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ABOUT:

Padraig Jack writes and sings meaningful songs on guitar and piano in Gaelic and English. His debut album ‘Making Sand’ was released in September 2020 being named the RTE Radio Album of the Week.  The album was recorded with producer John Reynolds (Sinead O’Connor, Damien Dempsey, Indigo Girls) and has garnered critical acclaim at home and abroad with positive reviews in Irish Music magazine, Hot Press, Rock’n’Reel magazine (UK), The Alternate Root (US).

Having played numerous headline shows and toured Ireland and the UK extensively with Sharon Shannon prior to lockdown, the pandemic caused him to postpone shows including his Galway, Dublin and London album launch shows, an appearance at the world famous World Music Festival WOMAD as well as an Irish tour with Damien Dempsey and solo tours in the UK and Germany.

Padraig performed a half hour programme for the St Patrick’s Day Festival in March 2021 live from Aran which was broadcast on SPF and Oireachtas TV and he has been writing and recording new material.

2022 started with Padraig writing and recording with Irish music legends Foster and Allen and he performed with the duo in Dublin's Pepper Canister church in March 2022. He also joined Damien Dempsey for a sold-out Irish tour including in the Iveagh Gardens in front of 4000 people. He had a hit record with his song 'Making Sand' in summer 2022 as it was Number One in the RTE Airplay Chart for 4 weeks in a row leading to appearances on The Miriam O Callaghan Show and The Ray Darcy Show. Padraig started a residency show 'Making Sand the Show' on Aran in summer 2022 which will return in 2023.
 

“An absolute sense of sincerity in all his songwriting” – Sean Rocks, RTE Arena 

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“You can hear traces of Van Morrison, James Taylor and Jimmy McCarthy in this album (These Shores)” – Kate Brennan Harding, Music Producer

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"Magic, there's a deeply romantic core to Making Sand but Padraig Jack is too talented to ever veer into saccharine territory, authenticity is his hallmark" - The Alternate Root Magazine (USA)

"We must get him in for a session after hearing this"-  Janice Long (BBC Wales)

“This album will be a lifelong favourite” - Miles Hunt (The Wonder Stuff)

"Making Sand sounds beautiful" - Mike Scott (The Waterboys)

"A recognizably Irish soul singer" PennyBlackMusic.com

An assured and accomplished foundation on which to build a burgeoning career" Mike Davies (Folking.com)

Picking up where Mic Christopher left off" - TheMacMusic.com

“A fantastic album” - Sharon Shannon

"One of Ireland's most exciting artists" - Hot Press Magazine