 heading back down to Dumdock. I'd probably take a spin back tonight, you know, with Carly's in the morning, so our class is to go there now, so I often up and doubling DCU, so. No way. Alright, so I'd probably spin back up tonight. I won't just forget you. I'll take your time. Claire, once again thanks, thanks very much for coming up. A quick introduction to yourself. You actually have a big strong Dunningall connection. I do. I grew up here, so I did. I grew up here in Fawn, family home was in Fawn, and then went to primary school in Tuben, went to two-year secondary school in the Moncranin school, where at, and then the family shipped us off, moved us a few hours down the road, moved to Dumdock, so. Ah, yes. It's Dumdock, a permanent best now, do you think? Oh, I've been there now. Moved when I was 14, I'm 19 now, so I was so well settled. You're liking it down there, right? What are you studying at DCU? I'm in DCU. It's called meant to the courses. It's marketing. It's fancy marketing, basically. Oh, very good. Marketing, innovation and technology. Have you just started or? I'm in my second year now. Very good. My second year, I enjoy it, so. Enjoying it, that's good. It's coming good. Well, we'll show you all that. I'll tell you what I'm going to do before we talk more. We'd love to get a song for me, so. Aye, aye, aye. First song you're going to do versus? First song I'll do, I'll do Candy by Paul Newtini. All of it. First song I'll do, I'll do Candy by Paul Newtini. Oh, so. This is on here so. It's one of my favourites. Right, whenever you're ready. It's a blast. Yeah. Brilliant. Are you a fan of Paul Newtini? Ah, unreal. He's one of your big I love his style, but I just think his last couple of albums died for me, it didn't. I know what you mean, he's earlier stuff, earlier stuff when you come in when you first came on the scene, like he had a pocket full of what you called it. Oh, the one we always had at school. No, he came along and then the next thing, I was really looking forward to the next album and it disappointed me, and then the next album after that disappointed me as well. Anyway, have you ever heard him live? I've actually never heard him live, no. Definitely one for the vocalist. He'd be good for a festival or something. He's playing all over the place. He's not too worried about me seeing his albums. So tell me this, you gigging steady? Gigging steady is right. I only started the gigs under a year ago now, but it's picked up. Last Christmas I started, I've always played guitar, I've always sang. Last Christmas, I don't know if you open mics in the local pub, and I went to Jim, the barman, the baby in black rock, and I was like, was he giving me a gig? He was like, yeah, I heard you a few times, you're not too bad. I said I'd talk a lot of videos, and I sent around as far as you can imagine, and it's picked up from there, playing all over the place now, so it's pretty cracked. Do you write songs? I do write songs of course. That one you've open video done is just doing something else. It's absolutely flying, so it is. When did you put that open video? I only put... See, it's been a bit of a process getting it up, but I wrote the song over a few days, and then one day I was just playing and putting on Tech Talk, and that video took off, that one's on about 70,000 views now, and I was like, right, I need to do something with this, and that's when I got in contact with Owen again, Owen Johnson, and I got it recorded, and then we done all that, went through all that, and I posted another video then, and a few weeks later, and that one got up to about 380,000, and it's still kicking on now. And are you able to look under that account and see where that's suffering? All on me, Tech Talk, it's at fyoungkenny.v on Tech Talk, and you'll get all the videos there, and why a lot of people are relating to the song, you see, because what it's about and stuff. What's the backbone to the song? Basically, the song is about, you see everywhere, why a lot of people my age emigrating abroad, like going to, like Australia, like Canada, especially around here, because that's what I wrote about, even Dundalk, but around Donegal, it's, there's a why a lot moving, and you go on Facebook, you see, oh, there's someone I went to school with there, they've moved abroad, there's someone I was friends with, they've moved, and so I just wrote the song, but why people are doing that? So it must have resonated with a lot of people. Their response has been unreal, so it has. People text me on Instagram, they're looking up, find me, people I've never met before, and I've been like, how must they relate to the song, and just... It's a nice pat on the back for a song. Oh, yeah, it means a lot. Tell me, have you written any songs? Not really, no, I've not written that many. I've only got into writing past few months. So... But I've been... You're learning? I am learning. I've written some bad ones, and no one's heard them. I'll tell you that, I've written some very bad ones, but I suppose you have to write the bad ones, get the good ones, that's a hope. I don't think there's too many who've written all good ones. Fairness, you know? Hopefully I've got most of the bad ones out of the way. I know, you're dead on. Well, listen, would you... This is a new song you have out of the minute, it's called Sail, Sail Away. Was there a chance you'd play that for us? I'll tell you what I'll do, Fiona. I'll just give you a chance to tune up. We're taking a quick abrick. Fiona Kenny is in studio, and he's going to sing his massive number one hit, Sail, Sail Away. Don't go away. The effects of personal debt problems often go beyond just financial. What we don't want to face can cause us to unravel. Stress eats at you, relationships unwind. It can feel like life's falling apart, but support is available. 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He went full circle so he's the man who taught me guitar and I always had in the back of my mind if I'm ever recording a song I'm going to go back to Owen because I can't speak highly enough I'm the genius to be honest. Well the good thing about it is that you knew that he was there for you and that's you know that's important when you're at a song that you have. It has to be for you it's like nurturing a baby it has to be delivered right. You know what I mean? When you put the effort into it when you went into Owen with it did it come out the way you wanted it? Do you know what I mean? Was it much different to what you went on with? What I went in with was just what is heard there the guitar and the vocals that's what he said to me. Do you want to record that or do you think the song could be more? I said to him definitely he can have more to it and that's where he comes in and he knows exactly what he's at I bounced ideas off him he bounced ideas off me and I'm very happy with how it turned out. Well the best look with that and the Midnight Preachers were wishing you all the best you've sent a message so is it next week? No? I must be looking at the wrong sheet or something don't be panicking that that's the way it works what are the plans would you like music full time or are you just happy enough? I love it full time I love playing it's always been the passing was the pressure on now to go to the next single to beat? I know don't you want to think about that yet? I know, you think what am I going to do here? Can I top that? What style of music do you like? Apart from Paul and Natini style of music, I love Jerry Senneman I love Jerry Senneman I love Damon Rice as well I love Damon Rice I have a wild variety of music I listen to them because then I love Kanye West and stuff as well I listen to all sorts I wouldn't tell you to broaden to my end we wish you well are people looking to get in touch with you? what are you available? I'm available on all social media, my Facebook, Instagram at Fionn Kenny and then on Tiktok as well so my DMs are open contact me please contact me you're looking forward to a busy Christmas then? busy enough getting round to Weebit all the surrounding counties getting round to Weebit excellent, well done indeed I once had tell him to check in the post well done come here, listen it's been an absolute delight having you up here I want to thank you very much for your commitment to your music, be travelling up here and travelling back down again we know exactly what that means and what effort you put on it and we do appreciate it I'll give you some on the finish I'll do a Damien Rice one after talking about him working people just finally, just working people get you this weekend if they're looking to hear you this weekend, I'm in Proper, a new pub in Dundalk it's a great spot in there Friday night so that'll be the one coming soon Proper Dundalk it's a great new spot we wish you well now when you're ready love that song absolutely love that song and you covered it well is that part of your setlist? definitely part of the setlist I always go down the street that one well listen, check this out on social media I think you're going to be massive because that song you put up there was just something special so we wish you well with that long may continue, good luck with your study and please have a safe journey back home again tonight thank you very much