Join Sandy Kelly and very special guest, Marc Roberts, with Sandy’s live band for a very special intimate evening of new songs, old songs and life stories.
In October 2023, Sandy Kelly released her self-penned autobiography ‘In My Own Words’, published by The O’Brien Press. The deeply personal memoir dived into Sandy’s life growing up in a show business family and the trials she has endured continuing on the family tradition, which still sees her perform widely today. On this concert tour, Sandy will give audiences a first hand peek into some of her life’s stories, intertwined within a stunning set of all her classic hit songs and new songs from her recent album released in tandem with the autobiography.
The album, ‘Leaving It All Behind’, was recorded at what was Johnny Cash’s personal studio, Cash Cabin in Nashville and produced by five-time Grammy Award-winning producer John Carter Cash (Johnny Cash, June Carter, Loretta Lynn) and an A-list Nashville session band. Twelve tracks, traversing the lines of classic country and contemporary folk, including re-cut acoustic versions of Sandy’s duets with Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson, ‘Woodcarver’ and ‘Against The Wind’, respectively and the latter featuring Marty Stuart as a guest musician. As well as the duet ‘Old Love’ with Mike Hanrahan of Stockton’s Wing. ‘Leaving It All Behind’ is a legacy album that confirms Sandy’s position at the apex of the European country music ladder.
Sandy’s first record, ‘Come Back Billy Joe’ reached number two in the Irish pop charts. She represented Ireland at the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest, as lead singer in The Duskeys. She has achieved multiple Gold Records, including hit duet ‘Woodcarver’ with Johnny Cash and her version of Willie Nelson’s ‘Crazy’, one of the biggest selling singles in Ireland in 1989. For three years, she hosted her own weekly RTE TV Series ‘Sandy’.
Sandy’s very special guest, Marc Roberts, represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest & came a credible second with ‘Mysterious Woman’. Marc is also renowned for his critically acclaimed and award winning show 'A tribute to the music of John Denver'. The show is a huge success in Ireland, selling out theatres, including the National Concert Hall, Dublin and has toured the UK, Germany, Brussels, Australia and even John Denver's home town Colorado USA, where Marc was invited to perform at the ‘John Denver Celebrations’ in Aspen.
Marc has co-written with many top songwriters, including Brian Kennedy, Charlie McGettigan, Jimmy McCarthy and Daniel O'Donnell. With Daniel, Marc has co-written and recorded 15 songs and has had a top 20 hit in the UK singles charts. Marc presented, 'The Marc Roberts Show' on 'Keep It Country TV' and he is currently a presenter with ‘Galway Bay FM’. His weekend breakfast show 'The Feel Good Breakfast’ is one of the top shows listened to in Galway!