Dublin DJ Kelly-Anne Byrne appears at Ladies Day at the Easter Festival at Fairyhouse Racecourse on Saturday 30 March. We asked her the BIG questions . . .
Tickets priced from €20 are on sale here.
Her DJ career began twenty years ago when a large vinyl collection and a love of soul and disco prompted her to drop a mixtape into a local bar.
She has since been entertaining crowds up and down the country with headline slots at all of Ireland's festivals.
Tell us three things about yourself?
I've travelled around most of the world on my own, I love reading in the bath and I'm pretty good at DIY.
How would you describe your music?
Soulful.
Who are your musical inspirations?
Prince, David Byrne, Diana Ross, Roisin Murphy, Grace Jones.
What was the first gig you ever went to?
Prince in Cork, I was nine and it was my first concert. No one has matched him live since.
What was the first record you ever bought?
Sign o’ the Times by Prince.
What’s your favourite song right now?
Jonathan L Seagull by Sampha.
Favourite lyric of all time?
I'm big into lyrics so it's hard to pick but instinctively I thought of "Kiss me where the sun don't shine/The past was yours but the future's mine" - She Bangs The Drums by The Stone Roses.
If you could only listen to one song for the rest of your life, what would it be?
I Say A Little Prayer by Aretha Franklin.
Where can people find your music/more information?
Here . . .
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or my radio show The Beat Goes On on The Face Radio.
Alan Corr
