Paddy Casey

ElisaAtWar

Went to see Paddy this weekend in Moate. Paddy was incredible. Had his daughter Saoirse on piano and she did a few of her own on guitar half way through. She was really good.

Paddy stayed on stage for well over two hours and seemed to enjoy the night as he got a lot of interaction from the crowd which seemed to get his stuff going.

He is such an incredible artist and he did a version of Nina Simone's Sinnerman was was just crazy.

During the concert we learnt that he had lost his brother 10 days previous. Howhe managed to still go ahead after such news says the type of guy he is.

So my question. What happened to Paddy Casey? He was and is amazing. His concert over last weekend was insane. And his music is so good. So why did he not become as famous as Ed Sheeran. I never understood this

sydthebeat

He never played by the "big music industry" rules and to a degree he turned his back on the fame that he grew out of that scene in the late 90s with glen Hansard, mic Christopher, kila, mark dignam etc

Not associated with any record label means finding it much harder to get radio play and album releases.

He's had to resort to playing small venues and festivals over the last few years, and AFAIK paying his his music releases out of his own pocket

FullBack Jam

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058383059/paddy-casey

His first 2 albums were really good. Great songs like Saints and Sinners, Self Servin society, Sweet Suburban Sky etc.

He supported Pearl Jam a long time ago in the Point.

I have no idea what happened him after that.

Thanks for the tip though. I'm going to listen to some more of his stuff now.

Still Ill

Was looking at old ticket stubs I had in a drawer a while ago and I had one for a gig he played in the RDS. Now, I've no recollection of that gig whatsoever, but that would've been a pretty big venue for him. He was getting a lot of radio play back when Saints and Sinners was released, but don't hear much of him these days alright.

ElisaAtWar

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122914717#Comment_122914717

Thats exactly as I have come to understand it also. But he decided and that's alright. It's a shame for all the people who would have loved his music. He played a song to his recently departed brother which was just incredible, as is much of his music. So he decided not to sell his soul to the music industry which I respect. At the same time it's such a shame that his natural ability was never brought to the mainstream. He is such a nice dude and he just wanted to play music to us for as long as wanted to listen. Amazing

alias no.9

I saw him in a small venue earlier in the year, Saoirse played then too, I certainly enjoyed it and most of the crowd seemed to too. I think he may have struggled a bit with fame but he seems to have his **** together. I think it was John Squire from the Stone Roses or the Sea Horses at the time who spotted him busking on Grafton Street back in the day and got him connected with his first record deal.

ElisaAtWar

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122918543#Comment_122918543

so he had a record deal?

alias no.9

First two albums definitely a record deal, pretty sure Paul McGuinness was his manager back then, he was a big deal at the time.

the 12 th man

Think he was on Mother Records (U2 owned label) when he broke through originally.

fourmations

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058383059/paddy-casey

i know him from bygone years, met him at his brothers wake for the first time in over 25 yrs, i used to hear him singing right in front of me when he was younger, some voice, he was saying he's not really arsed with chasing fame and touring and all that and likes to be at home which is fair enough, lovely guy, always was, cheers