PADDY DENNEHY
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As a child Paddy would rush to get a guitar or play the piano very loudly in the hopes that you might hear it and request a song before you left. He was not imbued with a keen sense of subtlety or restraint but he has been working on this over the years.
His first real sense of feeling a connection to music was listening to Mick Flannery perform ‘Evening Train’ on the ‘Late Late Show’. From here there is a clear trajectory of influences - Mick Flannery led him to Tom Waits. Tom Waits led Paddy to Randy Newman who would lead on to Nick Cave. Other influences would surface in later years but Flannery, Waits, Newman and Cave have formed the bedrock of Paddy’s music.
When he started writing his second album, Paddy lived alone on his father’s small farm in County Limerick. It was a long way from anywhere and afforded him plenty of time to think, write and play with everything on full volume. It was both cathartic and challenging. His forthcoming album is a collection of songs that discuss what it means to fall in love, loneliness and the search for hope.
“This man is a rare talent. We can only advise you to keep an eye - and two ears - on him”
“Poignant lyrics…evoke almost disturbingly vivid images. Little Light is a captivating, heart-wrenching showcase of how powerful folk music can be.”
“Little Light is emotional, real and a showcase of raw talent. You really couldn’t wish for a more impressive debut album, and I’m sure Paddy Dennehy has plenty more up his sleeve for the coming years”
“I was just f**king knocked out.”
“This is the sound of a very current ventilator pumping life into suffocating world and, quite frankly, it’s (almost) an obscenity to hear this open-heart surgery of a tune.”
“Bare nerves and raw emotions, backed by arrangements fueled with a combination of power and panache create the heart and danger at the soul of Paddy Dennehy’s music. Fermented over time, Little Lights rings out as a beacon,”
“The Irish songwriter crafts compelling tracks that tug at our soul in a way reminiscent of some of our favorites.
His storytelling, vulnerability, and sheer emotion make him one of the rare songwriters who can do it all with sheer brilliance. ”
“Dennehy is a real vocal force, his performance is powerful and it doesn’t hold back an inch of emotion. That combined with strong messages, great storytelling and a beautiful production makes this album a masterpiece.”