prominently featuring Pete's electric sitar. Their first performance was on January 12, 2007. The music includes songs by both the Kennedys and the Thompsons in addition to traditional songs and covers. The full lineup of The Strangelings includes Pete, Maura, Chris Thompson, Eric Lee on fiddle, Cheryl Prashker on percussion, and Ken Anderson and Rebecca Hall, also known as Hungrytown. Influences Some of the Kennedys's influences include Nanci Griffith, Richard Thompson, Bob Dylan, Dave Carter, and Buddy Holly. They have toured with Griffith several times, and covered songs by Thompson, Dylan, and Carter. Discography As the Kennedys 1995: River of Fallen Stars (Green Linnet) 1996: Life is Large (Green Linnet) 1998: Angel Fire (Philo) 2000: Evolver (Rounder) 2001: Positively Live! (JiffyJam) 2002: Get It Right (JiffyJam) 2003: Stand (Koch) 2005: Half a Million Miles (Appleseed) 2006: Songs of the Open Road (Appleseed) 2008: Better Dreams (Appleseed) 2012: Retrospective (The Kennedys, L.L.C.) 2012: Closer Than You Know (The Kennedys, L.L.C.) 2014: Dance A Little Closer: The Kennedys Sing The Songs Of Nanci Griffith (The Kennedys, L.L.C.) 2015: West (The Kennedys, L.L.C.) 2018: Safe Until Tomorrow (The Kennedys, L.L.C.) 2022: Soul & Inspiration: Nuggets From The Livestream Archive, Volume One (The Kennedys, L.L.C.) As The Stringbusters 2007: Rhapsody in Uke (self-released) - an album of Hawaiian/swing/jazz music played largely on ukulele. As The Snacks 2007: Meet the Snacks - An album of rock/pop for children Pete Kennedy solo recordings 1985: Bound for Glory (Rosewood Records) 1991: Highway 10 (Third Floor) 1992: Channel 3 (Third Floor) 1992: Shearwater: The Art of the Unplugged Guitar (Third Floor) 1994: Shearwater: The Art of the Unplugged Guitar (Guitar Recordings) 2002: Fingers On Fire (Powerhouse) - Pete Kennedy and with Tom Principato recorded live in 1978 2008: Guitarslinger (The Kennedys LLC) 2014: Tone, Twang, and Taste (The Kennedys, L.L.C.) 2015: Heart of Gotham (The Kennedys LLC) 2017: Solo Guitar: Pete Kennedy Performs Top Hits of 1964 (Solo Sounds) 2017: Solo Ukulele: Pete Kennedy Performs Top Christmas Favorites (Solo Sounds) 2019: Solo Ukulele: Pete Kennedy Performs The Band's the Band (Solo Sounds) 2020: Solo Guitar: Pete Kennedy Performs John Legend's Get Lifted (Solo Sounds) 2020: Electric Sitar Meditations (The Kennedys LLC) Maura Kennedy solo albums 2009: Parade of Echoes (Planned Effervescence) 2015: Villanelle-Songs of Maura Kennedy and BD Love (Varèse Sarabande) With The Strangelings 2007: The Nuah Suite DVD (self-released) 2007: Season of the Witch (self-released via CD