Tickets €10 (first 40 include CD) paddygmusiclaunch.eventbrite.com

“…acceptable blend of musicianly skill and a sense of raw
communication…impressive stuff” – The Evening Herald

Nativism is a reference to the current global struggle for identity & ownership and this debut CD addresses Paddy’s own mixed background and also such global influences as African music, American jazz, European folk melodies and modern soundscapes. 

Equally likely to sing a Tanzanian initiation song after a soulful instrumental rendition of a broadway standard, to creating a mesmerizing cinematic tapestry of guitar, voice and
electronics, this promises to be a colourful launch to Paddy’s solo career.

1 handmade and handwrapped CD will be included with the price of the entry ticket for the first 40 audience members.

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Paddy Groenland is best known for his guitar-work and backing vocals in a long list of eclectic crossover projects like traditional Irish award winners Ensemble Ériu, Congolese guitarist Niwel Tsumbu’s RiZa, West-African group Manden Express, Dave Flynn’s Clare Memory Orchestra, neo-soul groups Feather and Danny G & the Maj7ths.

Paddy is known in Dublin & Ireland as a multitalented and reputable musician has performed in numerous countries with groups such as Joint Ventures, vocalist Sylvie Bourban and Universal artist Luisa Sobral. He has played support to Thundercat, Hiatus Kaiyote, Taylor McFerrin, M People and Billy Ocean, while his own folk/jazz group, Leafzang, released their eponymous album in 2011.

Previously a Fulbright student recipient for two years at the prestigious Berklee College of Music, Boston, he has also trained in digital music composition for TV and film in Dublin, and was the first person student to major in jazz performance at NUI Maynooth.

He is part of a collective of Irish musicians that ran 12 Rutland Space - a space for creative projects to rehearse and perform in Dublin’s city centre - and in 2011 he ran a 5-day jazz festival - ‘Jazz Is…’ also in the city centre.

Further information: paddygmusic.com facebook.com/paddygmusic

Tickets @ http://paddygmusiclaunch.eventbrite.com/

Doors 8pm, music starts at 8.30pm