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Nick Kelly’s “rich robust voice and delicately woven lyrics” (Irish Times) first came to prominence when he was lead singer and songwriter with acclaimed Irish band The Fat Lady Sings. After 10 singles, many hundreds of celebratory live shows and two much-praised albums on EastWest / Atlantic, Nick split the band in

In , he released his first solo album “Between Trapezes”, on his own defiantly independent Self Possessed Records label. This album, the pressing of which was funded by a direct appeal to his fans, was described by Hot Press Magazine as “album of the decade”. In , Nick won the accolade of Male Solo Artist of the Year at that year’s Irish Music Critics Awards.

In Nick finally released his second solo album, and, despite the long hiatus, proved that he had not lost his ability to fuse powerful words with celestial melodies. “Running Dog” was lauded by Musician as “exquisite” and by the Evening Herald as “a poet’s soulful challenge to the senses”. “R

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Galwayman hopes to win online song competition

People’s living conditions less than years ago were frightening. We have come a long way. We talk about water charges today, but back then the local District Councils were erecting pumps for local communities and the lovely town of Mountbellew, according to Council minutes, had open sewers,” says Galway County Council archivist Patria McWalter.

Patria believes we “need to take pride in our history, and we should take the same pride in our historical records as we do in our built heritage”. When you see the wealth of material in her care, this belief makes sense.

She is in charge of caring for the rich collection of administrative records owned by Galway County Council and says “these records are as much part of our history as the Rock of Cashel is. They document our lives and our ancestors’ lives. And nobody can plan for the future unless you learn from the past, what worked and what didn’t”.

Archivists and librarians are often unfa

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