Just before the Covid-19 pandemic shut everything down, the last thing I was involved in was a recording session in Donegal, Ireland for the latest Angelo Kelly & Family album. Well, the album was released last week and it entered the German album charts at number 2! As always, it’s a pleasure to play with these guys and I’m looking …
Isolation No. 1
Guitarist Cormac Crummey got in touch with me after the Covid 19 lockdown had started and asked if I’d like to get involved with an online collaboration track he was putting together. It was a nice excuse to get my NK Forster Guitar Bouzouki out and play some new music, so I figured I’d give it a shot! I think …
25 Years Later – No. 1!
I had the pleasure of touring again with these guys a few months back and it’s great to see some good news today – the live album has entered the German charts at number 1!!🎶 💿 🎶Big congrats to the all the Kellys and everyone involved in the tour 🙂
End of the tour
Been a pleasure to share the stage with this bunch over the last few years! Incredible musicians and great guys Though after a busy few months with the Kelly Family and touring Ireland with the Ímar lads I’m definitely ready for a bit of down time at home in Glasgow! #tour #tourlife #stagepic #kellyfamily #thekellyfamily #imar #meclir #irishmusic #bouzouki #irishbouzouki …
Quick Ímar tune on the way up to Galway today… Hup! 🎶🇮🇪🎶🇮🇪🎶
5 bucks on our way by Oranmore Just 5 bucks on our way by Oranmore… Monroes // Galway // Tonight Posted by Ímar on Thursday, 27 February 2020
Video with Tom
Only 9 days to go until the IRISH TOUR and tickets are going fast!! Tix 👉🏻 Linktr.ee/imarband #Dublin #Limerick #Galway #Cavan #Belfast
Ireland Tour
Not long now until I’ll be back with the Ímar lads playing in Ireland again!…
Celtic Connections!
A bit of craic with the Ímar lads the last few days writing some new music ready for our Celtic Connections gig in a few weeks! Then off to Ireland at the end of February!
Last gig of the year!
Last gig of the year!! Finishing off 2019 with another gig in one of my favourite German venues, and where all the madness began for us back in 2017… Westfalenhalle Dortmund #feelinglucky #kellyfamily #thekellyfamily #westfalenhalle #dortmund #8thtime #stagepic #onstage #arena #soldout #irishmusic #bouzouki #irishbouzouki #2guysfromtheiom #hometime
Back on tour!
Great to be back on stage with the Kelly Family and my trad music buddy Tomas Callister Music again last night for a sold out first show in Cologne! 1 down, 40 to go… #kellyfamily #thekellyfamily #25yearsoverthehump #2guysfromtheiom #irishmusic #lanxessarena #cologne #köln
Carbon Fibre Bouzouki!
Looking forward to giving this new beast a blast tonight with Mec Lir! basque #galdakao #musikabizian #bouzouki #irishbouzouki #tradmusic #emeraldguitars #carbonfiber #madeinireland
New Mandolin!
What happens when a musician comes off tour, has time to kill, and is left home alone for a few days… well they buy more instruments of course! #oops #nif #newinstrumentfriday #donttellrachel #ifellinlovewithamandolin #kellyfamily #thekellyfamily #eastmanmandolin #bluechippicks #daddariostrings #nickelbronze #tourlife #shinyshiny #mandolin #electricmandolin #gearhabit #brexitdistraction
Time for gig no. 2
#thale #harzerbergtheater #stagewithaview #backdrop #angelokellyandfamily #angelokelly #irishsummer Harzer Bergtheater Thale
All soundchecked and ready to go!
All soundchecked and ready to go! 🎻Die “Irish Summer” Tour startet diese Woche 😁 Alle Tourtermine: http://angelokelly.de/de/tour/ Posted by Angelo Kelly on Thursday, 20 June 2019
Looking forward to heading off on tour with this lovely bunch of people starting tomorrow!
Looking forward to heading off on tour with this lovely bunch of people starting tomorrow! #angelokelly #irishsummer #irishheart #gold #ilikegooold #thatsakeeper
Here’s another one we filmed a few months ago while in the USA at the Planet Bluegrass Wildflower Pavilion 🎶🎶🎶
Here’s another one we filmed a few months ago while in the USA at the Planet Bluegrass Wildflower Pavilion 🎶🎶🎶 🔊🔊🔊 TuneByMos #2 🔊🔊🔊 . Next up in my #NonCommitalTuneADay is Tomas Callister & Adam Rhodes again in Colorado at Planet Bluegrass!! . . An incredible tune by Liz Knowes called The Rakes of Cashel . . #TuneByMos Posted …
We filmed this one in Oregon a few months back during the Ímar USA tour. Guess who is behind the camera?…
We filmed this one in Oregon a few months back during the Ímar USA tour. Guess who is behind the camera?… Tune By Mos #1📢📢📢 TuneByMos 📢📢📢 I’ve been thinking about doing a tune a day for a while and to be completely honest I’m not cut out for the daily graft soooooo I’ve just been collecting a few tunes …
Yesterday was a day of ups and downs, literally! I took my first ever cable car chair lift (with a severe fear of heights, gulp!)
Yesterday was a day of ups and downs, literally! I took my first ever cable car chair lift (with a severe fear of heights, gulp!) 😬🏔😬 Finished it all on a high though with an amazing gig at #loreley with the Kelly Family #faceyourfears #funicular #seilbahn #wegivelove #openairs #kellyfamily #thekellyfamily #freilichtbühne #rhine #rhymeswithwine #assmannshausen
Getting ready for another weekend of Kelly Family madness with my partner in trad crime Tomas Callister Music at #loreley tomorrow!
Getting ready for another weekend of Kelly Family madness with my partner in trad crime Tomas Callister Music at #loreley tomorrow! 🎶⛰☘️ #kellyfamily #thekellyfamily #wegivelove #openairs #stagestagram #bouzouki #onstage #2guysfromtheiom #waldbuhne #berlin #daddariostrings #nkforster #eastmanmandolin
#waldbuhne #berlin #kellyfamily #thekellyfamily #wegivelove #openairs #wow #2guysfromtheiom #soreheadtoday
#waldbuhne #berlin #kellyfamily #thekellyfamily #wegivelove #openairs #wow #2guysfromtheiom #soreheadtoday Posted by Adam Rhodes on Sunday, 2 June 2019 #waldbuhne #berlin #kellyfamily #thekellyfamily #wegivelove #openairs #wow #2guysfromtheiom #soreheadtoday
Looking forward to kicking off this Summer with the Kelly Family tonight in #fussen Check out that view!!
Looking forward to kicking off this Summer with the Kelly Family tonight in #fussen Check out that view!! 🎶⛰🏰🏔🎶 #kellyfamily #thekellyfamily #wegivelove #openairs #mountains #gigwithaview #bouzouki #2guysfromtheiom
The man in the hat, 🧢 Mr Ron Jappy 🧢 popped round the flat for a cup of coffee and a few tunes the other day ☕️🎻. Some very kind words from Ron there, I’m not sure about all that…! I mainly just play an A chord haha! ;)
The man in the hat, 🧢 Mr Ron Jappy 🧢 popped round the flat for a cup of coffee and a few tunes the other day ☕️🎻. Some very kind words from Ron there, I’m not sure about all that…! I mainly just play an A chord haha! 😉 Here I’m playing my NK Forster regular Irish Bouzouki while my …
One of my favourite gigs so far on the Ímar USA tour – Gesa Power House Theatre #wallawalla #gesapowerhousetheater #paddysday #soldout #greenbeer #stagepic
One of my favourite gigs so far on the Ímar USA tour – Gesa Power House Theatre #wallawalla #gesapowerhousetheater #paddysday #soldout #greenbeer #stagepic
When in Rome… #green #supergreen #pattysday #paddysday
When in Rome… #green #supergreen #pattysday #paddysday
A nice day in San Francisco for a quick tune at the Golden Gate Bridge!
A nice day in San Francisco for a quick tune at the Golden Gate Bridge! Golden Gate Meets Palmers Gate Hello California 👋🏻👋🏻 Soquel tonight, Crescent City tomorrow. Lets do this!! #GoldenGateBridge #BridgeMar #GoldenVsPalmer Posted by Ímar on Thursday, 14 March 2019
First gig of our USA March tour tonight! #berkeley #california at The Freight and Salvage #imarica19 #imarch 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸
First gig of our USA March tour tonight! #berkeley #california at The Freight and Salvage #imarica19 #imarch 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸
Realised I’m leaving the UK today as an EU citizen and currently on course to return at the end of March without that privilege. Not sure what I’ll be coming back to, but I doubt it’ll be better that’s for sure…
Realised I’m leaving the UK today as an EU citizen and currently on course to return at the end of March without that privilege. Not sure what I’ll be coming back to, but I doubt it’ll be better that’s for sure… 🇪🇺😬🇪🇺 #gettingpolitical #sadtimes #backwards #brexshit #brexiety
When in Kesh… 🎶🎶🎶
When in Kesh… 🎶🎶🎶 Another night on the KESHAnother night on the KESH 🎻🇮🇪🎻🇮🇪 #JigsForDays Posted by Ímar on Saturday, 9 February 2019
After this weekend’s gig at Celtic Connections I’ve a week to get ready for a busy few months. Ímar are off on tour in Ireland, Denmark and the USA (with a quick day trip over the border to Canada)!
After this weekend’s gig at Celtic Connections I’ve a week to get ready for a busy few months. Ímar are off on tour in Ireland, Denmark and the USA (with a quick day trip over the border to Canada)! If you’re anywhere near, come along! Or if you know anyone that is, let them know!
Not long until Ímar’s Celtic Connections gig at the Queen Margaret Union on Friday!
Not long until Ímar’s Celtic Connections gig at the Queen Margaret Union on Friday! We’ll be playing alongside Huntza from the Basque Country and the legendary Danú!! Can’t wait 🤩 Tickets available here: https://www.celticconnections.com/events/Pages/event.aspx?event=1%2Fdanu-with-mar-and-huntza