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James Kelly, from Capel Street, Dublin, is one of the greatest Irish traditional fiddlers alive today. He learned his music from his father John Kelly, the renowned f...
http://www.jameskellymusic.com/ James Kelly, from Capel Street, Dublin, is one of the greatest Irish traditional fiddlers alive today. He learned his music from his father John Kelly, the renowned fiddle and concertina player from County Clare. After years of careful study and practice, James began his recording and touring career at age sixteen. That year he won first place in the prestigious "Fiddler of the Year" competition and recorded his first album, a duet with his brother John. Since that time, James has toured Europe, the US, Canada and South America, and was a member of several influential Irish groups, including "Patrick Street" and the legendary folk group "Planxty." He was a presenter of the "Pure Drop" series for Irish TV and has appeared several times with the Grammy award winning Irish group, "The Chieftains." In the US, James has performed several times on Garrison Keillor's national radio show, "A Prairie Home Companion." In recent years he received the prestigious "Florida Folk Heritage Award" as well as the "Florida Individual Artist Fellowship in Folk Arts Award." James is currently the TG4 Irish traditional musician of the year, having been awarded the "Gradam Ceoil TG4 2006 Irish Musician of the Year" award in recognition of his outstanding musicianship and contributions to Irish music (TG4 is Ireland's Irish-language TV station). He has 18 albums to his credit and recently released his latest recording, "Melodic Journeys." He is currently working on a teaching DVD for fiddle students, as well as compiling his over 800 compositions for publication. He continues to tour with some of Irish music's leading accompanists.
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James Kelly is my uncle and he's an awesome fiddle player! I don't get a chance to visit him now, because I stay busy with my three small ones, but I have fond memories of when I would get to visit as a child during the summer or on x-mas break, and he would play for me.
Hi there,met your uncle in Miltown Malbay in ´97.He stayed in the B&B where i worked and i also got a cd from him, Which was very nice of him.HE´s really nice.
he has an arsenal of perfectly spaced rolls....like coleman. not many people put enough time into their rolls these days. james kelly is a rare exception.
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Is that young Michael Hynes next to James?