Sherlock's home
It’s normal to become nostalgic at this time of year for those summer days gone, a feeling renowned musician Paddy Sherlock captures beautifully in his latest release.
The Dublin song man and actor, who now lives in Paris, has just dropped his new single ‘Those Summers In Dublin’ ahead of an Irish tour that will see him perform three gigs in Cork this month.
The song is a sentimental ode to an Ireland past that is relatable to all of us who miss the old days, the old music, and all the old haunts. The track is full of references to Ireland’s music greats, think the Waterboys mixed with Phil Lynott’s swagger. Even the title is a reference to Bagatelle’s iconic ‘Summer in Dublin’.
‘Those Summers In Dublin’, released on 31 July, will be on Sherlock’s upcoming album which he says is an especially nostalgic effort.
“It’s a wonderful well to draw from for your inspiration,” he says.
“I wrote the song in Paris. Imagining where and what I’ve come from. It’s the story of a man who having spent 40 years away comes back and rediscovers and rekindles his love for his old town. He doesn’t belong. He’s changed. But as he walks through the city, wandering, a bit like Léopold Bloom, he realises to an overwhelming emotion. He’s still part of Dublin and Dublin is still part of him.”
Famous for his dynamic and roof-raising performances, Sherlock is a renowned trombone player and is a member of a number of groups including FFF (French Funk Federation), a multi award-winning cult French funk band. He also performs trombone in P18, a Cuban-Jungle project with Tom Dar from French '80s and '90s music group La Mano Negra. Over his career, Sherlock has shared the stage with the likes of Glen Hansard, Jerry Fish, Jack Lukeman, Mary Black, Mundy, Flo McSweeney, Lesley Dowdall, and Liam O’Maonlai, and has jammed with Sinead O’Connor and the Hothouse Flowers.
He surprised his audiences in 2021 by releasing his previous album, ‘Dusk’, a very intimate and personal opus which received stunning reviews. The record won album of the week in Rolling Stone magazine, Album of the month on FiP radio, Album of the week on TSF radio, Decouverte of the week in Telerama magazine.
After years spent in Paris, Sherlock says he is keen to reconnect with his Irish audience through his upcoming string of shows.
Sherlock will play Levis’ Corner House in Ballydehob, today (9 August). He plays Christ Church in Glandore on Saturday, before heading to Clonakilty to play at Shanley’s on Sunday evening. He plays at Electric Picnic on 17 August with Jack Lukeman, aka Jack L.