For nearly a decade he was one of the leading lights of Irish folk. And then Paul Brady turned away from the trad scene and reinvented himself as a contemporary singer-songwriter, penning songs for stars such as Tina Turner along the way. Now, with a new album under his belt, he reflects on his long journey from the pub session to the rock stage, the price of fame and talks about his burgeoning friendship with artists such as Glen Hansard, Fionn Regan and Ronan Keating.
At the end of the 1970s, Paul Brady made a decision that...
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The Paul Brady & Gavin Glass track is raising money for the Irish Youth Foundation
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Massive demand sees iconic singer-songwriter plot second night
Read More Bonnie Raitt, Van Morrison, Mark Knopfler and Sinead O'Connor are among the luminaries to lend their talents
Read More Paul Brady, who was joined by the likes of Mark Knopfler, Bonnie Raitt, Van Morrison, Curtis Stigers, Gavin Friday and Sinéad O'Connor for a month of gigs there in 2001, returns to Vicar St., Dublin on May 15.
Read More The veteran singer believes Songs Of Innocence being given away to iTunes subscribers devalues music.
Read More September 21 is the date and Dublin's Olympia is the place.
Read More Paul Brady's two-night stint at the National Concert Hall kicks off this evening
Read More They'll be joined by Pete St John, Ray Harman, Shay Healy and Jimmy MacCarthy...
Read More He’s one of the outstanding Irish songwriters of the modern era. Now Paul Brady is taking fans and newcomers alike on an intimate journey, with an album chronicling some of his favourite career moments. Here, he looks back over his extraordinary 45 years in the business, argues that the emerging generation has shot itself in the foot and, controversially, takes the Government to task in relation to copyright
Read More The songwriter vigorously defends his craft in the latest issue of Hot Press.
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Double compilation shows depth of major Irish artist
Read More The singer-songwriter gets set for an intimate show
Read More He'll be performing songs from all phases of his illustrious career.
Read More The Irish folk veteran has been honoured with the Italian award, now in its 36th year
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In a move that may surprise fans, the Irish songwriting legend Paul Brady has included a cover of The Beatles' 'You Won't See Me' on his forthcoming album, Hooba Dooba.
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A state-backed arts scheme yields surprisingly sublime results for trad devotees. Meanwhile, Paul Brady has a treat in store for fans.
Read More Irish songwriting legend Paul Brady plays Tullamore’s The Thatch on August 21 as part of the venue’s Rince Ceol bash.
Read More Paul Brady joins Christy Moore & Declan Sinnott on the bill for the September tribute gig to Irish guitarist Jimmy Faulkner.
Read More Paul Brady has paid tribute to Jimmy Faulkner, the legendary Irish guitarist who lost his fight against cancer this week.
Read More The return of one of the country’s finest songwriters, ‘Smile’ is the first single to be lifted from Brady’s forthcoming Say What You Feel album. On first listen it sounds like something that Van Morrison might write. As Brady songs go, it’s not far removed from his most recent output. There’s nothing uniquely special about it and it’s certainly not one of his best.
Read More According to my calculations, Paul Brady celebrates forty years as a professional musician this year. You certainly wouldn’t think so – looking at the fresh-faced (and decidedly blonder than usual) chap staring out from the cover of his first album since 2001’s Oh What A World. And if his gruelling touring schedule is anything to go by (he treks around the US in Feb followed by an Irish/UK tour) the man from Strabane shows little sign of slowing down.
Read More Paul Brady has confirmed an April 22 visit to Dublin's Point Theatre.
Read More Paul Brady has confirmed an April 22 visit to Dublin's Point Theatre.
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Read More A decent night’s work, with Brady’s voice sounding as mightily impressive as ever.
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Then, almost unnoticed special guest Sinéad O’Connor slipped out on stage to take the vocals on ‘The Lakes Of Ponchartrain’
Read More For a while during his 'Nobody Knows' phase it seemed like Paul Brady might be joining Chris de Burgh et al on the central reservation.
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