Live Review: Hank Williams Tribute @ The Birchmere — 12/29/19

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Mark Engleson in Live Review and tagged Bumper Jacksons, country, cover band, Hank Williams, The Birchmere, The Kennedys, tribute show.

Hank Williams’ star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (Photo by allison_dc)

The end of the year brings the annual Hank Williams tribute show to The Birchmere. In the 23rd annual occurrence of the show recently, many performers returned from last year: Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer, Pete and Maura Kennedy, bassist Mark Schatz, and fiddler Patrick McAvinue.

Live Review: The Kennedys @ Jammin’ Java — 3/9/19

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Mark Engleson in Live Review and tagged folk, Jammin' Java, New York, roots, The Kennedys.

Maura Kennedy and Pete Kennedy of The Kennedys (Photo by Hub Wilson)

Arlington native Pete Kennedy and his wife and musical partner Maura played an early set at Jammin’ Java on Saturday evening. The duo, known and beloved as The Kennedys, were every bit of charming and talented as you could imagine.