I would like to thank you for so much amazing music over the years. My late father bought “Back to the Centre” after hearing The Island on Desert Island Discs around 1990, when I was a nipper. I LOVE that album: your voice, the lyrics... We would play it in the car and on my walkman on family holidays.
You are one of my favourite guitarists (along with Eddie Van Halen, Joe Satriani, Ry Cooder, Nile Rodgers, Al Di Meola and Paco De Lucia!), as your melodic and rhythmic guitar style is so cool, hooky and interesting. Clapton's tender playing on Deep In Your Heart is the best thing he’s ever done in my view. I also love Jennifer’s bass playing on Dance The Romance.
I bought my Dad “Spirits Colliding” when it came out – god the bass and acoustic guitar sound is so clean, deep and soul-enriching! Much more recently I heard some of your earlier songs like Crazy Dreams and Arthur McBride – amazing, such diverse music, and so much more back catalogue for me to explore!
I got to see you play live at the Hawth theatre, Crawley in Sussex with my Dad (in the late 90s, I think) – a treasured memory.
Sorry to waffle on, but I really wanted to try to convey the depth of interest and gratitude I have for your music that has touched my soul and helped to shape my life, and my own guitar playing and songwriting – cheers Paul
Tom 😊
I'm sure you used to stories like this now, so here is one more for the list! Just thought I would share this piece I wrote, celebrating my 10th year of blogging, and my first trip to Ireland 40 years ago, and specifically to 'home' in Donegal Many thanks for the music!
Wondered, Paul, if you've every thought of re-recording some of the songs you penned for The Johnstons? Songs like:
Continental Trailways Bus
I'll Be Gone In The Morning
December Windows
Brightness She Came
Colours of the Dawn
etc
It's a long time since those recordings, but they still sound brilliant. One wonders what extra magic the "mature" Paul Brady might bring to them ...
Wishing you well
Roy
I've been a longtime fan... the early 80s and have many of the albums.
Its great to see a musician's website that is regularly used and updated!
I've been trying to get in contact regarding permissions to use your song 'The Island" as a soundtrack to a multi-screen presentation which the song inspired, entitled: 'Borderline | Stranger in a Strangeland"
link to info about the project:
www.ianfleming.info/borderline-project
KeepOnRockin
Ian
After enjoying your music for at least 35 years it’s time to say thank you. Crazy Dreams is so strongly connected to a long train journey back to my beloved and still makes me so happy.
Travelling through Ireland your music was played at The Rose of Tralee, and I knew all the songs.
Hope you can one day make it to Netherlands to perform. Good health and happiness to you and all fans of your music. Jan.
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Greetings from Beechworth Australia I have been a big fan since hearing Spirits Colliding nearly 30 years ago. Your voice is soulful and uplifting-so wonderful I’m listening to the albums on repeat. Much gratitude for your work.
We're homebound d/t a deep freeze. I put on "The Paul Brady song book" which you signed in Milwaukee years ago. My husband said, " how many times have we listened to this over the years?". Too many to count Paul!! Your creative gift has been woven in our union and we are thrilled to dance,sing and experience the magic you've created. Thank you.
Might there be any 2024 UK dates soon, Paul? I check back regularly in hope!
Hi Paul, being a long-time follower of you since the days of "Back to the center", we managed to come to Athlone in `22 to see your first Pos-Covid show there. Now, we're coming to Vicar Street in April 20 to see you with the whole band! What a blast! All the best for 2024 - see you soon!
Hi Paul! Any chance of seeing you in Denmark sometime in the new year? We har tickets to fly to England when covid hit, I played guitar for Dave Swarbrick here in Denmark for forty years. He loved you. An so do we.
Dear Paul
Hi Paul,
Tensions in the world. Get on to all your people and re release the Island
I am a long time fan. First heard your music in the late 60s, with The Johnstons, and have bought every album since. Seen you in concert 4 or 5 times.
Hi Paul, It looks like you are not going to tour South Africa so as time is running out to get some things ticked off my bucket list i will have to come to Ireland to see you live. Love "Crazy Dreams" and is one of my all time favorite songs. Keep on touring
Listening to I think it’s going to work out fine and dreaming about hearing the amazing Paul Brady sing it?. X
Listening to I think it’s going to work out fine and dreaming about hearing the amazing Paul Brady sing it?. X
Hey Paul,
Dear Paul Brady, just watched the 40th anniversary concert of Andy Irvine/Paul Brady and I’m down to my knees. Arthur McBride did it. You mean so much to me. I’m 67 now and I still have the LP version of your first solo Album. - Back from a 3 week trip all over Ireland, last stop Listowel, I’ve been told you’ve been there two weeks before. Such a pity! Anyway, thank you so much for your music. Every time it touches my soul and heart deeply. Sincerely yours, Daniel
Dear Paul,
Mr. Brady. I recently found your 1977 performance of Lakes of Ponchartrain. I was truly moved by your performance and it was amazing to hear an Irish singer performing a song about our community. You have an amazing talent and I am thrilled to know that you are still performing. I hope to get a chance to see you perform live someday. All the best from South Louisiana, sir.
Wondering if there will be any UK dates in 2023 or 2024? Really would love to see a PB gig and have not been able to make it work in the past - if not maybe I’ll have to make it over to Ireland 🙂
Well done in NYC tonight, Paul. It was great to hear you in fine voice and listen to deliver such well written songs - ones that have been close my heart for decades - alongside fine new ones.. You are a national treasure. I’m 48 and I hope I have half your energy when I have a few more grays... Yours, Mark
Just discovered a dusty old 45 of ‘Crazy Dreams’ from ‘Hard Station’. Why have I not heard your music before??? Great song, and so I will search for your old vinyl and hopefully hear some more great music from an artist that certainly deserves much broader recognition.
Yesterday was my 35th birthday. Which I was dreading it was the first since my dad passed in January. My beautiful wife treated me to a surprise dinner in @bodegawaterford and during dinner she handed me a white envelope and in it was 2 tickets to see @paulbradymusic in the @theatreroyalwaterford that my dad had purchased before he died. He had planned to take me to the concert for my birthday. It was bitter sweet for me really. And after such a perfect night of beautiful music we noticed that my dads seat D7 remained empty all evening. It was like he was there with us and I just found it very comforting. What’s odd is my seat was D6 and seeing as my name starts with a D and my birthday falls on the 6th it was just too much of a coincidence. Dad didn’t pick these seat numbers he was given them at random. It was too much for me after and I got to meet Paul got his autograph and shook his hand. Such a lovely guy - little did he know some 20 years ago me and my dad had a photo taken with him in the Forum in Waterford. I’ve never seen the photo don’t even know if it exists. But thank you to my beautiful wife for arranging a beautiful birthday, which was a day I was originally dreading then turned out to be such an amazing time with a gift from my Dad. I’m still shook over it Dad would have had an amazing time. And thank you @paulbradymusic for a great evening and too my Dad too I miss you but this helped me in ways you will never know until we meet again