Des Kelly (Editor-in-Chief) eLanka

"A BLOODY CRACKER" – by Des Kelly Now, I've seen them all, but Ladies, Gentlemen, & Kids, (get your eyes...

"FISHING FOR COMPLIMENTS" – by Des Kelly   Cannot say that I have had the privilege of knowing Richard Rodrigo...

Kelly Klassics - "Jim Ed Brown & Helen Cornelius I'm Leaving it Up To You – by Des Kelly  ...

"A CHAPTER ON COMEDY" – by Des Kelly   It had to come from Charles Schokman of course, and e'Lanka...

A Kelly Klassic - I wonder if God likes Country Music ? – by Des Kelly   Yet another "Kelly-Klassic"...

MY PRIDE & JOY – by Des Kelly Is this cute little baby boy. His name is Lenny, such fun...

A KELLY-KLASSIC - I'll break out again, tonight – by Des Kelly My "Cover" of a song about a prisoner who...

"A Kelly-Klassic" – by Des Kelly Featuring Ricky Scaggs a Country Star that grew up, living & loving the "Old-Opry"...

"A PAPAL VISIT" – by Des Kelly Although he is not expected to visit us in person, Pope Francis has...

"WILD-CATS" by Des Kelly Very strange indeed, how these subjects suddenly pop up, out of nowhere, it seems, because this...

"AGE IS JUST A NUMBER" – by Des Kelly We have often heard this quote, usually around the birthdays of...

"LOVING HEIDI HAUGE" – by Des Kelly She's the Scandinavian Queen of Country Music, and at the moment, quite the...

"CHAIR EXTRAORDINAIRE" – by Des Kelly Nearly every good home in Ceylon had one. This chair did take a fairly...

"BUCKINGHAM PALACE" – by Des Kelly Thank you, Allan Pinder, for this video of The Most Expensive House, EVER, I...

"THE KING LIVES" – by Des Kelly Not much introduction is necessary. Charles Schokman has sent us the details of...

A Kelly Klassic – by Des Kelly - Sammy Kershaw - Third Rate Romance Sammy Kershaw, one of my favourite Country...

"A PERFECT PALINDROME" – by Des Kelly AGNETHA, BJORN, BENNY & ANNI, THE ACRONYM THAT FORMS THE PERFECT PALINDROME, MENTIONED...

FOR OLD TIME'S SAKE" – by Des Kelly Think I've worked his name out to be Ivor de Novello (hopefully)...

A "KELLY-KLASSIC" – by Des Kelly - "Merle Haggard - I Forget You Everyday"   He died on his 79th birthday,...

ENGLISH-PERSONIFIED – by Des Kelly This extremely interesting article was sent to me, by my good friend Dayal Cooray, whose...

"Kelly Klassic" Borrowed Angel – by Des Kelly Written and recorded in 1972 by Mel.Street, we now have a positive...

"Willie Nelson - It's Hard to Be Humble" – by Des Kelly Another Kelly-Klassic. Willie Nelson (will he or won't...

To Heidi, with love – by Des Kelly She is known as "The Scandinavian Queen Of Country". This song has...

"FAITH CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS" A phrase that does REACH up into the highest mountains, and this is why there is...

"TWO TEXAS TROUBADOURS" – by Des Kelly "They got together many years ago, On"The stone-cold Country Show", George Jones &...

"JUDGES OF CEYLON" – by Des Kelly There were many of these recognised highly intelligent individvuals indeed, in beautiful "Olde...

"PHOTOGRAPHIC PHENOMENA" – by Des Kelly   Two simple words that tell the story. These days, with photographic equipment readily...

"DBU DEBUT" – by Des Kelly For what it is worth, firstly, my grateful thanks to Anne Williams who always...

A "KELLY KLASSIC" OF E'LANKA MAGIC, PLEASE ENJOY "Del Reeves - Belles Of The Southern Bell 1965" – by Des Kelly FYI...

"BEAUTIFUL BIRDS" Thanks to Alan & Margaret Benson, and not forgetting one of the main sources of info.-e' Lanka, Keith...

"PARADISE REGAINED" – by Des Kelly   Enough is enough. Everybody realized, not too long ago, that Sri Lanka was...

"LANKAN LAMPTRAYS" – by Des Kelly It was just while ago that we featured the original Lamprias on e' Lanka...

The HMS Ceylon was built in Glasgow – by Des Kelly It seems that our esteemed contributor to e'Lanla, Keith...

"PARADISE REGAINED" – by Des Kelly Enough is enough. Everybody realized, not too long ago, that Sri Lanka was indeed...

"FOR SCEPTICAL SENIORS" – by Des Kelly As we grow older, most of us tend to get sceptical about the...

"TO ALL MOTHERS" – by Des Kelly   IN OUR WORLD, THERE IS NONE OTHER, WOMAN ON EARTH, THE ONE...

"THE PRICE OF RICE" – by Des Kelly Definitely not nice, is the price of rice AND other foodstuff, so...

"A VIDEO TO WATCH" – by Des Kelly   Sung by the man who wrote the sing, Kris Kristofferson, backed...

"PLANTERS PERSONIFIED" – by Des Kelly   From way back when, it was understood, that, to be a Planter in...

"HELP ME"!! – by Des Kelly Sometimes it seems that the BEST there is, passes you by. This almost happened...