Paul Kelly

Biography

Paul Maurice Kelly is an Australian rock music singer-songwriter and guitarist. He has performed solo, and has led numerous groups, including the Dots, the Coloured Girls, and the Messengers. He has worked with other artists and groups, including associated projects Professor Ratbaggy and Stardust Five. Kelly's music style has ranged from bluegrass to studio-oriented dub reggae, but his core output straddles folk, rock and country. His lyrics capture the vastness of the culture and landscape of Australia by chronicling life about him for almost 50 years. David Fricke from Rolling Stone calls Kelly "one of the finest songwriters I have ever heard, Australian or otherwise". Kelly has said, "Song writing is mysterious to me. I still feel like a total beginner. I don't feel like I have got it nailed yet."

Channel description

With a swag of 500 or so songs, Paul Kelly is a prolific and poetic songwriter. As well as issuing an enduring body of work with his own bands, Kelly’s songs have been covered by esteemed artists and appeared on screens worldwide. Constantly innovating, Paul leads the curve of catalogue releases with themed albums and concerts, curated mix-tapes, along with books, essays and the adaptations of fifty of his favourite poems to songs. Have a good dig around https://paulkelly.com.au/ where we've curated a wonderland of all things Paul Kelly.

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• 01 3.2K Paul Kelly & Kasey Chambers 'Love Hurts' (Live at Whitfords, WA). May 18, 2026
• 02 7.9K Paul Kelly & Jess Hitchcock - Dead Heart (Live at Werribee Mansion, 2026) Apr 22, 2026
• 03 755 Nukkanya, an old song of mine, is a Narrindjeri word which means ‘See ya.‘ Apr 1, 2026
• 04 2.2K #redhotsummertour ❤️‍🔥 Feb 5, 2026
• 05 711 My daughters children’s band Whistle & Trick put out a christmas record. This is Christmas Kangaroo! Jan 6, 2026