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						Kevin Hayes
						
						
							 from
							 New York
						
						
							 wrote on September 1, 2020
							
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									 3:29 am
								
						 
					
					Just Discovered You Paul after all these years listening to Arthur Mcbride now, Learned about the Dubliners and  as well as Andy Irvine who I know you played with. I found   Dervish and Cathy Jordan and Elinor Shanley. I am a professional musician myself this Covid hit us hard but we still survive while others do not. I have toured the World all except Ireland (my loss). I met Peggy Seeger at a festival last year and played Erin Gro Mo Chroi with her and learned the 

 story of it. I plan to play it at my next NYC gig.



 Keep going and keep making great music  you have a new (much belated fan for life)
					
					
						
							Admin Reply:
						 
						
						Thanks Kevin, it's never too late to be appreciated!
						
					
				
			
			
				
					
						
						Matthew
						
						
							 from
							 Roscommon
						
						
							 wrote on August 1, 2020
							
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									 7:43 pm
								
						 
					
					Hope you and your family are well Paul during these hard time. Looking forward to Castlebar gig .
					
				
			
			
				
					
						
						Adrian Connelly
						
						
							 from
							 Woonona Australia
						
						
							 wrote on July 31, 2020
							
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									 5:55 am
								
						 
					
					Hi Paul



First let me start off by saying I am a huge fan of your music and your approach to your instrument. I bought your instructional video a few years ago and have studied it intensively but I am hungry to learn more. 



Do you, by any chance, run Skype lessons? I would be really interested in learning directly from the master if you were up to it. Alternatively do you have Tab charts of your work. 



It is really hard trying to work out your tunings and arrangements by watching youtube vids of your work let alone unlocking the subtleties you employ in your arrangements. As you might appreciate resources for learning Irish music are a little thin in the antipodes. 



I am having a crack at Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore at the moment and as far as I can tell you are using a drop D tuning. Is this correct? 



Any way thanks for the years of pleasure I have had listening to you play. I hope all is well in your world and you are thriving in these interesting and challenging times. 



All the best



Adrian Connelly
					
					
						
							Admin Reply:
						 
						
						Hi Adrian. Firstly apologies this took awhile. You're right that Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore is in a drop D tuning. Unfortunately I don't do Skype lessons. I have a few tabs on my website (https://paulbrady.com/disco-1/tablature/) but not a lot unfortunately. Not much of a teacher, I regret. Prefer throwing shapes!

Paul
						
					
				
			
			
				
					
						
						Clive Churchward
						
						
							 from
							 Altrincham
						
						
							 wrote on July 26, 2020
							
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									 11:04 am
								
						 
					
					Hi Paul - Ive just ordered the DVD Irish Traditional but I read somewhere that you sometimes play with your guitar mic'd up. I just wondered what mics do you use. Stay safe and hope we have live music back shortly
					
					
						
							Admin Reply:
						 
						
						Hi Clive. Thanks for the message. You're right. I don't like pick ups except in a band situation. For solo shows I don't really use a guitar-mounted mic per se. I just put a Shure KSM32 condenser mic about metre in front of me at chest level and it picks up both my guitar and voice. A very natural sound. Paul
						
					
				
			
			
				
					
						
						Donal
						
						
							 from
							 Dublin
						
						
							 wrote on July 24, 2020
							
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									 7:53 pm
								
						 
					
					What were the instruments used to play "Eat the Peach" at the beginning of the film Eat the Peach?
					
					
						
							Admin Reply:
						 
						
						Hi Donal. Don't have a copy of that! Checking it out to see if I can find it. Can't remember till I hear it. Will get back. Paul
						
					
				
			
			
				
					
						
						Jane
						
						
							 from
							 Norwich
						
						
							 wrote on July 11, 2020
							
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									 11:09 am
								
						 
					
					Just wanted to say thank you Paul for the wonderful e-mail for my dad on his birthday, he really was so surprised , hope  to be able to come and see you performing  in the very near future 

Thanks 

Jane
					
					
						
							Admin Reply:
						 
						
						Thanks Jane. Sorry this took a while. Glad your dad enjoyed it! Paul
						
					
				
			
			
				
					
						
						Dennis T. Smith
						
						
							 from
							 Fall Creek, Oregon
						
						
							 wrote on July 11, 2020
							
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									 5:13 am
								
						 
					
					I discovered Mr. Brady's music with "Spirits Colliding" album. 

The song "The world is what you make it" has become one of my all-time favorite songs from any artist. I try to live by that title, so hard to do. thank you Paul, for inspiring me as a fellow songwriter.  if you have time, please check my songs out on reverbnation.com as The Dennis Smith Project. thank you again for gifting us with your deep and soulful,  music.
					
					
						
							Admin Reply:
						 
						
						Thanks Dennis. Glad you like the song. It's just been recorded by Jimmy Buffett on his new album 'Life on the Flip Side'. Good luck with your own music. It sounds pretty good! Paul
						
					
				
			
			
				
					
						
						Dave Wells
						
						
							 from
							 Taunton
						
						
							 wrote on July 6, 2020
							
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									 11:50 am
								
						 
					
					Just bought Hooba Dooba (better late than never). Excellent and fantastic contribution from jennifer Maidman on bass; interested to read she laid down her bass parts in two days!  Would be interested to know when your memoir is to be published
					
					
						
							Admin Reply:
						 
						
						Hi Dave. Glad you like Hooba Dooba. Hard to believe it's ten years old now. Jennifer is one of the great bass players and I am lucky to get to work with her. My memoir will hopefully be out late 21! Paul
						
					
				
			
			
				
					
						
						Donal McGarrigle
						
						
							 from
							 Strabane
						
						
							 wrote on June 3, 2020
							
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									 10:51 pm
								
						 
					
					Hi Paul, 



Been an avid fan of yours for many years and being a fellow Strabane man makes it even sweeter! I hope you are keeping well during these crazy times. I’m trying to play one of my all time favourites, Crazy Dreams, by ear but haven’t quite mastered it and I was wondering if you have a tablature book on sale anywhere? All the best, Donal
					
					
						
							Admin Reply:
						 
						
						Hi Donal.  There is a DvD of me teaching guitar versions of my songs and Crazy Dreams is on it. It comes with a booklet which includes tabs of several songs. You can order it online at www.homespuntapes.com. Hope that works for you. Paul
						
					
				
			
			
				
					
						
						Pauline
						
						
							 from
							 Dromore, County Down
						
						
							 wrote on May 25, 2020
							
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									 9:23 am
								
						 
					
					Dear Paul - a belated Happy Birthday in lockdown, I hope you enjoyed it anyway. I was all booked up for the concert in Donegal  on the 16. May -SO disappointed it couldn’t happen. Please come back north when we get our freedom back -the Ardowen in Enniskillen seems a good venue. Meanwhile stay safe and keep letting us hear you live on Facebook. Pauline 💚🌈
					
					
						
							Admin Reply:
						 
						
						Thanks Pauline. mad times!
						
					
				
			
			
				
					
						
						Linda daly
						
						
							 from
							 Dublin
						
						
							 wrote on May 23, 2020
							
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									 10:28 am
								
						 
					
					Love your new song 

Love the way you play guitar
					
					
						
							Admin Reply:
						 
						
						Thanks Linda. Glad you like the song! Stay safe. Paul
						
					
				
			
			
				
					
						
						Matthew
						
						
							 from
							 Roscommon
						
						
							 wrote on May 21, 2020
							
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									 8:57 pm
								
						 
					
					11/09/2020	Castlebar Looking forward to it , Hope you are staying safe and well Paul during these hard times.
					
					
						
							Admin Reply:
						 
						
						Thanks Matthew. here's hoping it happens!
						
					
				
			
			
				
					
						
						Niall Walsh
						
						
							 wrote on May 19, 2020
							
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									 1:59 pm
								
						 
					
					Hi, Paul. I am really enjoying listening to your music in Japan. Unfortunately, I am in hospital at the moment, but your music gets me through the day.
					
					
						
							Admin Reply:
						 
						
						Get well soon Niall. Glad the music helps! Paul
						
					
				
			
			
				
					
						
						Angela Greenan
						
						
							 from
							 Ballyshannon, Co Donegal.
						
						
							 wrote on May 19, 2020
							
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									 11:29 am
								
						 
					
					Hi Paul,

Just wanted to wish you a very happy birthday today, hope you have a lovely day. 

We were due to see you in Dunlewey in May , but thank God you have rescheduled for Oct, we really are looking forward to it. 

I have listened to your music for many years, and Im a huge fan. I used to sing in a band myself, and would always sing many of your songs.

Thanks a million for all the great music, and never ever stop. 

Hope you are staying well in these strange times.

All the best, 

Angela. 🤗
					
					
						
							Admin Reply:
						 
						
						Thanks Angela. Hopefully Dunlewey will go ahead! Paul
						
					
				
			
			
				
					
						
						Sean Hayes
						
						
							 from
							 Calgary
						
						
							 wrote on May 2, 2020
							
									 at
									 6:08 am
								
						 
					
					Your new song is just lovely. A few short weeks ago we became first time grandparents of twins and that song hits me in my heart and soul.
					
					
						
							Admin Reply:
						 
						
						Thanks Sean. Good to hear from you and glad you like the song!

Paul
						
					
				
			
			
				
					
						
						Jon Noyes
						
						
							 from
							 Montpelier
						
						
							 wrote on April 28, 2020
							
									 at
									 12:00 am
								
						 
					
					Began going through the album collection during 'quarantine'.  Putting together a list of "Lost Gems" - albums people may have overlooked.  "Hard Station" is in the Top 10.   I wore that album out.

Amazing.
					
					
						
							Admin Reply:
						 
						
						Hi Jon, sorry this took a while! Thanks for the vote of confidence! Stay safe !

paul
						
					
				
			
			
				
					
						
						Tom Kelly
						
						
							 from
							 Dublin
						
						
							 wrote on April 25, 2020
							
									 at
									 8:00 am
								
						 
					
					What’s the story with the cancelled/postponed Kilkenny concert on 14th March?
					
					
						
							Admin Reply:
						 
						
						Hi Tom. The Kilkenny gig was part of an annual festival and so it wasn't possible to reschedule. Tickets were/are refundable at your point of purchase. Hope this helps.
						
					
				
			
			
				
					
						
						Steven Campbell
						
						
							 from
							 New York City
						
						
							 wrote on April 21, 2020
							
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									 11:24 pm
								
						 
					
					Wanted to thank you for the brilliant mini-concerts you've been doing on facebook. You are really lifting spirits here in New York. All the best to you!
					
					
						
							Admin Reply:
						 
						
						Thanks Stephen. Got to try and keep sane at this time! Paul
						
					
				
			
			
				
					
						
						Denis Foley
						
						
							 from
							 Kilkenny
						
						
							 wrote on April 17, 2020
							
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									 10:12 pm
								
						 
					
					New song!
					
				
			
			
				
					
						
						John Loftus
						
						
							 from
							 Newport
						
						
							 wrote on April 16, 2020
							
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									 12:45 pm
								
						 
					
					Walaked yesterday around Lettermahera, Newport, Mayo. Marching in step to Arthur McGride. First time I realises it was a marching song. Thanks Paul
					
				
			
			
				
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