His song writing is honest and true, tales of life in Australia told by a man who’s grown up in same, as raw and real as the country in which he took his first steps...
Raised in Tamworth, imbued from a young age with country music, before moving off to Sydney and immersing himself in the city’s gritty punk scene, McHugh now calls Brisbane home, he and his family ensconced within the hot damp that defines the Queensland capital, home to a slew of primal, passionate music over the years.
Adding to this cannon, in writing for his second record City Bound Trains, McHugh has come full circle and now calls country home once more. But it’s intelligent country, poignant and vivid.
McHugh comes from the Paul Kelly school of song writing in that simplicity is key and everyday life makes the best stories.
“I know there are many reasons why people listen to and enjoy music… but for me, the style of music that I wanted to make, honesty was paramount,” he explains. “It had to be about something that I knew about, or cared about.”
It’s a simple thing, and yet in McHugh’s hands, it’s powerfully raw and real.
These stories are then set to a musical score that both throbs with a visceral power, and gently pulsates with a calmness and tranquility. From the almost anthemic nature of ‘Down To Sydney’, with its electric build, to the gentle rocking of ‘Rita’, McHugh pulls it all together with a quiet aplomb.
City Bound Trains, which follows on from 2013’s Trials & Cape Tribulation and is produced by Brendan Gallagher (Karma County), is a neat and strong package that showcases this growing songwriter’s talent to a tee.
Honesty is at its core, everyday life its muse, Paddy McHugh the master of it all.
Raised in Tamworth, imbued from a young age with country music, before moving off to Sydney and immersing himself in the city’s gritty punk scene, McHugh now calls Brisbane home, he and his family ensconced within the hot damp that defines the Queensland capital, home to a slew of primal, passionate music over the years.
Adding to this cannon, in writing for his second record City Bound Trains, McHugh has come full circle and now calls country home once more. But it’s intelligent country, poignant and vivid.
McHugh comes from the Paul Kelly school of song writing in that simplicity is key and everyday life makes the best stories.
“I know there are many reasons why people listen to and enjoy music… but for me, the style of music that I wanted to make, honesty was paramount,” he explains. “It had to be about something that I knew about, or cared about.”
It’s a simple thing, and yet in McHugh’s hands, it’s powerfully raw and real.
These stories are then set to a musical score that both throbs with a visceral power, and gently pulsates with a calmness and tranquility. From the almost anthemic nature of ‘Down To Sydney’, with its electric build, to the gentle rocking of ‘Rita’, McHugh pulls it all together with a quiet aplomb.
City Bound Trains, which follows on from 2013’s Trials & Cape Tribulation and is produced by Brendan Gallagher (Karma County), is a neat and strong package that showcases this growing songwriter’s talent to a tee.
Honesty is at its core, everyday life its muse, Paddy McHugh the master of it all.
01 - Paddy McHugh & The Goldminers - [2012] E.P.
01 - The Cricketers Arms
02 - Namoi River Farmer
03 - Dan O'Halloran
04 - The Moonbi General Store
05 - Gins Leap
06 - Lights On The Hill
07 - Comfort In The Song
08 - My Name It Is Pat McHugh
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02 - Paddy McHugh & The Goldminers - [2013] Trials & Cape Tribulation
01 - The Snowmen
02 - Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre
03 - Mistress On The Floor
04 - The Old Men Of The Railway Hotel
05 - John Kanaka Blues
06 - Dan O'Halloran
07 - Gamblin' Man
08 - Rain On The Mountain
09 - Brunswick Street
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03 - [2017] City Bound Trains
01 - City Bound Trains
02 - Meanwhile In Wilcannia
03 - Great Dividing Range
04 - Down To Sydney
05 - Held Back Your Hair
06 - Rita
07 - Sean McDonough
08 - Happy Man
09 - Loneliness
10 - Old Men Of The Railway Hotel
320k
94.5 Mb
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