Since 1997, the
record label has built 53 of these Healing Gardens in the United States and
Canada, including the recent completion of a $1.5 million garden in Cambridge,
MA.
The Kelley Family Christmas album is familiar
yet fresh, including 12 tracks with each Kelley singing four songs featuring
very different and identifiable leads, while the other two provide beautifully
woven harmony vocals. “We all had our list of maybe 30 songs. We pared them down
to the 12 making sure each of us appeared on an equal amount of songs,” explained
Irene.
“Silver Bells was at the top of my list. Most
people wouldn’t guess it, but jazz standards are my favourite genre of music to
sing, and most classic Christmas songs are jazz standards,” said Sara Jean.
“It's really cool to work as a family. We all
have different strengths and styles, but I think they blend together seamlessly
on this project,” says Justyna.
The ladies also blend seamlessly together on
the album cover and in the liner notes, wearing celebrity designer and “Project
Runway” All-Star Johnathan Kayne’s beautiful one-of-a-kind dresses.
The “Red
Carpet Designer of the South” had them visit his Nashville warehouse and select
whatever they wanted. “We had a blast trying on those dresses,” said Irene.
Kayne also styled the Kelley’s for their album
release concert on November 29th at The Bluebird Cafe in Nashville.
Swipe for jams from their “Bluebird on 3rd”
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Believing the record should be non-genre
specific, the trio of ladies chose a piano-based approach to instrumentation.
“Our musical arranger, Will Barrow, was a no-brainer for us,” Justyna said. “He
has played music with us since my sister and I were kids… his musicianship and
musical sensibilities are beyond compare. He and mom helped cast the right assortment
of players, and it worked out magically.”
Executive Producer Eagan first learned of Irene
in 2000 after hearing her critically acclaimed “Simple Path" record on
WUMB-Radio in Boston. Soon after, he invited her to play his Healing Garden
concert series. “Terry went on to learn of my daughters, Justyna and Sara
Jean's talents, and booked them each individually and us as a trio on several
occasions,” says Irene.
“[The Kelley Family Christmas album] was
Terry's idea,” continues Irene, “and Terry and I both agreed this would be a
meaningful and truly special project for all involved.”
“Every purchase of The Kelley Family Christmas album
will include a contribution towards funding the creation and caring of Healing
Gardens.” said Eagan, a timeless way to continue to generate support for
gardens that help heal.
The Kelley Family Christmas Album
· Angels We Have Heard On High – Irene Kelley
· Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas – Justyna Kelley
· The Christmas Song – Sara Jean Kelley
· Do You Hear What I Hear? – Irene Kelley
· Joy To The World – Justyna Kelley
· I’ll Be Home For Christmas – Sara Jean Kelley
· Silent Night – Irene Kelley
· Hark The Herald Angels Sing – Justyna Kelley
· Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree – Sara Jean Kelley
· O Come, O Come Emmanuel – Irene Kelley
· O Holy Night / Minuit Chrétien – Justyna Kelley
· Silver Bells – Sara Jean Kelley
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About the Kelley Family Members
Irene Kelley
Irene
Kelley’s
signature mix of Bluegrass, Country and Americana appeals to music lovers
across all genres. Irene’s songwriting has drawn much deserved attention, and
her pure and lonesome vocal prowess has tugged at the heartstrings of music
lovers for years, making her one of traditional music’s most beloved music
story-tellers. Her newly released Snow White Memories full-length album
currently occupies the Bluegrass Unlimited radio charts with her fourth
single, and her previous album, Benny’s TV Repair, garnered five #1
songs on the BU charts and continues to receive coast-to-coast 24/7 airplay on
Sirius/XM. As seen and heard at the IBMA,SPBGMA, Grand Ole Opry, the CMA Music
Festival, the 30A Songwriter Festival, Folk Alliance International, the
Americana Music Festival, COUNTRY festival (Belgium), Disneyland Paris, the Equi
Blues Music Fest (France), Avila Beach Music Fest (CA), Bay Fest (AL) and many
other venues. Syndicated on-air appearances include Sirius/XM, Acoustic Cafe,
NPR’s Live at Mountain Stage, CMT, GAC, Larry’s Country Diner, as well as
airplay on Country, Bluegrass, Folk and Americana radio stations worldwide.
Noted
Music Historian Robert K. Oermann sums up her great gifts this way: “As a
vocalist, IreneKelley glows with beauty and expressiveness. As a songwriter,
she shines with a lustre that few of her peers can match. This is music to
cleanse the soul. This is music to raise you up. This is music to touch your
heart.”
Justyna Kelley
Justyna
Kelley
is an accomplished singer, songwriter, producer and actress from Nashville, Tennessee.
Growing up and touring the world with her mother sparked an early passion for travel
that would eventually lead her to Paris, France, where she signed a record deal
with Warner Francein 2012.
While signed to publishing with Universal France,
she was nominated for a Mark Award for her album Nashville TN and wrote
songs for many international artists, films and tv shows.
In 2019, she reached
#1 songwriter status with “Anything To Help You Say Goodbye,” co-written with Irene
Kelley and Steve Cropper.
Her album Canon recorded in both English and
French, is signed to E.K.P. in France and set to release worldwide on October
6, 2023.
Sara
Jean Kelley
A
lover of wild things – plants, animals, people and music – Nashville native
Sara Jean Kelley crafts songs that combine upbeat, pop-inspired country hooks
with thoughtful, often philosophical lyrical themes that explore our human
connection to the natural world. Due to her dark sensibility and slightly
melancholic sense of humour, Kelley’s particular brand of alternative country
is multi-dimensional, with one foot firmly rooted in her Nashville Country /
Americana background, another foot exploring the realms of alternative rock,
rock and roll, pop, and even hip-hop influences. Her voice, at times husky,
dark and sultry, at times floating light-as-a-feather, has been compared to
celebrated female country stars Brandi Carlisle, Patti Griffin and Lucinda Williams.
She’s opened for icons Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell and her songwriting
reveals a clear, intuitive understanding of what makes a song work.
