▁matter ▁being ▁raised ▁in ▁the ▁Irish ▁Senate . ▁The ▁final ▁show ▁was ▁a ▁featured ▁as ▁a ▁news ▁item ▁on ▁the ▁national ▁R T É ▁ 9 ▁ 0 ' clock ▁news ▁and ▁U 2 ▁and ▁El vis ▁Cost ello ▁appeared ▁in ▁gest ures ▁of ▁support . ▁Kelly ▁admitted ▁in ▁inter views ▁that ▁he ▁seriously ▁considered ▁qu itting ▁altogether ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁but ▁late ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁R T É ▁Ly ric ▁FM ▁to ▁present ▁a ▁new ▁and ▁very ▁different ▁show ▁called ▁The ▁J K ▁Ens emble . ▁Although ▁R T É ▁Ly ric ▁FM ▁has ▁tradition ally ▁been ▁a ▁classical ▁music ▁station ▁The ▁J K ▁Ens emble ▁covers ▁everything ▁from ▁J . S . ▁Bach ▁to ▁Brian ▁En o ▁and ▁from ▁Mil es ▁Davis ▁to ▁Sig ur ▁R ós . ▁John ▁Kelly ▁surprised ▁everyone ▁with ▁an ▁ins istence ▁on ▁playing ▁Ig or ▁Stra vin sky , ▁John ▁Col tr ane , ▁Sh ost akov ich , ▁Lou ▁Re ed ▁and ▁Kurt ▁We ill ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁but , ▁again , ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁an ▁instant ▁success ▁which ▁significantly ▁raised ▁the ▁profile ▁of ▁the ▁station . ▁When ▁Kelly ▁was ▁on ▁leave ▁on ▁one ▁occasion ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁guest ▁presented ▁by ▁two ▁stars ▁of ▁The ▁W ire ▁– ▁Reg . ▁E ▁Cat he y ▁and ▁Clar ke ▁Peters . ▁Kelly ▁presented ▁the ▁final ▁episode ▁of ▁The ▁J K ▁Ens emble ▁on ▁ 1 1 th ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Kelly ▁also ▁presents ▁Radio