Tuesday 09th July 2024
Location: Ballykeeffe, Kilmanagh, Co. Kilkenny,
Paul Brady, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist is one of Ireland’s most highly regarded andsuccessful artists. He crosses musical boundaries again and again, incorporating folk, rock, bluestraditional Irish & classic pop styles into his songwriting.His live performances, whether solo or with full band, include songs from his extensive catalog of 40 years. Often classified as a musicians’ musician, Paul Brady’s songs have been covered by a huge array of major artists. He began to write songs in the early 80s and has since forged a reputation as one of Ireland’s finest singersongwriters, releasing manypopular and critically acclaimed records.Songs such as The Island, Crazy Dreams, Nothing But The Same Old Story, Nobody Knows, Follow On, The Long Goodbye, The Homes of Donegal and Paradise Is Here have, over the years, given joy and emotional sustenance to generations of Irish at home and abroad. Soon after the release of ‘Hard Station’, his first album of his own compositions in 1981, his songwriting began to come to the attention of artists worldwide and his first ‘cover’ came the following year when Carlos Santana recorded ‘Night Hunting Time’.
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