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Hogmaw

is a progressive bluegrass band that has
performed all over the North East. Formed four years ago, the
band consists of Matt Baldwin on guitar and vocals, multiinstrumentalist Colin Reeves on mandolin, banjo, dobro,
manjo (combination banjo mandolin), and occasionally
guitar, Ryann Lynch on fiddle and foot percussion, and
Johnny Calamari on upright bass and harmony vocals. In
addition to touring on the jam band and festival circuits,
Hogmaw has opened for many national acts, including Grammy award winners The Carolina
Chocolate Drops, bluegrass legend Peter Rowan, The Seldom Scene, and Tony Trischka. Hogmaw
headlined the 2010, 2011, and 2012 Bucks Co. Bluegrass festival at Snipe’s Farm in Morrisville,
Pennsylvania, as well many other bluegrass venues. In 2012, they released their debut album,
entitled “Wake,” which has received critical and local acclaim. The band hopes to tour throughout
2013 to promote their album.
Comprised of Kathy Deangelo and Dennis Gormley,

McDermott’s Handy has been playing Irish music

since 1977. The band began as a living memorial to Ed
Mcdermott, a fiddler from County Leitrim, who inspired
young people with his music for over 60 years. After Ed’s
death, Kathy organized a tribute for him at the 1977 New
Jersey Folk Festival; the musicians called themselves
McDermott’s Handy in Mac’s honor. Using strong vocals
backed by a variety of instruments, including Celtic harp,
fiddle, guitar, flute, and banjo, McDermott’s Handy has
traveled new paths in Irish Music. Their debut album “Come
Take the Byroads” includes many selections not previously
recorded.

Robbie O’Connell and Dan Milner

specialize in Irish and maritime songs. Both from
musical families, the duo have been friends for over
30 years, and have been singing together since 2007.
Having previously taught together at the Augusta
Heritage Festival in West Virginia, they began
performing together at the 2007, 2008, and 2009 Fetes
des Chants de Marins in Quebec, Canada. In 2009,
Robbie joined Dan on his Smithsonian Folkways CD Irish Pirate Ballads, which was twice Indienominated. In addition to touring in Europe in 2010, the duo has sung for the Folk Song Society
of Greater Boston, and in the Gaelic Roots series at Boston College. They have also headlined the
2011 Mystic Sea Music Festival.