Paul Brady, famous Irish singer/songwriter plays The Olympia on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th and 8th of February.
Paul Brady began his musical career playing piano in a hotel in his native Donegal. He cut his teeth as a guitarist with the rock bands Rockhouse and The Cult. Then Brady joined famous sixties folk act The Johnstons as guitarist and singer and recorded seven albums with the group. In 1974, he left the band to join Planxty and while he toured extensively with the band, he never recorded with the group. In 1976, Brady recorded an album with Planxty's Andy Irvine, Andy Irvine and Paul Brady which is one of the classic folk albums in the trad canon. The album featured Brady's scintillating version of “Arthur McBride”, a song that made him a folk superstar in Ireland. Brady who had been such a steady backing musician was coming to his own right as a solo artist of remarkable talents. 1978's Welcome Here Kind Stranger was to be Brady's last traditional album and his later albums would see him engage the rock and pop genre.
In 1981 Brady released Hard Station, an album which brought him into the modern era with rock songs that touched on personal and contemporary social issues. Brady would go on to record such classic albums as Hard Station, Full Moon, Primitive Dance and Sprits Colliding. Brady's distinctive take on rock music saw Brady become a renowned international act in the '80s with artist like Tina Turner covering his songs.
Last year, Brady released The Missing Liberty Tapes, an album that captured a concert in Liberty Hall in 1978. The tapes of the concert were lost for 23 years and only found recently. The album featured the talents of Andy Irvine, Donal Lunny, Liam O'Flynn, Paddy Glackin, Noel Hill and Matt Molloy. The record was promoted by a slew of brilliant concerts in Vicar St reprising the 1978 line-up. The album and the concerts were a sort of homecoming for Brady to his traditional roots.
Last year six episodes of “The Paul Brady Songbook” was broadcast on RTE. The shows were a fascinating insight to his song writing and showcased Paul singing his songs in different musical settings. Brady has just released his new album The Hawana Way which shows a songwriter in his prime. So if you want to hear all those great songs, “Crazy Dreams”, “The Island” and “Nobody Knows” , check out Paul Brady at The Olympia.
Time : 8pm
Tickets : €39.50
Tickets available from Ticketmaster outlets, www.ticketmaster.ie.
The Olympia
72 Dame St
Dublin 2
Tel : + 353 (0) 1 6793323
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