About A Fortune's Fool

A Fortune's Fool is the solo folk project of Patrick Kelly from Vandergrift, Pennsylvania.

The project began on a front porch after years of putting music off. The quiet of 2020 became the final push: with live music canceled, Kelly reached back to early blues, pre-war recordings, country blues, ragtime, and folk traditions. A few porch songs grew into a full set, then a stream of original work.

After years of writing, learning, and performing, Kelly recorded and released his first album. Today, A Fortune's Fool keeps moving forward—sharing those songs live and looking toward the next place up the road.