Origin Dublin, Ireland Active from 1986 | Years active 1986–2014 | |
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Associated acts The Bothy BandSweeney's MenPlanxtyDe DannanVan MorrisonThe House BandBattlefield Band Past members Mícheál Ó DomhnaillGerry O'BeirneDónal LunnyBill WhelanDeclan MastersonJames KellyBrendan HeartyJackie DalyGed Foley Genres Folk music of Ireland, Folk music Members | ||
Patrick street music for a found harmonium
Patrick Street is an Irish folk group founded by Kevin Burke (formerly of The Bothy Band) on fiddle, Andy Irvine (Sweeney's Men, Planxty) on mandolin, bouzouki, harmonica and vocals, Jackie Daly (De Dannan) on button accordion, and Arty McGlynn (Van Morrison) on guitar.
Contents
- Patrick street music for a found harmonium
- History
- Music for a Found Harmonium
- Studio albums
- Live albums
- Compilations
- Songs
- References
Other members were added at various times: Ged Foley (The House Band, Battlefield Band) who held the tenure on guitar for many years, Bill Whelan on keyboards, Declan Masterson on uilleann pipes and keyboards, James Kelly on fiddle, Brendan Hearty on harmonium and John Carty on fiddle, flute and banjo.
Dónal Lunny, Whelan and Enda Walsh joined as producers on some albums.
History
In 1985, Andy Irvine joined up with fiddler Kevin Burke and guitarist Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (who had been gigging together around America for some time) and toured as a trio in the USA; when Ó Domhnaill wasn't available for some of the dates, guitarist/vocalist Gerry O'Beirne stepped in.
"This tour was such fun and so successful that we decided to expand the outfit into a four-piece by adding Jackie Daly", Irvine wrote.
Originally billed on a 1986 American tour as "The Legends of Irish Music", they soon chose to call themselves Patrick Street. The line-up for the band underwent several changes, but always included Burke, Irvine and Daly.
The guitar role, however, passed:
After Daly retired from Patrick Street, John Carty joined on fiddle, flute and tenor banjo in time to record On the Fly.
Originally agreed to as a part-time band, they have nevertheless recorded eight studio albums together, plus one live album (Live from Patrick Street) and two compilations (The Best of Patrick Street and Compendium: The Best of Patrick Street).
Music for a Found Harmonium
In 2004, Patrick Street's rendition of "Music for a Found Harmonium" (originally composed by Simon Jeffes from The Penguin Cafe Orchestra), was used near the end of the movie Napoleon Dynamite. It was also used in the 1991 comedy/drama movie 'Hear My Song' starring Adrian Dunbar, Tara Fitzgerald and Ned Beatty.
In 2008, the furniture company MFI also used Patrick Street's cover of "Music for a Found Harmonium" as the soundtrack of a TV advertisement.
In 2009, Topic Records included "Music For A Found Harmonium" from Irish Times as track fifteen on the first CD ("Disk one") of their 70-year anniversary boxed set Three Score and Ten.
Studio albums
Live albums
Compilations
Songs
Music for a Found HarmoniumIrish Times · 1990
The Carraroe Jig2002
Loftus JonesPatrick Street · 1986