What happens when you fuse rootsy American music with traditional Irish songs and progressions? You get what Patrick's Head offers to the Irish music universe. With heartfelt arrangements and minimal instrumentation, their music allows for the hautning vocals of John Byrne to permeate each song to the core, along with the steady bodhran, with a core composed of acoustic guitar. Only occasional do other instruments make it into the mix.

This setup allows for gigs in small venues, up to large concert halls, having the crowd crying one moment and dancing and singing along the next moment. From instrumental background music, a'capela selections, haunting anti-war balads, to historical Irish accounts, feel good singalongs, to favorite dancing and (occasional light responsible) drinking songs. Their original songs blend perfectly the Irish-influenced American folk with traditional celtic melodies and storytelling.

Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Website: Patrick's Head
Download MP3: Patrick's Head on MySpace

Similar Artists: Brendan Behan, Dubliners, Luke Kelly, Patrick's Head, Patty O'Reilly, Pogues

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Posted by Karen J. Brady, Saturday, April 21, 2007.
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