D'Arcy's Music
D’Arcy has been playing music professionally since 1998. That year, he helped organize the Celtic band Glencoulee, working with a variety of people but mainly with Ian Hepher and Richard Burke; D’Arcy played guitar and bodhran while providing lead vocals. Before it disbanded in 2011, Glencoulee performed hundreds of gigs in Alberta and British Columbia and produced three CDs: Rare Old Stuff, Meeting of the Waters and Glencoulee Live at the Empress. Below is a photo of the band playing at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, Alberta.
D’Arcy had always played as a solo musician and he continued that more aggressively after Glencoulee folded and after he retired from the world of journalism. In 2013, D’Arcy and Ian Hepher reconnected as band members and began performing as Kavanagh & Hepher to significant acclaim. They continue to play their robust mix of Maritime-Irish-Scottish tunes at a variety of venues around Alberta.
D’Arcy remains active with solo work, playing at corporate events, pubs and on special occasions. In addition, he still plays music at seniors’ lodges and hospitals around the greater Lethbridge area, something he has done for more than 35 years.
Check out this YouTube video of D’Arcy singing Danny Boy at a concert. Notice how quiet the audience gets and you can hear them singing along.
Solo performer:
Bookings for D’Arcy as a solo call 403-380-0319 or CyclingDarcy@gmail.com.
Duo Performers:
Kavanagh & Hepher:
D’Arcy works often with fellow musician Ian Hepher who plays a variety of instruments. This duo has performed at events (YouTube video), lounges, pubs, (YouTube video) outdoor BBQs, outdoor celebrations, festivals, lobsterfests, ceilidh, and house parties. BTW, they both wear kilts.
Bookings for Ian and D'Arcy as a duo call 403-715-6189
Review by LA Beat of Kavanagh & Hepner
“The Owl Acoustic Lounge featured Celtic music courtesy of D’Arcy Kavanagh and Ian Hepher. I caught them at the end of a set break. They kicked off their next set with D’Arcy Kavanagh singing an excellent version of Stan Rogers’ “Northwest Passage while Hepher added harmonies and played bouzouki. Hepher took on lead vocals as Kavanagh exchanged his guitar for a bodhran to bang on, which had the crowd clapping along for the next song. They played a varied set ranging from the “ridiculous to the sublime,” according to Kavanagh, including Celtic classics like the “Night Paddy Murphy Died” and more popular numbers like the Proclaimers’ “I Would Walk 500 Miles, which had the crowd singing along.”