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  Johnny Kelly    (b. 8 March 1967) Folk/Traditional Soloist 
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Johnny Kelly John Michael Kelly was born in Talavera, Spain, during his family's many travels throughout Europe. He used to be the Kelly Family's child star in the very early years, especially with the hit single "Who'll Come With Me". When he got a bit older his younger brother Paddy took over that part. He left the family band in 2000 and released his own independent CD in 2006.
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Featured Recordings Compact | Full
Johnny Kelly - The Kelly Family - The Very Best Off / The Early Years
The Kelly Family - The Very Best Off / The Early Years (POLYDOR , CD) 1996
Featuring Johnny Kelly   Angelo Kelly  
Johnny Kelly - The Kelly Family - Eagle on the Breeze
The Kelly Family - Eagle on the Breeze (Polydor 2042151, LP) 1979
Featuring Johnny Kelly   Angelo Kelly  
Made in Germany.
Johnny Kelly - Festliche Stunden
Festliche Stunden ( , CD)
Featuring Johnny Kelly   Angelo Kelly  
Johnny Kelly - The Kelly Family - Stard & Ihre GroBen Erfolge
The Kelly Family - Stard & Ihre GroBen Erfolge ( , CD)
Featuring Johnny Kelly   Angelo Kelly  
Made in Germany.
Singles Compact | Full
Johnny Kelly - The Kelly Family - When the boys come into town / It's ok now
The Kelly Family - When the boys come into town / It's ok now (EMI 840712, CD Single)
Featuring Johnny Kelly   Angelo Kelly   Paddy Kelly (non-treble)  
Films and Videos Compact | Full
Johnny Kelly - Searching for the Magic Golden Harp
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Searching for the Magic Golden Harp (Kel-Life , VHS) August 1995
Featuring Johnny Kelly  
Recorded around 1979, this video shows the Kelly Family in their early years, travelling through Europe. Features a lot of songs and especially Johnny Kelly.
Johnny Kelly - A long time ago with Mom
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A long time ago with Mom (Kel-Life , VHS) July 1981
Featuring Johnny Kelly  
Filmed around 1980, this video features mostly songs from their album "Wonderful world" as well as an insight into the recording of the album and their private life.
Johnny Kelly - Cross Roads Volume 1
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Cross Roads Volume 1 (Kel-Life , VHS) March 1997
Featuring Angelo Kelly   Johnny Kelly (non-treble)   Paddy Kelly (non-treble)  
VHS of a television feature about the Kelly Family. Filmed in Ireland, they present their songs partly in an irish pub, partly outside. Features also Joe Cocker.
Johnny Kelly - Tough Road Volume 3: Backstage
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Tough Road Volume 3: Backstage (Kel-Life , VHS) April 1996
Featuring Angelo Kelly   Paddy Kelly   Johnny Kelly (non-treble)  
Filmed in 1994
Johnny Kelly - Kelly Family, The: Live in East Germany (1989)
Kelly Family, The: Live in East Germany (1989) ( 051128, VHS) 1996
Featuring Angelo Kelly   Paddy Kelly   Johnny Kelly (non-treble)  
This Kelly Family special event took place 10 days before the reunification between East and West Germany, in November 1989. Twelve-year-old Paddy Kelly and eight-year-old Angelo Kelly are featured. Produced for East Germany TV station. 87 min.
Available at   The Kelly Shop
Johnny Kelly - Kelly Family, The: Over The Hump
Kelly Family, The: Over The Hump ( 051111, VHS) 1996
Featuring Angelo Kelly   Johnny Kelly (non-treble)   Paddy Kelly (non-treble)  
Features the music video for An Angel. 53 min.
  1.   Why Why Why  
  2.   Father's Nose  
  3.   First Time  
  4.   Baby Smile  
  5.   Cover The Road  
  6.   She's Crazy  
  7.   Ares Qui  
  8.   Key To My Heart  
  9.   Roses Of Red  
10.   Once In A While  
11.   Break Free  
12.   An Angel  
13.   The Wolf  
14.   Santa Maria  
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Available at   The Kelly Shop
Johnny Kelly - Kelly Family, The: Tough Road, Vol.1
Kelly Family, The: Tough Road, Vol.1 ( 051067, VHS) 1994
Featuring Angelo Kelly   Paddy Kelly   Johnny Kelly (non-treble)  
Highlights of a sell-out concert in Germany's biggest hall, the Dortmunder Westfalenhalle in 1994. 51 min.
  1.   I Can't Stop The Love  
  2.   Imagine  
  3.   The Rose  
  4.   Break Free  
  5.   Roses Of Red  
  6.   Too Many Ways  
  7.   No Lies  
  8.   Father's Nose  
  9.   Ares Qui  
10.   One More Freaking Dollar  
11.   Wolf  
12.   Good Neighbour  
13.   Wearing of the Green  
14.   Papa Cool  
15.   David's Song  
Available at   The Kelly Shop
Recordings after Voice Change / Recordings as an Adult Compact | Full
Johnny Kelly - Tales from the Secret Forest
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Tales from the Secret Forest (Value Ente (rough trade) , CD) June 2006
Featuring Johnny Kelly (non-treble)  
The first solo album of Johnny Kelly, recorded together with his wife Maite Itoiz.
Johnny Kelly - The Bonus Tracks Album
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The Bonus Tracks Album (Kel-Life , CD Single) July 1999
Featuring Paddy Kelly (non-treble)   Angelo Kelly (non-treble)   Johnny Kelly (non-treble)  
Johnny Kelly - Growin' Up
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Growin' Up (Kel-Life (EMI) , CD) November 1997
Featuring Paddy Kelly (non-treble)   Johnny Kelly (non-treble)   Angelo Kelly (non-treble)  
  1.   Because it's love  
  2.   Angels Flying  
  3.   I'll swim I'll swim  
  4.   Life is hard enough  
  5.   I wish I were a swallow  
  6.   Ego  
  7.   One more song  
  8.   Rock 'n Roll stole my soul  
  9.   Red shoes  
10.   Leave it to the Spirits  
11.   Big mouth on TV  
12.   Another world  
13.   All along the way (I will be with you)  
Johnny Kelly - The Kelly Family - The First Singles
The Kelly Family - The First Singles (KEL LIFE , CD) March 1996
Featuring Angelo Kelly   Paddy Kelly   Johnny Kelly (non-treble)  
5 MCD
Johnny Kelly - Almost Heaven
Almost Heaven (Kel-Life (EMI) , CD) 1996
Featuring Paddy Kelly   Angelo Kelly   Johnny Kelly (non-treble)  
  1.   When the Boys come into Town   Sung by Johnny and Kathy Kelly
  2.   Every Baby   Sung by Maite Kelly
  3.   I can't help myself   one of the major hits of the Kelly Family, composed and sung by Angelo Kelly
  4.   Nanana   Sung by Jimmy Kelly
  5.   You belong to me   Sung by Patrica Kelly
  6.   Staying alive  
  7.   Come back to me   Sung by Kathy Kelly
  8.   Fell in love with an Alien   Sung by Paddy Kelly
  9.   Hey Diddle Diddle   Sung by Paddy, Angelo and Maite Kelly
10.   Like a Queen   Sung by Barby Kelly
11.   Stars fall from Heaven   Sung by Patricia and Maite Kelly
12.   Thunder   Sung by Jimmy Kelly
13.   Calling Heaven   Sung by Paddy Kelly
14.   Nothing like Home   Sung by Kathy Kelly
Johnny Kelly - Over the Hump
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Over the Hump (KelFam , CD) May 1994
Featuring Paddy Kelly   Angelo Kelly   Johnny Kelly (non-treble)  
  1.   Why Why Why   Heavy rock number sung by Joey and Paddy Kelly
  2.   Your father's nose   Song composed and sung by Kathy Kelly about her son Sean
  3.   First time   Sung by Patricia Kelly
  4.   Baby Smile   Sung by Barby Kelly
  5.   Cover the Road   Composed and performed by Jimmy Kelly
  6.   She is crazy   Composed and performed by Barby Kelly
  7.   Ares Qui   Spanish song composed by the Kelly Family, sung by Paddy, Kathy and Jimmy Kelly
  8.   Key to my heart   Performed by Paddy and Joey Kelly
  9.   Roses of red   Composed and performed by Maite Kelly
10.   Once in a while   Performed by Angelo and Paddy Kelly
11.   Break free   Composed and performed by Barby Kelly
12.   An Angel   The biggest hit of the Kelly Family, sung by Paddy and Angelo Kelly
13.   The wolf   sung by Joey Kelly
14.   Santa Maria   Sung by Johnny and Angelo Kelly
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Johnny Kelly - The Kelly Family : Christmas For All
The Kelly Family : Christmas For All (KEL-LIFE 94-911, CD) 1994
Featuring Angelo Kelly   Johnny Kelly (non-treble)   Paddy Kelly (non-treble)  
Made in Germany.
  1.   One More Happy Christmas  
  2.   Santa Maria  
  3.   Peces  
  4.   Rudolph, the Rednoses Reindeer  
  5.   Two Front Teeth  
  6.   First Noel  
  7.   Ave Maria  
  8.   Oh Holy Night  
  9.   Chi-qui-rri-tin   A medley of Spanish Christmas Songs
10.   Who'll Come With Me   David's Song
11.   Jingle Bells  
12.   Little Drummer Boy  
13.   We are the World  
14.   Santa Maria   Reprise.
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Wow (Kel-Life , CD) 1993
Featuring Paddy Kelly   Angelo Kelly   Johnny Kelly (non-treble)  
  1.   When the last tree   Sung by Paddy and Kathy Kelly
  2.   No Lies   Sung by Patricia Kelly
  3.   Too many ways   Sung by Johnny and Kathy Kelly
  4.   One more freaking dollar   Sung by Paddy Kelly- a different version with the title "One more happy Christmas" can be found on the 1994 Christmas album.
  5.   Say Na Na   Sung by Maite Kelly
  6.   Imagine   Sung by Johnny Kelly
  7.   Stay beside me   Sung by Joey and Jimmy Kelly
  8.   Looking for Love   Sung by Paddy Kelly
  9.   Explosions   Sung by Patricia and Angelo Kelly
10.   Kickboxer   Sung by Angelo Kelly
11.   Take away   Sung by Paddy Kelly
12.   Stronger than ever   Sung by Barby Kelly
13.   I can't stop the love   Sung by Jimmy Kelly
Johnny Kelly - Street Life
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Street Life (Kel-Life , CD) 1992
Featuring Paddy Kelly   Angelo Kelly   Johnny Kelly (non-treble)  
Live recording of one of the street concerts of the Kelly Family
  1.   House on the Ocean   Features the Vienna Symphonic Orchestra
  2.   Little Boy   Sung by Paddy Kelly
  3.   Life   Performed by Patricia Kelly
  4.   Crazy   Sung by Barby Kelly (not identical with the song "Crazy" from the '94 album "Over the Hump")
  5.   Hey Mr Big Time   Sung by Joey and Paddy Kelly
  6.   Maccaroni   Sung by Paddy Kelly
  7.   Break Free   First version of the sung performed by Barby Kelly- a different version can be found on the 1994 album "Over the Hump"
  8.   Stranger   Sungy by Angelo Kelly
  9.   Crisis   Sung by Paddy Kelly
10.   Gran-Mama   Sung by Paddy Kelly
11.   Chicken Pies   Sung by Paddy Kelly
12.   Silver and Gold   Sung by Johnny and Paddy Kelly
13.   Hey Dideldey   Sung by Paddy, Barby, Maite and Angelo Kelly
14.   A Hard days night   Sung by Jimmy, Johnny and Angelo Kelly
15.   Thrills   Sung by Jimmy and Paddy Kelly
16.   Key to my heart   Sung by Paddy and Joey Kelly; a different version can be found on the 1994 album "Over the Hump"
Johnny Kelly - Honest Workers
Honest Workers (Kel-Life , CD) 1991
Featuring Paddy Kelly   Angelo Kelly   Johnny Kelly (non-treble)  
  1.   Danny Boy   Irish traditional sung by Angelo Kelly
  2.   Mister Big Time   A live version of this song is featured on the 1992 Album "Street Life"
  3.   Honest Worker   Sung by Patricia Kellly
  4.   Motherless child   Traditional sung by all Kellys
  5.   A Hard Day's Night   Beatles cover; a live version can be found on the 1992 album "Street Life"
  6.   Es waren zwei Koenigskinder   German traditional sung by Paddy Kelly
  7.   When I was in town   Sung by Johnny Kelly
  8.   Eres tu   Sung by Johnny and Kathy Kelly
  9.   The swan   Composed and performed by Angelo Kelly
10.   Sunday morning   Sung by Paddy Kelly
11.   Europe   Sung by Kathy Kelly
12.   Shenandoah   Traditional sung by Kathy and Johnny Kelly
13.   Make a song with me   Sung by Johnny Kelly
Johnny Kelly - New World
New World (Kel-Life , CD) 1990
Featuring Paddy Kelly   Angelo Kelly   Johnny Kelly (non-treble)  
  1.   Who'll Come with me (David's song)   New version with Paddy instead of Johnny Kelly as the lead singer.
  2.   Good Neighbor  
  3.   Let my People Go  
  4.   Swing all Night  
  5.   Only our Rivers run free   Irish Traditional sung by Kathy Kelly
  6.   The Rose  
  7.   Papa Cool   Sung by Paddy, Barby, Maite and Angelo Kelly
  8.   Let it Be   Beatles Cover
  9.   New World   Sung by Paddy Kelly
10.   We're winning  
11.   Give us Rain  
12.   Amazing Grace  
Johnny Kelly - New World
New World (Kel-Life , CD) 1990
Featuring Angelo Kelly   Paddy Kelly   Johnny Kelly (non-treble)  
The Kelly Family
Johnny Kelly - Keep on singing
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Keep on singing (Kel-Life , CD) 1989
Featuring Paddy Kelly   Angelo Kelly   Johnny Kelly (non-treble)  
  1.   Sean O' Kelley  
  2.   Motherhood  
  3.   Take my Hand   Sung by Paddy Kelly
  4.   Baby   Sung by Paddy and Angelo Kelly
  5.   Une famille c'est une chanson  
  6.   Lonely   Re-recording of the 1980 version featured on the album "Wonderful world"
  7.   Madre tan Hermosa  
  8.   Sick man  
  9.   Txiki  
10.   Pee-Pee (L)   Sung by Angelo Kelly
11.   Okey Papa  
12.   Lies  
13.   Try and Forgive  
14.   Hiroshima, I'm sorry   Taken from the 1988 album "Live"
15.   Greensleeves   Traditional
Johnny Kelly - Live
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Live (Kelly GbR/ Kel-Life , CD) 1988
Featuring Paddy Kelly   Angelo Kelly   Johnny Kelly (non-treble)  
Life recording from a concert of the Kelly Family in 1988 in the Grugahalle in Essen, Germany.
  1.   The Rose  
  2.   Shortnin' Bread  
  3.   Summertime  
  4.   In the evening  
  5.   Let my People Go  
  6.   Hiroshima, I'm sorry   Composed by Dan Kelly
  7.   Swing Low  
  8.   Old MacDonald II  
  9.   Agur Jaunak II  
10.   Let it Be   Beatles Cover
Johnny Kelly - The Kelly Family - The Children of Kosovo
The Kelly Family - The Children of Kosovo ( , CD Single)
Featuring Angelo Kelly   Johnny Kelly (non-treble)   Paddy Kelly (non-treble)  
5 tracks Maxi CD includes versions in English, French, Luxembourgish, German and Dutch.
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