Alan Kelly has been played on NTS in shows including Supporter Radio: Your Specialist Subject, featured first on 28 December 2024. Songs played include Sally Ann's Reels.

1 - Alan Christopher Kelly is a multi-instrumentalist hailing from England. He was drummer for AOR band Shy , appearing on their first 8 releases, from 1983 for almost 15 years.

In 2014, Alan, formed the band 7HY (Seven Heard Years), performing Guitars/Bass/Keyboards/Drums/Backing Vocals himself. The first 7HY album, 'No Place in Heaven' was released on Lynchburg Music in 2014, was well-received among fans and the press alike. The second ‘7HY’ album 'Stories We Tell' was released in 2016 with "For the Record" released in 2017. 'No Going Back" was released in 2019.

Alan is also part of Edge Of The Blade, a band consisting of himself, John Francis (After Hours) and the very talented guitarist, keyboardist and producer Andrew Chick. They released their third album, 'Distant Shores" in 2021.