Will (Leo O'Kelly album) explained
| Will |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Leo O'Kelly |
| Cover: | Album will okelly frontcover.jpg |
| Caption: | Original cover designed by David O'Toole. Photo by Peter Mirolo. |
| Recorded: | 22 August 2009 – 2010 |
| Studio: | Sirius Art Centre (Cobh, Ireland),
Glasthule |
| Genre: | Folk, folk rock |
| Length: | 36:52 |
| Label: | Life & Living |
| Producer: | Leo O'Kelly |
| Prev Title: | Proto |
| Prev Year: | 2003 |
Will is the third album by Irish musician Leo O'Kelly. It was released on 18 March 2011 by Life & Living Records[1] and consists of a collaboration with Liverpool writer John McKeown, who wrote poems that constitute album's lyrics, then adapted in music by O'Kelly.[2] [3] [4] [5]
Personnel
- Leo O'Kelly – vocals, guitars, violin, synthesizer, bongos, drum programming
- Hetty Lane – vocals on tracks 1, 5, 6, 7 and 8, harmonica on "The End of Love"
- Garvan Gallagher – bass guitar and Clevinger double bass
- Sonny Condell – Moroccan pottery drums on "Alcohol"
- Holly Cooper (credited as Barry Whiteside) – ukulele on "Will"
Production
- John McKeown – lyrics
- Leo O'Kelly – production, recording and mixing
- Louise McCormick – recording at Sirius Art Centre and mixing at Manor Studio, Cobh on "Alcohol"
- John Crone – recording at Sirius Art Centre on "Alcohol"
- Andy le Wien – mastering at RMS
- David O'Toole – cover design, insert photo
- Peter Mirolo – front sleeve photography
Notes and References
- https://www.facebook.com/pages/Become-A-Fan-Of-Leo-OKelly/259340282377 Leo O'Kelly: "Expecting the new CD to arrive from London around 10 o'clock"
- News: Needham . Pete . Leo O'Kelly - Will . 184. March–April 2011. Rock Society. 37–38.
- News: Andrews . Kernan . Leo O’Kelly - new album and Galway show . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20231207095401/https://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/41218/leo-okelly-new-album-and-galway-show. 2023-12-07. 2011-06-30. Galway Advertiser. 2023-12-07.
- News: Long . Siobhán . Leo O'Kelly - Will . June 17, 2011 . . November 14, 2023.
- http://www.lifeandlivingrecords.com/shop/lok/leo_okelly.html Will purchase page on Life & Living Records website: "The 11 songs on Will are written around the poems of John McKeown, a Liverpool poet who now lives in Dublin."
