Cork based musician, Paddy Dennehy has released ‘She’s Mine’ from his forthcoming album ‘Love and Be Brave’ due out on May 25.
Speaking of the new song, Paddy says:
“’She’s Mine’ quickly became my favourite song on this album. It’s a protective chant, rampant and effusive in parts, and measured in others.
“All with the sole aim of warding off the dangers of the world. Keeping anyone with harm in their hearts away from the one that I love.”
Paddy’s first real sense of 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.
At Paddy Dennehy’s last show in Limerick, reporter, Sadhbh Pearce reviewed the night remembering that, “Paddy and the crowd would have happily stayed all night as it was so much fun.
“The room shook with applause and the crowd wasted no time in giving a standing ovation.”
If you make it to one of his shows be sure to go and say hi afterwards and tell him who you’re listening to at the moment.
You can catch Paddy Dennehy playing Upstairs Dolan’s on Sunday June 4. Not to be missed!
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