Kelly Hood is from Lively, Ontario and currently resides in Toronto with her New Zealand husband Pat and their two children, Padraic and Finn. She is a respected piper playing both Uilleann and Small pipes. Her father was a Scottish emigree and her mother hailed from New Brunswick. Kelly grew up in the small but tightly knit hardrock mining communities of Northern Ontario and commenced piping with the Walden Highlanders. Her piping has taken her to Ireland, New Zealand, Australia and the States.

Small Pipes are related to the Highland Pipes but much smaller with horizontal drones. They produce a very sweet, resonant tone and have recently enjoyed a resurgence in popularity. Kelly has been heard regularly on the CBC with the show "East Meets East", a mixture of South East Asian and East Coast Celtic musicians and singers recorded in concert at the Glen Gould Theatre in Toronto. Kelly plays in Toronto with Spraoi and Enoch Kent.