Paul Brady, Irish singer-songwriter
Date and Time
Monday Sep 16, 2013
8:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
Location
Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA 01966
Travelling by Car:
Rockport is 45 miles from downtown Boston.
Drive north on Route 128 (through two rotaries) to the traffic light in Gloucester.
At the traffic light, turn left onto Route 127.
Drive 4 miles to Rockport.
Continue through “Five Corners” onto Route 127A (Broadway) toward the harbor. It’s a slight vere to the right. At the stop sign at Mt. Pleasant Street (lighthouse in median), turn left and then bear left onto Main Street. The Shalin Liu Performance Center is on the right at 37 Main Street.
Travelling by Train:
Rockport is accessible by commuter rail from Boston and other Northshore towns. The commuter rail originates from North Station on the Green line in Boston. The train station is ½ mile walk to the concert hall.
Walking Directions from Rockport Train Station:
Leave Rockport Commuter Rail Station and turn left onto Railroad Avenue. Turn right onto King Street for and then turn right onto Beach Street (Atlantic Ocean and Front Beach on other side of Beach Street). Follow Beach Street and the Shalin Liu Performance Center will be on your left after you’ve merged onto Main Street. The Congregational Church is across the street.
Contact Information
978.546.7391
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Description
With a career cataloging over 40 years, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Paul Brady is one of Ireland's most highly regarded and successful artists. He crosses musical boundaries again and again, incorporating folk, rock, blues traditional Irish, and classic pop styles into his songwriting. Often classified as a musicians' musician, Brady's songs have been covered by such renowned artists like Bonnie Raitt, Tina Turner, Joe Cocker and Carlos Santana, Maura O'Connell, Brookes and Dunne, and even Cher. Born and raised in Northern Ireland, Brady was influenced by a wide variety of music from an early age from traditional Irish music to swing, jazz, 50's rock ‘n roll, Motown, and blues. In Dublin, the 60's saw the renewal in Irish traditional music and gave birth to the first wave of Irish ballad groups like The Clancy Brothers, The Dubliners, Sweeney's Men and The Johnstons. Paul was a member of The Johnstons and recorded seven albums during his time with them. In the late 1970's, he went solo and his solo folk CD Welcome Here Kind Stranger won the Melody Maker Folk Album of the Year. Following this success, he released Hard Station in the early 80's that launched him as an Irish rock artist. He has since released numerous CDs and is highly regarded as the finest Irish singer-songwriter of his generation. In 2002 Brady received the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Irish Music Awards. In 2010, Brady released his fourteenth solo album Hooba Dooba to widespread acclaim. ''His resonant tenor was an instrument of earthy character with a touch of grit trimming its edges, a source of full-bodied tone that complemented the acoustic guitar pulse he used to propel the firm folk of his opener… his voice was a strong vessel for thoughtful lyrics, etching sturdy soul into its steady pulse.'' Thomas Kintner, Special to the Courant ''Irish folk star Brady, a songwriter's songwriter… delivered a jaw-dropping opening set on solo acoustic guitar and pian
