Patrick "Paddy" Casey
is an Irish singer-songwriter from Dublin. From an early age he spent a great deal of his time learning his craft by busking on the streets of Dublin and Galway. Paddy was discovered by Sony A&R Scout Hugh Murray at the International Bar in Dublin, while performing at the legendary singer/songwriter night hosted by Dave Murphy. Paddy was signed by Sony, and was eventually taken in by U2's management company, Principle Management.
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Biography
Paddy Casey appeared on the
Late Late Show on
September 7, 2007. The album opened with
Fear
, and ended with
It’s Over Now
, while exploring themes of loneliness, loss, love and social problems facing the young generation along the way. Paddy lists influences such as
Bob Marley,
Nina Simone,
Aretha Franklin,
Marvin Gaye and
Stevie Wonder in his work. His second album, Living, saw Casey returning to the themes of solitude and isolation with songs such as
Don’t Need Anyone
,
Want It Can’t Have It
and
Anyone That’s Yet To Come
.
He released his first album
Amen (So Be It)
in
1999. This album was produced by Pat Donne and was certified double platinum. Casey himself played a range of different instruments in the short time spent recording it, and the track
Winter's Fire
featured
Mundy as a guest guitarist.
Sweet Suburban Sky
surfaced the following year on the soundtrack to the award winning US TV teen drama
Dawson's Creek
. Paddy received nominations for Best Irish Songwriter and Best Male Singer at the
Hot Press Awards.
Hot Press readers themselves voted the album Best Debut Album, as well as voting Paddy the year’s Most Promising Act and nominating him in seven other end of the year categories. Touring saw Casey providing support to artists like
R.E.M.,
Ian Brown,
Ani DiFranco and
The Pretenders.
Casey returned in
2003 with the multi-platinum album,
Living
, which was certified 11-times platinum in Ireland.
Living
was produced by Fred De Faye, Paddy Casey and Pat Donne. It spawned the Irish chart hits
Saints and Sinners
,
The Lucky One
(in
2003)
Bend Down Low
and
Want It Can't Have It
(in
2004).
Living
spent the majority of the year in the top ten, finally climbing to the top of the charts 21 weeks after its initial release.
2004 proved to be a memorable year for Casey, winning his first of two consecutive
Meteor Irish Music Awards for Best Irish Male. He also garnered rave reviews for a performance at that year's
Oxegen Festival.
2004 saw
Living
confirmed as the highest selling
Irish album of the year. Public demand was met with a week long residency at the
Olympia Theatre. The year ended with a sold out performance at Dublin's
RDS.
In 2005, Casey headlined a concert at the
Heineken Green Energy Festival and also supported
U2 on their
Vertigo tour, performing in Ireland, Scotland, and Norway. He is a personal friend of fellow Irish singer-songwriter
Declan O'Rourke, who played guitar in Casey's band before his own solo career took off upon the release of his album
Since Kyabram.
Casey's backing band consists of Tim McGrath (drums), Cion O’Callaghan (percussion), Fiona Melady (keyboards and backing vocals), John Colbert (bass and backing vocals), Andy Coogan (guitar and backing vocals), and Jonathon O’Halloran (flute and trumpet). Influences cited by Paddy Casey include
Duke Ellington,
John Martyn,
The Waterboys,
Prince and
Sly & the Family Stone.
Paddy recorded his third studio album in Hollywood. Titled
Addicted To Company (Part One), it was released in Ireland on September 7, 2007, and in the US on April 1, 2008. In March 2008, MTV US promoted him as MTV Buzzworthy artist on their TV channel, website and on its student lead brand MTVU
On the 3rd of April 2008 Paddy performed on the hit American CBS chat show "The Late Show" with Dave Letterman.
Discography
Albums
- Amen (So Be It) - June 28 1999
- Living - October 17 2003
- Addicted To Company (Part One) - September 7 2007
- Together with the Dublin Gospel Choir, Paddy Casey recorded two songs for the Even Better than the Real Thing Vol. 2
album: a new version of his own Saints and Sinners
, and cover medley featuring Bill Withers' Grandma's Hands
and Blackstreet's No Diggity
.
Singles
| Date Released
| Title
| Album
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| May 17, 1999
| Everybody Wants
| Amen (So Be It)
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| October 22, 1999
| Whatever Gets You True
| Amen (So Be It)
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| February 4, 2000
| Fear
| Amen (So Be It)
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| March 7, 2003
| Family Tree
| n/a (Available on B-Sides Collection)
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| October 3, 2003
| Saints and Sinners
| Living
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| December 5, 2003
| The Lucky One
| Living
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| March 20, 2004
| Bend Down Low
| Living
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| July 9, 2004
| Want It Can't Have It
| Living
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| February 7, 2005
| Saints and Sinners (UK Release)
| Living
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| August 24, 2007
| Addicted To Company
| Addicted To Company (Part One)
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| TBC, 2007
| You'll Get By
| Addicted To Company (Part One)
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