Kevin Fennessey of Rhode Island plays mandolin and guitar and is a singer-songwriter. He started playing old-time and bluegrass music at the age of fourteen and has performed professionally with a number of bluegrass bands through the years. He became acquainted with Flat Foot dancing in the 1960’s while performing at the Union Grove North Carolina Fiddler’s Convention. Most recently he competed in the Flat Foot competition at Galax Virginia and also danced on stage with Valerie Smith at the Podunk Bluegrass Festival in Connecticut.