Across the Pond
"Celtic Trad on High Octane"
Playing in the US & Canada
Wee bit of braggin'
The band would like to recognize and thank three women who have been both supportive and forgiving as we spent hours in practice, in recording sessions, and on the road fulfilling our dreams. Steph, Diane & Janice have been the wind beneath our wings. Thank you!
2024 We stopped booking new gigs for the last half of the year and were saddened to learn that Sir Charles Kadyk was moving along with another chapter of his life - retirement. So we're tapering off with 39 gigs this year.
But wait! We found another amazing fiddler in Lavinia Reid from Chambersburg, and after a few months 6-hour practice days, she is ready to join us full time for our First Friday at Dills Tavern Oct 4th!
And for gigs that Lavinia has prior commitments, we'll have another amazing fiddler, Morgan Hackett, filling in. And you might still see Charles a time or two.
2022 & 2023 flew right on by with just too much fun & too many new friends to try to mention highlights.
2021 - COVID still lurking
Contracted with the Canadian Government to produce a St. Paddy's video which was aired around the world for the Canadian Forces. It was very well-received. As of 3/22/21, 49 gigs booked, 3 cancelled, and more info later.
2020 - COVID
61 gigs, 32 gigs cancelled, 5 festivals cancelled, 4 weddings cancelled, one live stream, not so many miles and lots of isolation.
2019
63 gigs, 10 festivals, 4 weddings, 5 states, many miles, thousands of new friends and release of CD #2, Little Beggarman.
2018
88 gigs, 11 Festivals, 9 weddings, 6 states, over 4,000 miles, thousands of new friends.
Played a NYE party for the Broadway cast of The Ferryman in playwright Jez Butterworth & Laura Donnelly's apartment.
Performed an Irish Ceilidh for Nora Roberts re-release of her Irish Trilogy.
Performed for the brilliant team of Captify in Manhattan, a Forbes top 5 pick.
We were humbled to be asked back to the Endless Mountain Music Festival.
Worked many hours on our exciting new, soon-to-be-released CD, yet to be named.
May 2016
Kid on the Mountain's "I Know My Love" voted 'Best of Contemporary' for 2015 and induction into the Celtic Radio Hall of Fame.
February 2016
The Celtic Crier featured Across the Pond for the month of February, along with Black47 and two other bands.
January 2016
Received Best of 2015 Award from GigMasters and also recognition for quick bid responses.
December 2015
Played 69 gigs this year, including 7 amazing weddings!
Fifty-nine confirmed bids already for 2016! [as of 4/21/16, 78 gigs already booked]
September 2015
Performed at Celtic Classic & Highland Games Festival with a draw of 250,000+
Performed on our first Riverboat cruise
July 2015
"Kid on the Mountain" was entered into the Irish Traditional Music Archives in Dublin, Ireland, click here.
May 2015
Honored with a bottle of 12-year Dalwhinnie just because.
Ranked number 3 nationally and number 4 globally in the Celtic genre by Reverbnation.
March 2015
Named co-winners of the Texas Scots Talent Competition, AND,
Produced our first Concert Window Internet Concert produced & broadcast by ATP live at the Garryowen Irish Pub, Gettysburg, PA
February 2015
Ranked number 4 nationally and number 6 globally in the Celtic genre by Reverbnation
January 2015
Named in the Top 20 Celtic folk bands world-wide by Marc Gunn
October 2014
Released our first CD "Kid on the Mountain"
August 2014
Opened for Enter the Haggis at ABC
April 2013
Opened for Jim Malcom, Scotland's Balladeer (Old Blind Dogs)
December 2010
Performed our first gig (Dill's Tavern in Dillsburg, PA)
Our music has been played on numerous radio stations throughout the US, Scotland, Ireland & Germany.
We appeared on Amy Kehm's Good Day PA show on ABC27 out of Harrisburg, PA.
