In October 1988, Australian singer-songwriter Paul Kelly made his second SNAP appearance with two members of his band, The Messengers, in tow: pianist Peter Bull and drummer Michael Barclay (here reduced to a backing vocal role). 
 They play a low-key acoustic set featuring numbers from their latest album, “Under the Sun,” and others from his catalog.

Paul Kelly and the Messengers

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Paul Kelly and the Messengers

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