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Handsome Molly, An Irish Traditional Band Handsome Molly includes fiddler Andy Cleveland, vocalist and multiinstrumentalist Kelly Kennedy, and guitarist Craig DuBose. Playing off and on together for over 25 years these three veteran performers combine the best of traditional Irish, English and Scots dance tunes, airs and songs with musical virtuosity and great humor. They play regularly at the Kimball and Hennage Auditoriums in Colonial Williamsburg, and between them have played Lincoln Center, Arena Stage, Grandfather Mountain Games, the Richmond, Williamsburg and Roanoke Highland Games, and in performing arts centers, coffee houses and bars from New Orleans to Massachusetts. Handsome Molly Musicians Kelly Kennedy (vocals, piano, accordion,) was vocalist with Richmond’s Premiere Celtic Ensemble “39 Fingers” for 15 years, is currently an independent musician for The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and appears regularly in regional theatre and television productions. Andy Cleveland (fiddle,) got his musical chops at the hands of English folk luminaries playing at the Scunthorpe Folk Club in his native England. Andy also plays with Virginia’s wildly popular ensemble “The Dram Treeo” and currently makes fine violins in his shop in south Richmond. Craig DuBose (guitar) is a member of the awardwinning Laurel Creek String Band from Watauga Co., NC. He has been a staff musician at the John C. Campbell Folk School in NC and the Augusta Heritage Arts Center in West Virginia and for the past 15 years has spent part of each year on the Hebridean Isle of Mull. Handsome Molly will be playing at 12:15 (immediately after the parade) and 3:15.

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Page 1: Handsome Molly Promo[3]Kennedy!(vocals,!piano,!accordion,)!was!vocalist!with!Richmond’s!Premiere!Celtic!Ensemble!“39! Fingers”!for!15!years,!iscurrentlyanindependentmusicianforTheColonialWilliamsburgFoundation!

Handsome  Molly,  An  Irish  Traditional  Band    

     Handsome  Molly  includes  fiddler  Andy  Cleveland,  vocalist  and  multi-­‐instrumentalist  Kelly  Kennedy,  and  guitarist  Craig  DuBose.  Playing  off  and  on  together  for  over  25  years  these  three  veteran  performers  combine  the  best  of  traditional  Irish,  English  and  Scots  dance  tunes,  airs  and  songs  with  musical  virtuosity  and  great  humor.    They  play  regularly  at  the  Kimball  and  Hennage  Auditoriums  in  Colonial  Williamsburg,  and  between  them  have  played  Lincoln  Center,  Arena  Stage,  Grandfather  Mountain  Games,  the  Richmond,  Williamsburg  and  Roanoke  Highland  Games,  and  in  performing  arts  centers,  coffee  houses  and  bars  from  New  Orleans  to  Massachusetts.      

Handsome  Molly  Musicians  

Kelly  Kennedy  (vocals,  piano,  accordion,)  was  vocalist  with  Richmond’s  Premiere  Celtic  Ensemble  “39  Fingers”  for  15  years,  is  currently  an  independent  musician  for  The  Colonial  Williamsburg  Foundation  and  appears  regularly  in  regional  theatre  and  television  productions.  

Andy  Cleveland  (fiddle,)  got  his  musical  chops  at  the  hands  of  English  folk  luminaries  playing  at  the  Scunthorpe  Folk  Club  in  his  native  England.  Andy  also  plays  with  Virginia’s  wildly  popular  ensemble  “The  Dram  Treeo”  and  currently  makes  fine  violins  in  his  shop  in  south  Richmond.  

Craig  DuBose  (guitar)  is  a  member  of  the  award-­‐winning  Laurel  Creek  String  Band  from  Watauga  Co.,  NC.  He  has  been  a  staff  musician  at  the  John  C.  Campbell  Folk  School  in  NC  and  the  Augusta  Heritage  Arts  Center  in  West  Virginia  and  for  the  past  15  years  has  spent  part  of  each  year  on  the  Hebridean  Isle  of  Mull.  

Handsome  Molly  will  be  playing  at  12:15  (immediately  after  the  parade)  and  3:15.