Donegal's Paul Kelly is celebrating his 10th anniversary on the Irish country music scene.
He first hit the road as part of a two-piece with his mother, and after years of touring with various bands he launched his own group.
As well as his music interests, Paul runs a busy restaurant in Pettigo, runs the family farm with his father and drives a lorry.
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Pauls tells RSVP Country: "l I can’t believe it's 10 years since I first launched my band in the Allingham Arms Hotel, Bundoran. It’s been a whirlwind decade.
"Like everyone else in the music business we’ve had our ups and downs, great nights and not so good while travelling extensively around Ireland, England, Scotland, Spain, Portugal , New York and Cape Cod.
"Some of my original material is directly aimed at Lorry drivers and farmers because I was raised on a farm in a wee village in Donegal called Pettigo and when I was younger my passion was lorry driving."
He adds: "My mum has a small social dance band and when I was younger I regularly travelled to gigs with her. She would let me play guitar, accordion or keyboard and the odd time I was allowed to sing, I think this is where I got the music bug.
"Our plans for the future are to do some travelling in Germany and Australia and Nashville may also be an option. Last month I re-released my first original single So In Love and I've an album coming for Christmas."
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