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Terry Kelly
C.M.,
BA, DCL (Hon.), DFA (Hon.) |
Live Music Performances
When Terry was seven years of age, his parents made the emotionally
difficult decision to send him from his home in St. John’s, Newfoundland
to the Halifax School for the Blind. It was not easy for either Terry or
his parents, but the difficulties initiated Terry’s quest for challenge,
developed his love of life and nurtured his musical talent. Terry learned
to play the accordion, clarinet, guitar and piano and was a founding
member of a very successful high school band, The Stringbusters. Always
busy, he worked his way through Saint Mary’s University performing in
clubs and bars with the popular rock group Janus, while studying for a
degree in psychology.
Terry’s persistence and commitment to his work were first recognized at
the 1993 East Coast Music Awards. It was here that Terry set an ECMA
record by winning in every category in which he was nominated. His tally
included “Album of The Year” for his “Divided Highway” project; “SOCAN
Song Of The Year” for the first single, “In My Father’s House”; “Male
Vocalist”; “Country Artist”; and “Live Act (Entertainer of the Year)”.
Terry Kelly has performed his original music in places as far away as
Australia, Spain, and Afghanistan; has performed with Symphony Nova
Scotia, the Edmonton Symphony, and the Stadacona Band of Maritime Forces
Atlantic ; has shared the stage with such artists as Rita MacNeil, The
Rankin Family, Faith Hill and Ray Charles.
Terry has presented his performances at the 1988 Winter Olympic Gala
Dinner; for Princess Margaret during her royal visit to Nova Scotia; for
the Wayne Gretzky Celebrity Sports Classic 10th Anniversary; at Expos in
Vancouver, British Columbia / Brisbane, Australia / and Seville, Spain;
for their Royal Highnesses, Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh at a
Prime Minister’s Dinner held in their honor; in schools, colleges,
universities and concert halls; and for conventions, festivals, and fairs.
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