J.Q. Public

Joining the Harpers Ferry Highland Games as entertainment director in 2026 is Ted Koch, a longtime musician and co-founder of the Maryland-based Celtic rock band Poehemia. Koch, 54, grew up north of Baltimore. Raised on trad (traditional folk) music and progressive rock, he first laid his hands on an electric guitar in middle school, igniting a love affair that continues to this day. Citing Steve Rothery, Carlos Santana, The Pogues and Gogol Bordello as influences, Ted describes his approach...