, Carpenter & Emlen Streets, from 1-3pm. Followed by the Ceili Og from 3-5pm.

June 3: Malvern, PA
Joe Reavey Memorial & Session in the Barn at St. Peter's in the Great Valley from 2-5pm.

June 11: Philadelphia, PA
Next Generation of Irish Music session at the Commodore Barry Irish Cultural Center, Carpenter & Emlen Streets. Special 25th year birthday party starts at 12pm. Followed by the Ceili Og from 3-5pm.

June 16: Moorestown, NJ
Irish Music Sessions with McDermott's Handy at Perkins Center in Moorestown. 1st time Meet & Greet event from 7pm-8:30pm See website for details. We're hosting a session there starting September every 3rd Friday of the month. Learn-a-tune workshop at 6:30pm.

July 20-23: Parsippany, NJ
Join us at the 23rd annual Somerset Folk Harp Festival. Sign-up by May 1 to get the early-bird $100 discount.

August 18: Moorestown, NJ
Irish Music Sessions with McDermott's Handy at Perkins Center in Moorestown. 2nd time Meet & Greet event from 7pm-8:30pm See website for details. We're hosting a session there starting September every 3rd Friday of the month. Learn-a-tune workshop at 6:30pm.

September 10: Philadelphia, PA
Next Generation of Irish Music session at the Commodore Barry Irish Cultural Center, Carpenter & Emlen Streets, from 1-3pm. Followed by the Ceili Og from 3-5pm.

September 11: Medford, NJ
We're playing for South Jersey Acoustic Roots Music from 7-8pm at the Medford Memorial Community Center, 21 South Main Street, Medford.

September 15: Moorestown, NJ
Irish Music Sessions with McDermott's Handy at Perkins Center in Moorestown. We're hosting a session there starting September every 3rd Friday of the month. Learn-a-tune workshop at 6:30pm. Session follows.

October 8: Philadelphia, PA
Next Generation of Irish Music session at the Commodore Barry Irish Cultural Center, Carpenter & Emlen Streets, from 1-3pm. Followed by the Ceili Og from 3-5pm.

2022 Dates Back to "live" gigs!

March 12: Moorestown, NJ
Our Bound for Amerikay program for the Moorestown Township Library Branch, 111 W. 2nd St., at 2pm. This is an online-only concert. See the library's website to register to get the Zoom link. Free

March 13: West Chester, PA
Playing for the morning worship service at the Church of the Loving Shepherd at 10am.

March 15: Warren Township, NJ
Our Bound for Amerikay program for the Warren Township Library Branch, 42 Mountain Blvd. from 6:30-7:30pm. Free

March 17: Medford Lakes, NJ
After a 2-year hiatus, we're back at the annual St. Patrick's Day extravaganza at Murphy's Market, 381 Medford Lakes Rd, 11am-2pm. Lots of activities and fun for the kids too. Free. Ron Murphy is your host serving up the cake!

April 8: Moorestown, NJ
DeCafe coffeehouse at the Perkins Center for the Arts, 395 Kings Highway at 8pm. See website for details.

April 23: New Brunswick, NJ
We're playing at a private event at Woodlawn on the Douglass campus at Rutgers from 5-7pm.

May 7: Hamilton, NJ
Kathy is playing at the Azalea Festival at Sayen Gardens from 10am-1pm.

May 13: New Brunswick, NJ
We're playing at a private event at Woodlawn on the Douglass campus at Rutgers from 4-6pm.

May 22: West Chester, PA
Playing for the morning worship service at the Church of the Loving Shepherd at 10am.

June 28: Moorestown, NJ
Concert for Perkins Center for the Arts, Lawn Chair Concert Series, 395 Kings Highway at 6pm. See website for details.

July 21-24: Parsippany, NJ
We're at the Somerset Folk Harp Festival at the Sheraton Parsippany in a variety of roles.

Kathy & Dennis playing with John Carty on the Harp Tour
October 1-9:
HARP TOUR OF IRELAND, postponed until March 2023
We're the music anchors and will be shepherding a 30-person guided tour of Ireland for 9 glorious days of sightseeing, history and great traditional music. See website

2021 dates

Nope, it was all pandemic.

2020 dates


January 19: Wilmington DE
Monthly ceili for the New Castle County Irish Society, 1301 S. Rodney St., from 2-5:30pm. Sets and ceilis are on the dance card. See website for other details.

February 16: Wilmington DE
Monthly ceili for the New Castle County Irish Society, 1301 S. Rodney St., from 2-5:30pm. .

February 22: Princeton NJ
Workshops and house concert at a private residence. Workshops in beginner tinwhistle with Dennis and Singing with Kathy at 5pm available only to ticket holders. Dinner follows and is included for participants. Concert is at 7pm followed by a session. Tickets are $25. Contact Judit to reserve a seat and get address/directions.

March 15: West Chester, PA CANCELLED
Playing for the morning worship service at the Church of the Loving Shepherd at 10am.

March 15: Wilmington DE CANCELLED
Monthly ceili for the New Castle County Irish Society, 1301 S. Rodney St., from 2-5:30pm.

March 17: Tabernacle, NJ CANCELLED
Our annual St. Patrick's Day outing at Murphy's Market, 381 Medford Lakes Rd, 11am-4pm. This is a different location for us than where we've played the past few years.

Our regular Thursday night session at the Treehouse in Audubon NJ has been cancelled until quarantines are lifted.

April 21: Absecon, NJ CANCELLED
Concert for the South Jersey Irish American Cultural Society, American Legion Hall, 560 New Jersey Ave. at 7:30pm.

May 10: Hamilton, NJ CANCELLED
Kathy is playing at the Azalea Festival at Sayen Gardens from 10am-1pm.

July 16-19: Parsippany, NJ ON-SITE FESTIVAL IS CANCELLED. The Event has moved ONLINE!
Somerset Folk Harp Festival will now be online. Stay at home and attend all the workshops!

Kathy & Dennis playing with John Carty on the Harp Tour
October 1-9:
HARP TOUR OF IRELAND TEMPORARILY ON HOLD
We're the music anchors and will be shepherding a 30-person guided tour of Ireland for 9 glorious days of sightseeing, history and great traditional music. See website to see if seats are still available.



 

Reviews
  “One of the finest and truest purveyors of Irish traditional music in the Delaware Valley”
     Irishphiladelphia.com
"They are ...a virtual folk orchestra"
     The Irish Echo

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Sound clips Sound clips from
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  Boreens of Derry
  Connaughtman's Rambles/Jackson's
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Promotional Materials
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Special Programs
   Bound for Amerikay
   An Irish Christmas
   The Harp in Irish History     Harpers Escape Harp Tour of Ireland
Somerset Folk Harp Festival

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Debbie Brewin-Wilson

2019 dates

July 18-21: Parsippany NJ
Teaching and performing at the Somerset Folk Harp Festival.

2017 dates

July 20-23: Parsippany NJ
Teaching and performing at the Somerset Folk Harp Festival.

2016 dates

July 21-24: Parsippany NJ
Teaching and performing at the Somerset Folk Harp Festival.

October 7-9: New Brunswick, NJ
Performing and teaching at You Gotta Have Harp's 23rd Annual Harpers' Escape Weekend. See website for details and to sign-up.

2015 dates

May 29-30: Calgary, Alberta
Robert Burns Association of North America 36th annual Conference
July 23-26: Parsippany NJ
Teaching and performing at the 15th annual Somerset Folk Harp Festival. See website for details and to sign-up.
October 2-4: New Brunswick, NJ
Performing and teaching at You Gotta Have Harp's 23rd Annual Harpers' Escape Weekend. See website for details and to sign-up. 

 


 

"Her voice creates an immediate intimacy...a warm sound..."
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Workshops

Special Programs with
Debbie Brewin-Wilson
     A Wee Taste o' Burns
     Women of Celtic Song
     Celtic Christianity

Promotional Materials
   Bio sheet


 
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