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About Me

Lori grew up in Arizona, California, and Florida. She learned to play guitar at age 11, and began writing songs as a teenager. Lori attended Broward Community College, Arizona Western College, and graduated from Northern Arizona University with a bachelors degree in Music Education with emphasis on vocal performance. Lori's professional career began in New York City in a small band called Main Squeeze. After starting a family, Lori settled in northern Virginia, and, in 1996, recorded her first CD. Lori Kelley & Twice Shy - Take Action includes twelve original songs she performs with her sister, Michelle, and brother-in-law, Butch Nielson. Soon afterward, Lori moved to Key West, Florida, and quickly found herself at home in the laid-back music scene of the Keys. She became a regular entertainer at the famous watering hole, Capt. Tonys Saloon. While in Key West, Lori recorded an all-original solo CD, entitled With Love From Key West. At that time, a real gift fell into her lap. The Key West Songwriter's Festival invited her to play at Blue Heaven with Tia Sillers, Mark Selby and Pat Alger and she's got the T-Shirt to prove it! Lori returned to northern Virginia in 1999, where she continued her solo acoustic performances. She released her third CD, Like Sea Glass. Presently in a duo with Cletus Kennelly, Lori and Cletus have given bloom to their newest CD LOTUS which is selling by the tens of tens and can be purchased at CDBABY and iTunes. MyGen Profile Generator

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Member Since: 7/14/2006
Band Website: lorikelley.com
Band Members: Lori Kelley & Cletus Kennelly with some help from their friends at Recording Arts, Salamone's Recording Studios, Wally Cleaver's and County Q.
Influences: Jeffrey Steele, Rivers Rutherford, Scotty Emerick, Brett James, Chuck Jones, Chuck Cannon, Cletus Kennelly and the list goes on...
Sounds Like: OK, I was just told once again that I sound like the old 10,000 Maniacs. I'm just telling you what people say and Natalie Maines... they say.
Record Label: FOX MIKE, URBAN GARDEN MUSIC and PRANCING PONY PUB
Type of Label: None

My Blog

2000 KEY WEST SONGWRITERS FEST

Howdy, go to my "pics" if you'd like to see my 2000 KWSF pictures! You may be in them! Lori
Posted by Lori Kelley on Sun, 02 Mar 2008 12:12:00 PST

JEFFREY STEELE Songwriter Bootcamp and me!

Hi, I'm so excited! I am one of 14 people chosen to attend the Jeffrey Steele songwriter bootcamp this September! 4 days of intense songwriting and learning from my songwriting hero, Jeffrey...
Posted by Lori Kelley on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 05:50:00 PST

2 NEW SONGS from COUNTY Q

Ahoy, I just recorded these two new songs at County Q in Nashville. "As far as angels go" is about mi padre. And "my dog..." is just a fun dog/man song. So enjoy and let me know watcha think. Thanks ,...
Posted by Lori Kelley on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 05:27:00 PST

KEY WEST SONGWRITER'S PICTURES!

Hi, you can see some cool pics from my vacation in Key West this past May and years of yore. Have fun, Lori http://www.lorikelley.com/photo_album.htm...
Posted by Lori Kelley on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 10:15:00 PST

CLETUSandLORI COMING SOON

CLETUSandLORI COMING SOON to a myspace near you! Yeah, I'm working on it. Also, we're planning on a new T-shirt for fans to purchase at our shows.Something that they will be proud to wear everyday for...
Posted by Lori Kelley on Wed, 09 Aug 2006 07:37:00 PST

FALCON RIDGE FOLK FESTIVAL

Well, we just got back from an envigorating weekend at the Falcon Ridge folk Festival of which we were chosen out of millions, nay billions of artists to partake in the "Emerging Arti...
Posted by Lori Kelley on Wed, 26 Jul 2006 02:58:00 PST

ALL ABOUT ME- LORI KELLEY

Hiya, I just thought you should know a few things about me. So, here they are. Those few things, that is... JOB: Performing songwriter in the Washington, DC area, home maker, hand maiden to a cer...
Posted by Lori Kelley on Mon, 17 Jul 2006 07:31:00 PST