The Kelly Family

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During the great famine in Ireland in the middle of the 19th century, many Irish people immigrated to America. Sean O’Kelley, born 1839, was one of them. He was only 8 years old when he and his family emigrated from somewhere around Cobh, Ireland, to Michigan in USA. Sean O’Kelley is the great-grandfather of the “The Kelly Family”. In USA, they changed the name O’Kelley to Kelly, to sound more American.

Sean grew up to be a well-known violin player and musician in the Irish community where they lived. He married a woman and they got children, one of them was John (Papa Kelly’s father). John married Caroline, and they got 10 kids. 8 boys: Edward William, Ray, Jack, Joe, Henry Lawrence, Bob, Jim and Daniel Jerome. And 2 girls: Margareth and one more.

Daniel Jerome, Dan for short, was born 11th of October 1930 in Michigan, USA. He grew up to be a teacher and professor in math, Lateen and philosophy. He also owned an antique shop.
Dan married Joanne in 1957, and they got 4 children, Danny (1961), Caroline (1962), Kathy (1963) and Paul (1964). Danny was retarded.

In USA they family lived a modern life with TV, radio and two cars. But Dan got sick of the “American Life”. He wanted his kids to grow up in a safe environment, which he meant they wouldn’t find in the US. May 1965 they moved to Europe and Spain.

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Top Tracks

1	Flip a Coin	210
2	Fell in Love With an Alien	193
3	An Angel	148
4	I Can't Help Myself	147
5	Who'll Come With Me	58
6	Nanana	54
7	Streets of Love	39
8	Blood	38
8	Every Baby	38
10	I'll Be There	35
11	Roses of Red	33
12	I Wanna Be Loved	32
13	Edge of Happiness	30
14	Break the Walls	29
15	Carry My Soul	27

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MatejaCubela wrote:
last month

i love kellyse sooo much.. you can writing me on my facebook: Mateja Cubela

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cores wrote:
last month

just to keep the balance of the universe: this band sucks, and everybody who grew himself some pubic hair knows that.

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sleeepless wrote:
last month

they are so good. love you forever

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Babsy_NW wrote:
last month

Still love them like 14 years ago =)

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yolimiguel wrote:
last month

Estoy gratamente impresionada por la gran musica que hacen, que envidia esa casa tan armoniosa y desprendiendo tanto arte. Bonito, simple, con clase, Completo. GENIAL. GRANDE.

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luccie wrote:
last month

i will love them for ever... great artists <3 i listened their music when i was 7 and i still listen to it (ok there was a few-year pause) and i love it..it gets directly in my heart :D

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FuGen wrote:
August 2008

i read about Paddy Kelly at work today -- in a newspaper, nonetheless. (yes, an actual paper one.) i instantly felt sad, for some reason -- not because of him studying theology, no, why would i even care. it just that... everyone who was a young teenager with any semblance of a social life that included music, living in Germany, back in 1993-1994, when "Over The Hump" was released, remembers how fucking on top of the world The Kelly Family were. their music and aesthetics revolved around the past a lot and now they became an actual artifact of the past. many of the said teens have since grown up (physically, at least) and some are even "responsible" "adults". from a perspective of a screaming KelFam fan in the early nineties, this now is a distant future and for better or worse, not at all what they imagined/wished/hoped it would to be. (i'm talking in general. personally, i hated the fuck out of them back then. in time, i made peace with their awfulness.)

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DanShopgirl152 wrote:
August 2008

Every Baby is a sweet good song

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psihicka wrote:
August 2008

they're forever <3

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Mostlyanthony wrote:
July 2008

BarbyKelly is the greatest. You're my Sweetest Angel.

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hungarianfan wrote:
July 2008

No one but you! ;) You're the best, your music will live forever!

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d40lwwb wrote:
June 2008

classic :)

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June 2008

ahahaha
aineb wrote:
June 2008

Santa Maria <3

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Tehdew wrote:
May 2008

Flip a coin is sooo great. Love that song.

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bennyhertlein wrote:
May 2008

"Take My Hand" is so nice!

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windismystylist wrote:
May 2008

when i was 8 they were my fav band :D

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Nyctohylophobia wrote:
April 2008

Childhood.

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KillStorm wrote:
April 2008

flip a coin flip a coin flip a coin xD

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ZHUZHE4KA wrote:
April 2008

неземные голоса!!!

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