October 18, 2018
Irish Country scene mourn death of Barbara Ellis
The Irish Country music scene is mourning the death of Sandy Kelly's sister Barbara on October 9th.
Barbara Ellis was also recognised as a singer in her own right.
Barbara started her career singing with the Fairways after her sister, Sandy Kelly, joined the band in the mid 1970's. Within a few years, the band added cousin, Marian to the line-up and they became the Duskey Sisters. In 1982, the band hit the big time when the Duskeys represented Ireland in Eurovision singing "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow," which was a chart hit for the band, reaching number 12 in the Irish charts. Although the band broke up around 1983, Barbara would continue to sing often with Sandy in her Patsy Cline show and in 2006, she formed a wedding band called Champagne which played weddings and functions across the country. Barbara retired from the stage several years ago and was living in Dromahair. Her daughter, Sandie Ellis, continues the family tradition and is a part of the young music scene in Sligo. Check out this video of Barbara with sister Sandy.
Barbara Ellis was also recognised as a singer in her own right.
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