paul kelly:
fiddle/mandolin
Paul Kelly from Dublin, Ireland is a versatile multi-instrumentalist who is equally proficient in a wide variety of musical genres. He has performed and recorded with Sharon Shannon, Townes van Zandt, Mick Hanly, The Fleadh Cowboys and ex De Dannan singer Eleanor Shanley. His 1998 release "a mandolin album" has been described as a defining CD in Irish Music for that instrument.
A book of 110 tunes selected from his vast repertoire (including some of his own compositions) was published in 2007 and is widely distributed in the States by Mel Bay. Paul's fiddle playing is also featured on the Grand Theft Auto IV, the worlds biggest selling video game.