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Story songs about Dogs, Men, Love, Kissing, Ladies faking their deaths, Hobbits, Vampires – an invigorating voice delivered in a witty, lively performance.
… Country, Folk, Pop Fiction
SONGS RECORDED/CUT BY THESE FINE ARTISTS
2022
"Pedulum" by Jeremy Michael/Lori Kelley and recorded by Jeremy Michael
2021
"Drumroll" and "Party Bus" by Jeremy Michael/Lori Kelley and recorded by Jeremy Michael
2020
"Shut Up" by LNC/Kelley- Recorded by Last Night in Carolina
"In the Sunshine" by Martin/Kelley - recorded by Tori Martin with LuckySky Music
"Alive in Your Love" by Lori Kelley - recorded by Kelcy Hyde
2018
"Black Sheep" by Kelley/Saini - recorded by Angela Saini
"Don't Let the Devil Down" by Kelley/Easley - recorded by Angela Easley
2017
"Hell or High Water" By Hyde/Kelley - recorded by Kelcy Hyde
"Priceless" by Martin/Kelley - recorded by Tori Martin
2016
"Hit the Ground Lovin'" by Kelley/Staubus - recorded by Jeremy Michael
"The Good News" and "Deliver Me" by Kelley/Guarente - recorded by Sarah J Michaels
"Beautiful Minute" and "I'll Back Out" by Nixon/Kelley - recorded by Jessica Nixon
2015
"I Don't," "Light it Up," "Charlotte," and "The Skirt" by Staubus/Kelley
- recorded by JeremyMichael
"Cue the Rain" by Kelley/Oakleaf - recorded by David Oakleaf
"Promise Me Beautiful" by Kelley/Kennelly - recorded by Natalie Rose
2009 Awards
Winners of the Washington Area Music Association WAMMIE- Best Contemporary Folk Recording for
Cletus and Lori "The Very Same Sky"
2008 Awards:
Nominated for WAMMIE Awards for Songwriter of the Year, Best Contemporary Folk Vocalist, Best Folk Contemporary Folk Duo/Group (with Cletus Kennelly), Best Folk Contemporary Recording ("Be the Missing Peace"), and Song of the Year ("Love on the Metro" with Cletus Kennelly).
2007 Awards:
Lori was chosen to attend the Jeffrey Steele Song Writer Bootcamp and wrote, "A Place I'm Tryin' To Get To" with Jeffrey Steele and Alison Block
Lori and her singing partner, Cletus Kennelly, received the 2007 Washington Area Music Association WAMMIE Award for Best Contemporary Folk Duo/Group.
Also nominated for Songwriter of the Year, Best Contemporary Folk Vocalist, and Best Folk Contemporary Folk Duo/Group (with Cletus Kennelly).
2006 Awards:
Lori and her singing partner, Cletus Kennelly, received the 2006 Washington Area Music Association WAMMIE Award for Best Contemporary Folk Duo/Group.
Also nominated for Best Contemporary Folk Vocalist.
2005 Awards:
Nominated for WAMMIE Awards for Best Contemporary Female Folk Vocalist, Best Contemporary Folk Recording (LOTUS with Cletus Kennelly), .
"It Was a Great Day" won the Directors Award in the 2005 Nashville International Spring Song & Lyric Contest.
2004 Awards:
Lori and her singing partner, Cletus Kennelly, received the 2004 Washington Area Music Association WAMMIE Award for Best Contemporary Folk Duo/Group.
2003 Awards:
Lori received two "WAMMIE" Awards - 2003 Songwriter of the Year and 2003 Song of the Year ("It Was a Great Day" from her latest CD, Like Sea Glass).
Overall, Lori was nominated for seven 2003 WAMMIE awards - Songwriter of the Year, Album of the Year (Like Sea Glass), Song of the Year ("It Was a Great Day"), Best Country Recording (Like Sea Glass), Record Design (Like Sea Glass with Richard Dahl), as Best Contemporary Folk Vocalist, and, along with Cletus Kennelly, as Best Duo/Group in Contemporary Folk.
Lori received the 2003 Mid-Atlantic Songwriters Contest Overall Best Song Award for "It Was a Great Day" from her Like Sea Glass CD. Lori also was awarded the Gold in the 2003 MASC Country category for "It Was a Great Day."
… Country, Folk, Pop Fiction
SONGS RECORDED/CUT BY THESE FINE ARTISTS
2022
"Pedulum" by Jeremy Michael/Lori Kelley and recorded by Jeremy Michael
2021
"Drumroll" and "Party Bus" by Jeremy Michael/Lori Kelley and recorded by Jeremy Michael
2020
"Shut Up" by LNC/Kelley- Recorded by Last Night in Carolina
"In the Sunshine" by Martin/Kelley - recorded by Tori Martin with LuckySky Music
"Alive in Your Love" by Lori Kelley - recorded by Kelcy Hyde
2018
"Black Sheep" by Kelley/Saini - recorded by Angela Saini
"Don't Let the Devil Down" by Kelley/Easley - recorded by Angela Easley
2017
"Hell or High Water" By Hyde/Kelley - recorded by Kelcy Hyde
"Priceless" by Martin/Kelley - recorded by Tori Martin
2016
"Hit the Ground Lovin'" by Kelley/Staubus - recorded by Jeremy Michael
"The Good News" and "Deliver Me" by Kelley/Guarente - recorded by Sarah J Michaels
"Beautiful Minute" and "I'll Back Out" by Nixon/Kelley - recorded by Jessica Nixon
2015
"I Don't," "Light it Up," "Charlotte," and "The Skirt" by Staubus/Kelley
- recorded by JeremyMichael
"Cue the Rain" by Kelley/Oakleaf - recorded by David Oakleaf
"Promise Me Beautiful" by Kelley/Kennelly - recorded by Natalie Rose
2009 Awards
Winners of the Washington Area Music Association WAMMIE- Best Contemporary Folk Recording for
Cletus and Lori "The Very Same Sky"
2008 Awards:
Nominated for WAMMIE Awards for Songwriter of the Year, Best Contemporary Folk Vocalist, Best Folk Contemporary Folk Duo/Group (with Cletus Kennelly), Best Folk Contemporary Recording ("Be the Missing Peace"), and Song of the Year ("Love on the Metro" with Cletus Kennelly).
2007 Awards:
Lori was chosen to attend the Jeffrey Steele Song Writer Bootcamp and wrote, "A Place I'm Tryin' To Get To" with Jeffrey Steele and Alison Block
Lori and her singing partner, Cletus Kennelly, received the 2007 Washington Area Music Association WAMMIE Award for Best Contemporary Folk Duo/Group.
Also nominated for Songwriter of the Year, Best Contemporary Folk Vocalist, and Best Folk Contemporary Folk Duo/Group (with Cletus Kennelly).
2006 Awards:
Lori and her singing partner, Cletus Kennelly, received the 2006 Washington Area Music Association WAMMIE Award for Best Contemporary Folk Duo/Group.
Also nominated for Best Contemporary Folk Vocalist.
2005 Awards:
Nominated for WAMMIE Awards for Best Contemporary Female Folk Vocalist, Best Contemporary Folk Recording (LOTUS with Cletus Kennelly), .
"It Was a Great Day" won the Directors Award in the 2005 Nashville International Spring Song & Lyric Contest.
2004 Awards:
Lori and her singing partner, Cletus Kennelly, received the 2004 Washington Area Music Association WAMMIE Award for Best Contemporary Folk Duo/Group.
2003 Awards:
Lori received two "WAMMIE" Awards - 2003 Songwriter of the Year and 2003 Song of the Year ("It Was a Great Day" from her latest CD, Like Sea Glass).
Overall, Lori was nominated for seven 2003 WAMMIE awards - Songwriter of the Year, Album of the Year (Like Sea Glass), Song of the Year ("It Was a Great Day"), Best Country Recording (Like Sea Glass), Record Design (Like Sea Glass with Richard Dahl), as Best Contemporary Folk Vocalist, and, along with Cletus Kennelly, as Best Duo/Group in Contemporary Folk.
Lori received the 2003 Mid-Atlantic Songwriters Contest Overall Best Song Award for "It Was a Great Day" from her Like Sea Glass CD. Lori also was awarded the Gold in the 2003 MASC Country category for "It Was a Great Day."
