Jennifer began playing in 1998 when her father, who hailed from a tiny village in West Clare, introduced her to traditional Irish music and dance. Jennifer holds several qualifications and group titles for the All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil, and has travelled around the world performing around the US, Ireland, and Italy (as a part of the ensemble that represented Ireland at the World Expo in Milan in 2015 as a musician and dancer). Currently, Jennifer is an instructor with St. Louis Irish Arts. Along with participating in multiple sessions in the St. Louis area, she is a part of FABA-a newly formed all-female traditional Irish group- as well as a duo with her sister Shannon Kelly, cleverly named The Kelly Sisters.