Kelly Family is a band started by Barbara Ann Kelly, her husband Daniel Jerome Kelly and their children.
The family left USA in 1966, and lived for some time in Spain. The family makes their Spanish TV-debut under the name "Kelly Kids" in 1975. The following year they start to tour around Europe as street musicians until they are discovered in Germany and sign their first record contract.
In 1994 the Kelly Family had their major breakthrough with the album Over the hump. At that point the members of the band were: Kathy, Johnny, Patricia, Jimmy, Joey, Barby, Paddy, Maite and Angelo. Currently only Patricia, Jimmy, Joey, Maite and Angelo are performing.
Daniel Jerome "Dan" Kelly (* 1931, † 2002) Barbara Ann Kelly (*1946, † 1982 died of cancer) Daniel "Danny" Kelly - not an active band member Caroline Kelly - not an active band member Paul Kelly - not an active band member, but these days (autumn/winter 2005): is on tour with his siblings (with the circus "Roncalli") Kathleen Anne "Kathy" Kelly (* 6th March, 1963) - instruments: keyboards, accordion, acoustic guitar, organ, violin - currently not an active member of the band, but started a solo career John Michael Kelly (* 8th March, 1967) - (left the band in 1999) instruments: acoustic and electric guitar, drums, percussions, congas - currently not an active member of the band; manages his wife, the Spanish opera singer Maite Itoiz Maria Patricia Kelly (* 25th November, 1969) - instruments: acoustic guitar, harp, keyboard, percussion, Sample Effex James Victor "Jimmy" Kelly (* 18th February, 1971) - instruments: guitar, bass-guitar, congas, percussion, cittern, Jembe Joseph Maria "Joey" Kelly (* 20th December, 1972) - instruments: acoustic and electric guitar, percussion Barbara Ann "Barby" Kelly (* 28th April, 1975) - instruments: congas, percussion - currently not an active member of the band Michael Patrick "Paddy" Kelly (* 5th December, 1977) - instruments: guitar, bass-guitar, keyboards, accordion, piano, drums - currently not an active member of the band, released a solo album, currently studies theology in a French monastery Maite Star Kelly (* 4th December, 1979) - instruments: bass-guitar, percussion - currently only partly an active member of the band. Works on the "Togo-project". Angelo Gabriel Kelly (* 23th December, 1981) - instruments: drums, percussion, bass-guitar, Sample Effex, timbales