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Alan Kelly Gang Tour – Irish Republicby Rob Howard |
Video: The Alan Kelly Gang – The Snow Reels (Live at Celtic Connections 2015), Published on Jan 23, 2015, Filmed for BBC Radio Scotland's Travelling Folk at the CCA in Glasgow. The Alan Kelly Gang, led by Irish accordionist Alan Kelly and featuring Scottish singer Eddi Reader, have some tour dates in Ireland in August and September, as follows: August 28th – St Luke’s Church, Cork August 29th – Riverbank Arts Centre, Newbridge September 1st – Linehall Arts Centre, Castlebar September 2nd – Roscommon Arts Centre, September 3rd – Whelan’s Pub, Dublin September 4th – INEC Acoustic Club, Killarney September 8th – Draiocht Arts Centre, Blanchardstown Alan Kelly, from Roscommon, is one of Ireland’s leading piano accordion players, and is widely credited with leading a revival of the instrument in traditional music circles. He has a background in traditional Irish music and dance, and his father, Frank Kelly was All-Ireland Champion on piano accordion in 1964. In his early music years, Alan won All-Ireland titles on piano accordion and piano, and has since pursued a career in music with much success. |