Irene Kelley
SHOWTIME
Sat (6/14) 7:30
Doors opening at 7:00
TICKETS
- $20 Advanced
- $30 At Door
“She sings with immense hillbilly heart and writes like a champion.” – Robert K. Oermann, Music Row Magazine
A professional singer-songwriter for more than 20 years, Irene Kelley’s unique mix of Bluegrass, Country and Americana appeals to music lovers across all genres. With a new full-length album produced by Mark Fain due out in late 2013, Irene has had songs recorded by Alan Jackson, Trisha Yearwood, Loretta Lynn, Pat Green, Ricky Skaggs, Carl Jackson, Claire Lynch, The Whites, Rhonda Vincent, the Osborne Brothers, Little Big Town and others.
Irene Kelley is an country and bluegrass musician. As a songwriter, she has written for Ricky Skaggs, Alan Jackson, Loretta Lynn, and the Osborne Brothers.
Kelley is originally from Pennsylvania and in high school sang in a Led Zeppelin cover band. She was asked to leave the group after suggesting the band cover songs from Dolly Parton.
Kelley moved to Nashville, Tennessee in the early 1980s. This was after visiting on her honeymoon in 1983 and discovering the first gathering of the International Bluegrass Music Association.
Kelley co-wrote the Ricky Skaggs and Sharon White song “Love Can’t Ever Get Better Than This” with Nancy Montgomery. The song peaked at number ten on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1987 and was awarded Duet of the Year at the Country Music Association Awards that same year. Kelley signed to MCA Records in the late 1980s.
