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Paul Bradley

About Me

Paul Bradley comes from a musical family in Co. Armagh in the North of Ireland.
Of his album "Atlantic Roar", the Irish Times wrote:
"Key and style changes show off not only his utter comfort with the instrument but his total understanding of the music he plays."
He lives in Galway where he teaches fiddle and makes, repairs and trades in violins.
He played fiddle with Dorsa, a group which toured regularly abroad and which formed part of Ireland's musical representation in Expo 2000.
He teaches fiddle each year at the Willie Clancy Summer School in Miltown malbay, Co. Clare.
He has given master-classes at many prestigious events and festivals including the University of Limerick, Traditional Music Dept.
Paul is also a poet and has read from his works at University of Limerick, Open House Festival, (Belfast) and at No Alibis bookshop, Botanic Avenue, Belfast. He is currently recording an album of poems and tunes on a new violin of his own making.
Atlantic Roar | Paul Bradley
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/18/2007
Band Website: paulbradleyviolins.ie
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Raifteiri

As a fiddler and a poet - Raifteiri is of particular interest to me - a sort of patron saint of mine. He was a blind poet and so could not read or write, yet his Gaelic poetry is of the fine...
Posted by Paul Bradley on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 12:07:00 PST

Piping Poem: Feeling Around.

(Piobaire na Greasai?) The following poem is about playing music (in this case on the Uilleann pipes). Central to it is the the title of the tune 'The Pipe on the Hob' which the famous piper and ...
Posted by Paul Bradley on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:04:00 PST

Poem: Sean Nos

As well as  the beauty of the Sean Nos singing tradition, this poem also ponders the place and future of  Irish folk culture and its values in a ruthlessly material world that has claimed th...
Posted by Paul Bradley on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 11:18:00 PST

Poetry: Paul Bradley, Biography

Paul Bradley was born in Bessbrook County Armagh, Northern Ireland in 1965.As a child he had poetic leanings, influenced by his brother, Dominick, who sometimes read to him from the works of Robert Fr...
Posted by Paul Bradley on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:21:00 PST

Gig with From The Rising Spring

Had a nice gig in Newry recently with the above outfit, featuring Geraldine Bradley, Mick Coyne and John Faulkner - and me of course! The craic was great - those guys can talk! The ’young l...
Posted by Paul Bradley on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:29:00 PST

Singing Tree Review (Celtic connections)

From The Scotsman newspaper’s review of the The Singing Tree show at Celtic Connections: "Poet Paul Bradley began and ended the affair with two penetrative and devout poetic observations." Here ...
Posted by Paul Bradley on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:06:00 PST

Poem: 'Untitled Air' by Paul Bradley

Untitled Air.   The release from winter was like the time they let him out of the hospital: expelled from the institution. It had chucked stones at his house, ripped and tore at his abode like t...
Posted by Paul Bradley on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:11:00 PST

Poetry

Just back from Celtic Connections after participating  in the show The Singing Tree. Here's a mention of my poetry from the Scotsman newspaper's review of The Singing Tree gig: "Poet Paul Br...
Posted by Paul Bradley on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:55:00 PST