Paul Brady - Dancer In The Fire with Eleanor McEvoy

Paul Brady, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist is one of Ireland's most highly regarded and successful artists.

He crosses musical boundaries again and again, incorporating folk, rock, blues traditional Irish & classic pop styles into his songwriting. His live performances, whether solo or full band, incorporate 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 from Bonnie Raitt, Tina Turner, Cher and Maura O'Connell, to Brookes and Dunne, Joe Cocker and Carlos Santana.

He began to write songs in the early 80s and has since forged a reputation as one of Ireland’s finest singer-songwriters, releasing many popular 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’. Since then his songs have been sung by many international artists including Tina Turner, Cliff Richard, Cher, Carole King, Art Garfunkel, Bonnie Raitt, Joe Cocker, Trisha Yearwood and Phil Collins and, closer to home, Ronan Keating, Joe Dolan, Dickie Rock, Maura O’Connell, Liam Clancy and Mary Black.

An evening with Paul Brady on stage is a captivating experience, and this great talent can easily be compared to his contemporaries such as Jackson Browne, Van Morrison, Richard Thompson and Mark Knopfler.

Paul continues to garner huge respect from the younger writers and performers of today, including Glen Hansard, Sarah Siskind and Shawn Colvin are among the many that hold him in high regard.

Plus Special Guest Eleanor McEvoy

www.paulbrady.com

www.eleanormcevoy.com

Sunday 6th May at 7.30pm

£22.50