Singer-songwriter Irene Kelley has been singing and writing songs since her 1983 debut “Pennsylvania Is My Home.” Her latest album, the all-bluegrass “Pennsylvania Coal” was released in 2014. She’ll be appearing in Columbus with Six String Concerts on February 13.
Our talk ranged from how she writes and co-writes songs to how she got fired from her first singing gig.
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i have a song my mother and I wrote and I want to get it to Dolly. My mom and I sang for many years as Country Rhoads. My mother passed away last May.this song is perfect for Dolly! All I ask is for her to listen to it. ‘Cause I know once she hears it she will want to record it or use I in one of her movies!!