Tristan Lamar O'Donovan, second generation musician and songwriter, was born and raised in Bantry, West Cork, Ireland. He first picked up the guitar after his father died when he was only 12. Equipped with his fathers Telecaster, Acoustic and 2 Les paul's, he started his journey into the world of music. Fine tuning and crafting his own sound in the bedroom before building his home studio. In January 2021, when he was 18 his debut single "Bottle O'red" was featured on the Jenny Greene Show as the TRACK of the week on RTE 2FM