Patrick Street

Patrick Street is an Irish folk group.

The band was formed in Dublin in 1986 with Kevin Burke (formerly of The Bothy Band) on fiddle, Jackie Daly (De Dannan) on button accordion, Andy Irvine (Sweeney's Men, Planxty) on bouzouki and vocals, and Arty McGlynn (Van Morrison, Planxty) on guitar. McGlynn later left the group, and other members were added: Ged Foley (The House Band, Battlefield Band) on guitar, and Declan Masterson on uilleann pipes and keyboards. They have also played with Donal Lunny, Bill Whelan and Enda Walsh. Jackie Daly left shortly after recording "On the Fly". On this album John Carty joined the band.

In 2008, the furniture company MFI used "Music for a Found Harmonium", played by Patrick Street, in the background of a TV advertisement. (Ref [http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Adverts/Question494429.html Answerbank] ). The same track was used near the end of the movie Napoleon Dynamite, as well as in the movie It's All Gone Pete Tong .

Discography

* "Patrick Street" (1988)
* "No 2 Patrick Street" (1988)
* "Irish Times" (1990)
* "All In Good Time" (1993)
* "Corner Boys" (1996)
* "Made In Cork" (1997)
* "Live From Patrick Street" (1998)
* "Street Life" (2002)
* "On the Fly" (2007)

Compilations.
* "The Best of Patrick Street" (1995)
* "Compendium" (2000)

External References

* [http://www.chinatogalway.com/cuttings%20Patrick%20Street%20Cityfolk.htm Citifolk]
* [http://www.shamrockirishmusic.org/id69.html Shamrock]
* [http://www.dublinks.com/index.cfm/loc/16/pt/0/spid/A5808629-ACDF-E3CA-971F87A4FD7965AB.htm Dublinks]
* [http://greenlinnet.com/artists/patrick-street Patrick Street - Green Linnet Artist Page]