Leo O'Kelly
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Leo O'Kelly in concert with Tír na nÓg, performing his song "Daisy Lady" at the Sirius Arts Centre in Cobh, Ireland on 21 August 2009.
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| Background information | |
| Born |
27 November 1949 Carlow, Co. Carlow, Ireland |
| Genres | folk, progressive folk, folk rock, psychedelic rock, rock, techno, electro, New Beat |
| Occupation(s) | musician, singer-songwriter, producer |
| Instruments | guitar, violin, vocals, bass guitar, tin whistle, dulcimer, synthesizer, bongos |
| Years active | 1964–present |
| Labels | Chrysalis, Polydor, EMI, Atco, Decca, Rykodisc, Radio Activ, Clarinda & 1st, Life & Living Records |
| Associated acts |
The Word The Tropical Showband Emmet Spiceland Tír na nÓg Naima Carrier Frequency Garvan Gallagher The Food Zebras |
| Website | www |
Leo O'Kelly (born 27 November 1949, Carlow, Co. Carlow, Ireland) is an Irish singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. He is mainly known as a member of the Irish folk duet Tír na nÓg. After the band broke up, he produced albums on Polydor and EMI labels for other Irish artists like Restless Night (Ray Dolan album) in 1975 by Ray Dolan who wrote "Hey Friend" on the first Tír na nÓg LP. In 2000, Leo released his first solo album called Glare, then Proto in 2003 which consists in a collection of songs that he recorded between 1975 and 2001 whose one is a cover with Mark Gilligan of Nick Drake's "Northern Sky" and another is a vocal improvisation by his son, Aaron O'Kelly, at the age of 1. His third album, Will, was released in February 2011 and features the poems of John McKenna set to music.
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