The John Kelly Ensemble

John Kelly

Monday - Friday, 2 - 4pm

John Kelly is essential listening for lovers of great music. From Bach to Brian Eno, from Billie Holiday to Sigur Rós, transform your afternoons with a sonic adventure like no other.

John also presents the RTÉ Television arts review programme, The View. Click here for the programme website.

For more about John, click HERE

Music played on The John Kelly Ensemble...

Gato Azul

Video Archive

Click above for videos of live peformances on the programme.

Videos include Studio 8 sessions with Vyvienne Long, Liam O'Connor & Seán McKeon, Zoe Rahman and Kate Ellis. Plus performances by Camille O'Sullivan, Gato Azul and the Cashell duo at the Belltable, Limerick, and footage recorded with Julie Feeney and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra in Studio 1 as part of RTÉ Big Music Week in October 2010.

John Kelly, Daniel Martin Moore and Daniel Joseph Dorff

Audio Archive

You asked and we obliged - you can listen back to previous special programmes and special guest interviews here. Featuring recent interviews from the Reich Effect Festival in Cork with Steve Reich and David Harrington of the Kronos Quartet and Jóhann Jóhannsson. Plus Vyvienne Long, Donnacha Dennehy, Dawn Upshaw, Natalie Clein, Laurie Anderson, Debashish Bhattacharya and Tasmin Little.

Camille O'Sullivan and John share a tune.

The John Kelly Ensemble Gallery

Click here to visit our gallery, featuring John with previous guests, friends and well-wishers.

You can also see photos of our recent live programmes recorded as part of love: live music.