Willie Kelly is a seasoned music professional working across live booking, festival production and artist development in the Country, Folk and Americana world.

Co-producer and programmer at Sligo Live Festival Ireland, Willie has curated lineups featuring Robert Plant, Jools Holland, Dermot Kennedy, Indigo Girls, Glen Hansard, Rhiannon Giddens, Steve Earle and many more.

With Midnight Mango Agency UK, he represents a strong roster of international touring artists including Ashley Campbell, Julian Taylor, Niall McCabe and Michael McGovern.

Previously an artist with Irish band, Rackhouse Pilfer, Willie performed extensively across the UK and Europe, including Glastonbury and C2C London. The band earned multiple national awards and performed for Irish President Michael D. Higgins. Willie holds eleven songwriting credits with Rackhouse Pilfer and worked with world-renowned producers Gareth Jones (Depeche Mode, Nick Cave, Grizzly Bear), Brad Jones (Josh Rouse, Bobby Bare Jr.) and Ethan Johns (Kings Of Leon, Paul McCartney, Ryan Adams).