Newfoundland Musician, Producer, Teacher & Ethnomusicologist
A professional musician since 1975, Kelly has been a member of landmark groups Figgy Duff, The Wonderful Grand Band, The Plankerdown Band, Bristol’s Hope, Kelly Russell & The Planks and The Irish Descendants. Working closely for many years with legendary fiddlers Rufus Guinchard and Emile Benoit, learning, recording and documenting their unique music, Kelly has inherited genuine status as one of Newfoundland’s leading traditional music performers.
A digital music archive featuring over 500 unique tunes from 30 NL fiddlers, presented in music notation with midi playback and recordings of each fiddler.