Geoffrey Kelly

Geoffrey Kelly (born October 23, 1956 in Dumfries, Scotland) is a Canadian rock musician. He played guitars, flutes and bodhran for the folk rock band Spirit of the West, for whom he was also the lead vocalist on some songs;[1] he and John Mann were the band's primary songwriters.[2]

Kelly playing a penny whistle in 2010

Kelly is also a full-time member of The Paperboys,[3] and released the solo album Gringo Star in 2002. He has also often toured internationally as an accompanying musician with The Irish Rovers.[4]

Kelly now resides in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with his family, wife Alison, son Ben, and daughter Maeve.

Discography
  • Gringo Star (2002)

References
  1. Nick Krewen, "Spirit of The West plans to rattle the rafters at Concordia Club". Waterloo Region Record, October 11, 2005.
  2. LeBlanc, Larry (18 May 1996). "WEA's Spirit of the West Follows Orchestral Route". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 48. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  3. Roger Levesque, "Paperboys bring special delivery of eclectic sound". Edmonton Journal, November 16, 2017.
  4. Jeremy Shepherd, "Not closing time just yet for The Irish Rovers; Iconic band bring their final tour to CelticFest". North Shore News, March 11, 2016.
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