Leo O'Kelly


Leo O'Kelly is an Irish singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. He is the co-founder of the Irish folk duo Tír na nÓg. After the band decided to split in 1974, he produced albums on Polydor and EMI labels for other Irish artists including Loudest Whisper, Ray Dolan or Gemma Hasson. Leo released his first solo album Glare in 2001. It was followed by Proto in 2003 which consists of songs recorded between 1975 and 2001. His third album, Will, was released in February 2011 and features poems of Liverpool writer John McKenna set to music. From 2020, O'Kelly started playing a live-streamed series of gigs.

Discography

SoloGlare Proto Will
With Tír na nÓgTír na nÓg A Tear and a Smile Strong in the Sun In the Morning Hibernian Spotlight Live at Sirius The Dark Dance Live at the Half Moon Live 1970 - '71 Love Lost - Live In Bremen 1973
With Carrier Frequency
As producer