John Kelly (1912-1989) was a fiddle and concertina player from rural west County Clare. Born in Rehy, Cross, Kilballyowen, West Clare, he was strongly influenced by the playing of his grandmother Elizabeth Kelly and the music of the island of Scattery near the mouth of the Shannon, where he first spent a week when he […]
John Kelly’s (Favorite) Reel
John Kelly (1912-1989) was a fiddle and concertina player from rural west County Clare. Born in Rehy, Cross, Kilballyowen, West Clare, he was strongly influenced by the playing of his grandmother Elizabeth Kelly and the music of the island of Scattery near the mouth of the Shannon, where he first spent a week when he […]