Join Dick Hensold & Patsy O'Brien for a night of Celtic Music, featuring Jim & Shelley Kelley. Student tickets and livestream passes are available!

Dick Hensold is the leading exponent of Northumbrian smallpiping in N America, and Patsy O’Brien is a singer, songwriter and guitarist from County Cork in Ireland.

Together they play a concert of Celtic music which is both traditional and innovative, focused and eclectic. The program is half songs and half instrumentals, including a variety of songs from Britain and Ireland, accompanied by guitar and Northumbrian smallpipes (a quiet bagpipe from Northeast England), or various whistles.

It also features traditional and historical tunes from Cape Breton Island, Scotland, Ireland and Northumberland. As well as a broad range of styles of Celtic music, this program also features an impressive range of expression, from the jaunty and humorous to soulful, led by Patsy’s warm and multi-colored baritone voice, Dick’s variety of pipes and whistles, and the nimble instrumental virtuosity of both musicians.

(Please note that NONE of the various bagpipes used in this concert are very loud.)

A duet of many sounds, Jim & Shelley Kelley travel through musical lands, styles, and instruments . . . and bring you along the adventure! Original. Celtic. Americana . . . all wrapped up in a vocal tapestry. Together, Jim & Shelley play a dozen instruments including hurdy-gurdy, mandolin, pennywhistle, banjo, Irish bodhran, guitar, spoons, and more. Shelley Kelley is the 2019 Folk Musician of the Year for the State of Delaware. Jim founded the Jim Kelley Band from Maryland.

In-person seats: $25 / $10 students
Attendees receive a link to the recording to view for one week.

Streaming passes: $15
The link will be sent out 15 minutes before the show and will remain active thru Jan. 28

Donations Welcome