Patrick Street
| Patrick Street | |
|---|---|
 Kevin Burke of Patrick Street in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Dublin, Ireland |
| Genres | Irish folk, folk |
| Years active | 1986–2010 |
| Associated acts |
The House Band Battlefield Band De Dannan The Bothy Band The Dubliners Sweeney's Men Planxty |
| Members |
Andy Irvine Arty McGlynn Kevin Burke Jackie Daly |
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) 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. Arty McGlynn joined the band again after Ged Foley left.
In 2008, the furniture company MFI used Patrick Street's cover of "Music for a Found Harmonium" (originally composed by Simon Jeffes from The Penguin Cafe Orchestra), in the background of a TV advertisement.[1] The same track was used near the end of the movie Napoleon Dynamite, as well as in the movies Goodbye First Love (Un Amour de Jeunesse) and It's All Gone Pete Tong.
Discography
- Patrick Street (1986)
- No 2 Patrick Street (1988)
- Irish Times (1989)
- 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)