Vicki Kiely (AAA, AC, Pop): http://VickiKiely.SunsetRecordings.com
The Full
Length Album with a bonus Track ‘Mercy’ to be officially
released on August 2nd with Sunset Recordings
Vicki comes from a musical family, where singing
and playing instruments was very much a part of her upbringing.
From an Irish family; but born and raised in Canada; her culture
was nurtured in her by her fathers love of singing and playing
guitar to her from birth. Rebel songs to Rolling Stones to The
Beatles were all on the usual set list.
Vicki had voice coaching and was part of her school choir from the
get go. She picked up a guitar when she was 13. This was the start
of her passion. Playing at school, and writing songs even back
then. Her biggest regret is not concentrating as devotedly to
perfecting her guitarmanship as she did her vocal skills.
She studied Drama and Theatre in College, but eventually realised
her talent was in fact with her voice, and with her song writing.
She formed a band with some friends and started gigging in
different venues around Dublin at the age of 23. At 25 she joined
a band with 4 of her guy friends, and they called themselves “The
42s” (a fun high energy punk band with a sense of humour!)
After this band split Vicki pursued a solo singer songwriter path
for a while before moving to Hong Kong in 2006.
In Hong Kong Vicki started her own performing arts school called
“Fusion Academy”. She started playing gigs again, and writing more
songs, with the aim for an acoustic album. Her style is singer
songwriter stuff that is rocky, edgy, and has a little flash of
folk thrown in for soul!
Parallel to this singer songwriter work, Vicki is an animal rights
activist, and a Cove Monitor for The Ric O’Barry Dolphin Project.
She goes to Taiji, Japan, to document and share with the rest of
the world, the slaughter and capture of 1000s of dolphins every
year. She trains new Cove Monitors there, and also runs a very
special program for children who want to speak out for and protect
dolphins. These kids come to Japan with Vicki as under the Mini
Cove Monitor Program and they learn how to monitor the cove, just
like the adults do. Their voices ring the loudest and her work
with the kids and Dolphin Project has become a major part of her
life; so much so that she is writing her debut album for Dolphin
Project and majority of the proceeds will go this organization
that she is so deeply involved with, and believes so passionately
in. Please find out more at www.dolphinproject.net
She created a Facebook page and a hashtag Peace to the Big Blue.
This allows her to share her passion for the ocean, and all its
creatures with her followers and friends alike. She will start to
make tee shirts, bags, and jewelry for this future brand of hers,
with proceeds also going to Dolphin Project. The shop will be
available on this website, and other online stores to, like
Ecojoia and Dolphin Project.
Vicki also works with animal rights in Thailand and Asia, setting
the stage for a hopeful captivity free Asia one day. She works
closely with an elephant camp in Khao Sok, giving them alternative
ideas to the “Ride on Elephants” or “Elephant Trekking” tours,
promoting more animal welfare friendly options, such as “Walking
with the Elephants”, “Feed the Elephants” and “Shower the
Elephants”. These are more up close and personal encounters with
these amazing animals, and allow the elephants to be free of the
horrendous seats they have to wear for trekking, and is a far more
informative and educational way to experience these majestic
beasts.
Vicki has now completed her debut album simply titled “Vicki
Kiely” and recorded in Phuket with Gary Crause, at legend Studios.
The brand new 11 song CD is being released as
follows:
1 Mercy
2 Enticement
3 Changing
Tides
4 Choices
5 Plastic
6 Wild
and Free
7 Mr.
Player
8 Charlie
Brown
9 Bangkok
Princess
10 The
Massacre at the Cove
11 Cats
Oasis (Bonus Track)
The song “Mercy” has been worked via the ‘Songs For Freedom’ release
to radio, retailers and to any outlet that plays music and videos.
Therefore, the label has decided to release “Charlie Brown” as the
next single with it accompanied by the beautiful “Enticement” track
along with “Changing Tides” and then the brand new bonus track
entitled “Cat’s Oasis”.