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"Making this record has been a beautiful and exhausting endeavor. All my existence goes into these songs and in return they awaken a new energy and spirit in me. I can't wait to share this music with you and start a new era," says Michael Patrick Kelly about his new album.

Immersion in the UK blues scene has helped Derry, N. Ireland's Niall Kelly establish a valued reputation in the industry, and one sufficient to secure a support slot with Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott on their autumn tour last year (2017).
Niall's music is a Celtic/Country/Folk/Blues fusion offering up huge cross-over appeal and enabling his being booked this year at festivals ranging from the Colne Great British R&B Festival to the Stroud Folk Festival.

Die musikalische Großfamilie Kelly wurde in den Neunzigern als Folk-Pop-Gruppe mit alternativem Lebensstil bekannt. Der amerikanische Familienpatriarch Dan Kelly (1930-2002) zog mit seiner Familie nach Spanien, seine Kinder musizierten ab 1974 als Kelly Kids auf der Straße. Später tourte Dan zusammen mit seiner zweiten Frau Barbara und den Kindern im Bus durch Europa. Ein erster Plattenvertrag kam 1979, ein Jahr später hatte die Kelly Family mit dem Song "Who'll Come with Me (David's Song)" einen Nummer-1-Hit in Belgien und den Niederlanden. In den Neunzigern erlebte die Gruppe mit dem Song "An Angel" und dem Album Over the Hump ihren Durchbruch, in den 2000ern konzentrierten sich viele der längst erwachsenen Kinder auf ihre Solokarrieren. 2017 gab es mit dem Album We Got Love ein Comeback.

Barely a year after Stereophonics last no. 1 album 'Kind', 'Phonics frontman Kelly Jones releases this 21-track collection featuring reinterpretations/re-workings of 18 Stereophonics tracks (classics and deep cuts), plus two songs from Kelly's 2007 solo album 'Only the Names Have Been Changed' and an emotional take on Kris Kristofferson's timeless classic, 'Help Me Make It Through the Night'.

The desert meets the Deep South on Politiki, guitarist Mamadou Kelly’s latest work. Kelly tops off hypnotic Malian grooves with a Mississippi delta twang, putting his nimble fingers to good effect. His easy music sounds like it owes almost as much to the folk roots of early rock and roll as it does to the rich traditional sounds and infectious Afropop of West Africa.

David Leisner (guitar) and Michael Kelly (baritone) join forces to present Franz Schubert’s song cycle Die schöne Müllerin arranged for guitar and voice.

In their live program, the two exceptional artists present songs from their album “Glaub an Dich”, which will be released in summer 2024, with a broad musical spectrum that ranges from global successes to classically instrumented songs to hymn-like works.

Diese Platte zu machen, war ein schönes und anstrengendes Unterfangen

Paul Kelly’s first Christmas album is an extraordinary 22-song double collection that travels across the centuries, from a Latin hymn to well-known carols, from a traditional Irish folk ballad to new Kelly music written for Christmas poems.