Linda Welby

I love music and have a great interest in
people with stories to tell of the older
days of singing and music.
I was brought up in a very musical
household with sessions on a regular
basis. Local musicians would gather for an
all-night song and dance affair. I love all
the fleadhs and festivals and enjoy mixing
with fellow musicians. My Grandfather,
Paddy Doorhy played with the first
Ballinakill Ceili Band and he also played
fiddle with the first Leitrim Ceili Band,
he was known far and wide throughout
Ireland and won many awards at fleadhs
and festivals. A few weeks before he
passed away he had won a Connaught
championship. Paddy, also wrote a few tunes, one of which is
widely known throughout Ireland and is called the Leitrim Jig.
My Dad, also Paddy, came from Loughrea and he played drums with accordion player Joe Burke for many years, and he even got a chance to tour America
with him. Joe Burke composed a reel for my Grandfather called Paddy Doorhy’s. My
mum Kathleen, who also has a musical background, met my dad by following the
group to different venues. She was brought up in the Irish language and came from
Carraroe, Co. Galway.
Dad is totally my inspiration and hero. He taught me drums from knee high in
pub gigs where I would sit on his knee and drum for him. I wrote a song for him
which is on this CD and is called Dear Dad.I also composed a Hornpipe called Paddy Doorhy's
and a Jig Port Cáit dan named after my mother.
I have a lot of goals in the music business and I write a lot of songs, songs that are
sentimental to me...love songs especially. When I feel down and out I write what
I’m feeling. I like all types of music (you wouldn’t believe some of it).
I love to dance. I have been brought up set dancing
and love when I get the chance of going to the ceili venues. After that it gets complicated.
I started out playing drums in a ceili band.

REVIEWS:

PAT BOONE

After spending time with her and listening to her music, I can say
Linda Welby is the genuine article. Everything about her is genuine.
She's a singer, musician, recording artist, -- but so much more. She's
a mother, a wife, a beautiful woman (I've seen her up close) and a true
joy to know. I put her in the same class with Emmy Lou Harris and Joan
Collins. Her songs are lovely, emotional, melodic and they spring from
real life experience. I feel her heartbeat in everyone. She's the
genuine article! -- Pat Boone

Rafel Corbi
It's been a really hard way for your Cd to travel from Ireland to Catalonia in Northern Spain, but we finally got it. And I just can say many thanks for sharing this piece of Heaven with us. I love mny kinds of music, but if I could do one, I will love to
be able to share with the world your words, your passion, your music...

This is the review we will done next week on our pages.... thanks...

Linda Welby is a singer, musician, songwriter and a piece of Heaven that God send to Ireland, and to the music world because He knew we need somebody with her special vision of what music needs, or better, what music should be. Stories from her album "A Story To Tell" that touch your soul, that you can feel down your skin, talking to you heart-to-heart, covering different musical genres, but being also in the original branch of irish country music. I love it, and sincerely think that there are very few albums better done that this Cd for Law Records. Visit her website at www.lindawelby.com

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