- 10/06/2011

Seamus Kennedy

Tonight we'll answer a burning question: is the world ready for an Irish cowboy in a kilt and chaps?! As a kid growing up in Belfast, Ireland, young Seamus Kennedy loved old Western movies with singing cowboys—Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, Rex Allen, Tex Ritter, Eddie Dean; and the non-singing ones such as Hopalong Cassidy, the Durango Kid and Lash LaRue; and their wonderful sidekicks. Throughout his 30+ years as the premiere pub-style Irish entertainer in America, Seamus has always mixed a few cowboy songs in with his Celtic material. At long last, Seamus has put together a whole album of western songs called Sagebrush and Sidekicks. It features classics of the genre ranging from comical to inspiring to poignant, all delivered by a seasoned entertainer with an endless store of quick wit and riotous stories.