Saw Paul Brady live on stage in Santa Cruz recently....what a performer...Songs that reach out and cover so many subjects...on that night, like many others his trad songs " A McBride " and 'Lakes" were obligatory...but his own material is very strong...listen to it a few times...please don't judge a performer's quality by popular opinion...the man is a jewel...
His body of work and arrangements with the Johnstons in the sixties paved the way for the very welcome 'irish invasion'...Listen to "John Barleycorn" for instance...then listen to the Bothy Band....mega influence...
His newer stuff isn't for everybody... nut then what is?
BUT his songs have been recorded by Bonnie Raitt....now if you're going to tell me that you don't like Bonnie Raitt we'll have to send the boys 'round :) ..
Pete Sumner
California