paul brady

He was a regular performer in Slatterys Pub in Capel Street. Later, he spent some time with the seminal supergroup Planxty and also toured and recored in a partnership with accclaimed folk singer, Andy Irvine. But it was with his 1980 solo album "Hard Station" that Brady first established himself as the writer of songs of great passion and intensity for which he is best known today. Employ in a thumping rock line-up and a mammoth production, he proved that he knew how to write a sincere moving song and his restless delivery matched all those feverish storylines about emotional strife, prejudice and paranoia. The Paul Brady blueprint was sketched out.

For over a decade now, he has continued to release painstakingly crafted and beautifully played albums of genuine depth. And while commercial success on a major scale has inexplicably continued to elude him, he has a growing legion of loyal fans throughout the world. He has also earned the respect and admiration of some of the the world's biggest superstars, Bob Dylan says he's one of his favourite artists, so too do Mark Knopfler and Eric Clapton and acts as diverse as Tina Turner, Dave Edmunds and Santana have all covered Brady compositions.

No-one who listens, really listens, to a Paul Brady album can remain unmoved and that, when you think about it, says it all.