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 and composer, has performed in country, folk, rock, and dance bands. 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. Amy is also the lead vocalist in the jazz ensemble, Cloud 9, currently recording its second CD of original music. Other current writing projects include music for meditation and new age music inspired by nature. 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 celebrating the beauty of the Winterthur Gardens.