In the early 1970s, Lee’s Uncle David Krevat was in a bar considering what to do with his life. He had hoped to become a partner of a famous framer in NYC, since he ran the business and framed many masterpieces, some still hanging in the Museum of Modern Art.
As he contemplated life, an incredible singer was belting out one soul masterpiece after another. My uncle approached him, became his agent, incorporated as Ceilidh Productions, and was able to get Luther Vandross his first record deal.
In 2018, Lee and Kathy asked their daughters for a name for the new venture. They came up with KaLee, which was soon dismissed. But the next day, Lee passed a ship while walking along the harbor, “KayLee H.” Hegarty is Kathy’s maiden name.
Lee sent it to Kathy, who reconsidered the name, and remembered his uncle’s company. He checked with his parents, who sent him a picture of his uncle’s customer engraved guitar, and Ceilidh was briefly reborn.
Just before launching the Ceilidh website, Lee was convinced, by pretty much everyone, to use a name more easily pronounced and spelled – his own last name – Krevat.