• Tall are the Tales - An Evening with Uncle Mose
• Grandfathers of Newfoundland Fiddle

Kelly Russell has been a professional musician since 1975, an original member of landmark groups Figgy Duff, The Wonderful Grand Band, Jim Payne & Kelly Russell, Russell, Joyce & O'Byrne, The Plankerdown Band, Bristol's Hope, Kelly Russell & The Planks & The Irish Descendants. Working closely for many years with legendary fiddlers Rufus Guinchard and Emile Benoit, learning, recording and documenting their unique music, Kelly has inherited genuine status as one of Newfoundland's leading traditional music performers.

A prominent musical ambassador, Kelly has performed in such countries as England, Ireland, France, Sweden, Denmark, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia, Spain, the USA and all across Canada. His own record label, Pigeon Inlet Productions (est. 1979), has released well over 30 full length recordings on LP, Cassette and CD. Kelly has also taught fiddle to many students, several now successful performers themselves, and has visited many of the Province's schools promoting an interest in Newfoundland culture with our youth. He has also been active in reviving the art of storytelling and recitation, inspired by his late father, Ted Russell (creator of The Chronicles of Uncle Mose - Tales from Pigeon Inlet).

In recent years, Kelly has brought his expertise in Nfld Music & Culture to the growing Tourism Industry in the Province as owner of The Hangashore B&B in Trinity along with his wife and partner, Tonya Kearley. They also run Dance Up, introducing visitors and locals alike to the joys of old-fashioned Newfoundland folk dancing. Kelly has been awarded the Nfld & Lab Arts Council Award for Music (1987), twice awarded the Tourism Industry Association Certificate of Recognition (1991 & 1997), the prestigious Marius Barbeau Award (1997) for his contribution to Canadian Folklore and the City of St. John's Legend Award (1999). Kelly Russell lives in Trinity, Newfoundland, with his wife Tonya Kearley and daughters Naomi & Tamsyn.

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