About Danaher and Cloud

Kate Danaher, Ph.D., is a Sligo-style fiddler and Irish storyteller. She is also a professional screenwriter and actor, who has studied at London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts ( RADA ). Her theater credits include the Delaware Shakespeare Festival, the Delaware Theater Company’s Young Playwright’s Festival, the Irish Repertory Theater of Philadelphia, the First State Children’s Theater, and the Times Square Arts Center. She has understudied lead roles at the Walnut Street Theater and the Arden Theatre of Philadelphia. Kate, who studied with the great Sligo fiddler, John Vesey, has been a song and fiddle competitor in All-Ireland Championships. Her doctorate is in English literature, with a specialty in Irish drama. She was Chair and Assistant Professor of English at Rosemont College. Kate served on the Board of the Irish Repertory Theatre of Philadelphia and is now on the Board of the Delaware Shakespeare Festival.

Amy Cloud, a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and composer, has performed in country, folk, rock, jazz and dance bands from Boston to Miami. An alumna of the Boston School of Contemporary Music, she served as Music Director of the Delaware Shakespeare Festival and performed and composed music for four productions. Cloud 9 contributed an original jazz composition to Winterthur Museum’s recently released CD, Playing in the Garden. Amy contributed a second original work, performed by Danaher and Cloud on this CD, inspired by the magic of the children’s “Enchanted Garden” at Winterthur. She is a Certified Activities Director, who designs musical programs specifically geared to meet the diverse needs of residents in all stages of senior living communities. Amy is currently composing new material for two CD projects for Danaher and Cloud. The first is a collection of songs inspired by true stories of the people she knows entitled “Family Album.” The second, an as yet unnamed project of music for prayer and meditation, will celebrate spiritual traditions from around the world.