appearances

Where am I going?

Onwards, upwards, and outwards.

2023

Get Off the Grid Fest, August 18-20, 2023
- The Music Camp in Spartanburg, SC
Dancing Tree Festival, June 8-11, 2023
- Heartwood, GA
Firefly Earthskills Gathering, June 20-25, 2023
- Tarps Crew Lead, Horse Shoe, NC
Revolt! Fundraiser for the Atlanta Solidarity Fund
- No Tomorrow Underground, ATL, May 27, 2023
Global Drumbeat: World Rhythm Nation
- - Katia Kool - 15 May 2023
Weelaunee Art Auction Gathering, May 13, 2023
- 7 Stages, Little 5 Points, Atlanta, GA
Earthskills Rendezvous, April 17-23, 2023
- Set up/breakdown full work trade in Westminster, SC
Florida Earthskills Gathering, February 21-26, 2023
- Set up/breakdown full work trade in O'Brien, FL

2022

Conch blower at the Firefly Frost Moon Gala, November 7, 2022
- Asheville Masonic Temple
Hemlock Music Festival, November 4-6, 2022
- Cherokee Farms in Lafayette, GA
Firefly Earthskills Gathering, June 2022
- Set up/breakdown full work trade in Horseshoe, NC
Vagabond Oboist at Camp Reggae, Memorial Day Weekend 2022
- Turtletown, TN
Earthskills Rendezvous, April 2022
- Set up/breakdown full work trade in Westminster, SC
Grand Opening Celebration, March 12, 2022
- Green Room of Mableton, GA
Origami Mami at Cabin Fever Fest V, March 4-5, 2022
- Studio 135, Atlanta, GA
Florida Earthskills Gathering, February 2022
- Set up/breakdown full work trade in Obrien, FL
Spoken word and music open mics in Atlanta:
- First Wednesdays at Kat's Cafe
- Wednesdays at Black Coffee

2021

Grateful Bread's Halloween Spooktacular, October 30, 2021
- Raccoon Creek Music Park, Dallas, GA
The Mortician's Ball with Mayhayley's Grave, October 29, 2021
- Green Room of Mableton, GA
Minstrel at the Firefly Gala, October 20, 2021
- Asheville, NC
Earthskills Rendezvous, October 2021
- Elder care full work trade in Westminster, SC
Piedmont Earthskills, September 2021
- Set up/breakdown full work trade in Bahama, NC
Get Off the Grid Fest, August 20-22, 2021
- Camp Jordan, Chattanooga, TN
Open mics and jams in Atlanta:
- Waller's open mic on Tuesdays and bluegrass jam on Wednesdays
- Sundays with Swami Gone Bananas
- Every third Monday at Grant Park Open Mic
- June Tuesdays with Grateful Dan in Buford
Origami Mami at Grace Note Family Market and Concert
Vagabond Oboist at Dancing Tree Festival, June 11-13, 2021
- Heartwood, GA
- Existence: Curated, a performance by Kelsey Leahy with solo oboe pieces from Benjamin Britten, William Grant Still, and Vincent Persichetti in between poetry written in the last few years as Kelsey has travelled between SC, GA, TN, Cape Cod, and St. Croix.
Origami Mami at Forward Festival, May 28-30, 2021
- Lafayette, GA
Farm work exchange January-April 2021
- USVI

2020

Origami Mami pop up markets, August-December, 2020
- Waller's Coffee, Imperial, and Metro Studios, Decatur, GA
Tiny Tunes for a Tiny Yule, December 18, 2020
- Decatur, GA
Artist in Residence July-December 2020
- Decatur, GA
Prelude Music for Voices of Poetry February 22, 2020
- Miller White Fine Arts, South Dennis, MA
Worship Service March 1, 2020
- Unitarian Church of Barnstable, MA
Origami Mami at ACC MLK Day, January 20, 2020
- Dennis-Yarmouth High School, MA

2019

Origami Mami at Cobb's Hill Holiday Fair, December 7, 2019
- Unitarian Church of Barnstable, MA
Volunteer at Hemlock Festival, November 1-3, 2019
- Starbridge Event Center, Dahlonega, GA
Origami Mami at Get Off the Grid Fest, August 9-11, 2019
- Big Berea Field at Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa, NC
Busking for the Chapman Cultural Center, August 8, 2019
Vagabond Oboist at Sunday Songwriters, August 4, 2019
- Brickhouse Pizzeria in Spartanburg, SC
Funeral service for Roy Cole, August 3, 2019
- St. Christopher's Episcopal Church
- Gabriel's Oboe
Origami Mami at Fusion Fest, July 27, 2019
- Barnet Park, Spartanburg, SC
Camp Counselor Kelsey July 7-20, 2019
- Taproot Music Camp at the Music Camp in Spartanburg, SC
Unitarian Universalist Church, June 2, 2019
- Where Have all the Flowers Gone?
Converse Wind Ensemble, May 6, 2019
Memorial Service, April 25, 2019
Unitarian Universalist Church Easter Service, April 21, 2019
Origami Mami at Spartanburg Soaring! April 13, 2019
Busking for the Chapman Cultural Center, April 3, 2019
Converse Wind Ensemble, March 14, 2019
Dorman High School Concerto Competition, February 12, 2019
Origami Mami at Little River Roasting, January-February 2019
- On display in downtown Spartanburg:
  - 1000 Cranes Uncaged
  - Be Kind Cranes
  - I Ching Wheel Tapestry
  - Fragments
Origami Class at Wofford College, January 15, 2019
Origami Class at Angels Charge Ministries, January 9, 2019
Morningside Baptist Church, December 16, 2018
Lessons and Carols at Converse College, November 29, 2018
Converse Wind Ensemble, November 5, 2018
Volunteer at Hemlock Festival, November 2-4, 2018
- Starbridge Event Center in Dahlonega, GA
Origami Class at Greer Relief and Resources Agency, October 9, 2019

2018

Volunteer at Seeds of Sound Music and Arts Festival, October 4-6, 2018
- Oasis Family Farm in Sparta, GA
Dorman High School Orchestra, October 2, 2018
Busking for the Chapman Cultural Center, August 18, 2018
Origami Mami at Fine Arts Day Camp, July 13, 2018
- Lawson Academy of the Arts, Spartanburg, SC
Volunteer at Friendship Music Festival, June 28-July 1, 2018
- Starbridge Event Center in Dahlonega, GA
First Presbyterian Church of Spartanburg, June 17, 2018
Oboe Rockstar at Grants Awards Ceremony, June 12, 2018
- Chapman Cultural Center, Spartanburg, SC
Oboe Rockstar Recital, June 2, 2018 at 3:00 PM
- Rainey Amphitheater, Converse College
- Lawson Faculty Recital
  - Sequence of Events:
    - I. "Because I exist, I resist."
    - II. Metamorphoses After Ovid, Benjamin Britten
    - III. 1000 Cranes Backstory
    - IV. Bagatelles for Solo Oboe, Gordon Jacob
    - V. How Can I Help?
    - Truthfully, though, the order doesn't matter.
Ring and Sing, April 22, 2018
- Performed with the handbell choir and chamber group at Boiling Springs First Baptist
Spartanburg Earth Day Festival, April 21, 2018
- Using Your Resources Wisely: a 30 minute presentation at the Unitarian Universalist Church discussing Success Initiative and Project Hub Spartanburg with a focus on using the resources already available.
Labyrinth Walk, March 23, 2018
- The Central United Methodist Church in Spartanburg, SC will have a 45' hand painted labyrinth with musical accompaniment.
Morning Service, February 25, 2018
- Tartini, Sonata in G Minor and choir accompaniment.
Dorman High School Concerto Competition, February 13, 2018

2017

Tech-n-Tinker: Kelsey Makes Connections, December 28, 2017
- A surprise Tech-n-Tinker! The stars have aligned and Kelsey Leahy will be in the building to discuss a decade of connections made in Spartanburg, a thriving city that is full of surprises if you know where to look.
- If you are in Spartanburg we are challenging you to show up. We need everyone to make it happen. Everything is connected, we just have to keep seeking new information!
The Song Heard Round the World, December 17, 2017
- Morningside First Baptist, Spartanburg, SC
- Sanctuary Choir and Orchestra
Christmas // Then, Today, Tomorrow, December 10, 2017
- Boiling Springs First Baptist, SC
Bach Cantata No 80, October 22, 2017
- Presbyterian College, Clinton, SC
- Chamber Singers with orchestra and soloists will perform Cantata 80 by J. S. Bach: "A Might Fortress is Our God" in celebration of the 500th anniversary of the start of the Protestant Reformation. All are welcome to attend this free event. 6:00 PM in the sanctuary.

2016

Our Faither in Heiven, October 30, 2016
- First Presbyterian Church, Spartanburg, SC
- Our Faither in Heiven, T. A. Berger
- Chancel Choir; Kelsey Leahy, oboe; Mike Reuter, drums

2015

Christmas Service, December 13, 2015
- First Presbyterian Church, Spartanburg, SC
- Fantasia on “Greensleeves” Ralph Vaughan Williams
- Fantasia on Christmas Carols (England) Ralph Vaughan Williams
- Il est ne le divin enfant (France) arr. John Rutter
- Still, Still, Still (Austria) arr. Mack Wilberg
Senior Recital, April 24, 2015
- Converse College, Spartanburg, SC
- William Grant Still, Incantation and Dance
  - Julie Smith, Piano
- Mark Biggam, The Morning Cat
  - Mary Luke, Soprano
- Gordon Jacob, Seven Bagatelles for Soloe Oboe
- Madeleine Dring, Three Piece Suite, Romance
- Paul Hidemith, Oboe Sonata
  - Julie Smith, Piano