John Kelly is from Enniskillen in County Fermanagh. After a degree in Law at Queen's University he chose to follow his passion for the arts – and for music in particular. He began working in television and radio at the BBC. He won a SONY Award and in 1998 he moved to Dublin.
John is now best known for Mystery Train and for The Works Presents – a series of in-depth television interviews with leading figures in the world of arts and culture. He also presents the U2X-Radio show ELEVATION on Sirius XM – broadcast weekly throughout the United States and Canada.
He has published two collections of poetry. Notions (Dedalus Press 2018) and Space (Dedalus Press 2022). A third is on the way.
Visit the Mystery Train with John Kelly web page here