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Born in the back of an ambulance on the thirtieth day of June nineteen hundred and seventy, Derry had produced yet another would be effing musician. (Well I was crap at football) Inspired by the Country collection of me Da, the Rocker collection of our Peter, the Punk collection of our Jimmy and the New Wave collection of our Sean, both me and our Paul (the two youngest) started to make our own sounds on cheap guitars bought on the never never. Knowing early on that I would never be Bruce Springsteen I decided to be John Prine instead. To cut a short story shorter I started writing songs and in the cold winter of 1991 I met Deccy McLaughlin and I knew from then on I was in trouble. We formed the now legendary giant killers "The Screaming Bin Lids" and later nearly won the cup with "The Whole Tribe Sings" I retired injured fearing I would never walk on the pitch again, but here I am, back with a new band and new songs. We have just released our debut album which can be purchased here via paypal, cdbaby and all the usual download sites. Keep checking out the website for tour dates, info, free downloads and more! If you want to drop us a comment or just say Hello you can email us at info@paddynash.co.uk
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The Debut Single Billy Bragg Jeans available to download for free.
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Introducing The Happy Enchiladas
Liam McGuigan - Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica
Jonny Nutt - Bass, Guitar, Vocals
Diane Greer - Vocals, Percussion, Kazoo
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Irish News
02/04/2010
Paddy Nash and the Happy Enchiladas
When We Were Brave
The secret to good food and good music is the same - decent, honest ingredients.
If the height of your musical appetite is the Big Mac mass production of Lady Gaga and Jedward then this isn't for you.
But there comes a point when only music soaked in real life will satisfy.
Paddy Nash and The Happy Enchiladas have served up such a treat with their debut When We Were Brave.
Think Steve Earle; throw in a spoonful of Saw Doctors; a smidgen of The Beautiful South; and mix it all with a dollop of Kris Kristofferson; and you'll still be left guessing just how many layers there are to the Enchiladas' musical pie.
Nash's country influences rise to the surface in Damsel in Disguise, Other Side of The World and Every Inch. In Cushialitee he reminisces about his father's love for Jimmy Cagney and family trips to Fiorentinis for cups of ice cream.
The Enchiladas have produced an album that reminds you of people and days long gone but leaves you wanting more.
Rating: 9/10
Barry McCaffery
Paddy Nash & The Happy Enchiladas
‘When We Were Brave’
Mad Molly Records
As a former Screaming Bin Lid and member of The Whole Tribe Sings, Paddy Nash has been a regular face at the forefront of the Derry music scene for a considerable period. His musical travels have taken him across the world, but with it came the, as ever, curious blend of success and disillusionment that seems to go hand-in-hand in the cruellest of industries.
With that in mind, there is probably nothing new anyone could tell Paddy Nash about the music business, and that experience of heading straight into the eye of the storm gives ‘When We Were Brave’ a sense of comfortable aftermath where there is nothing left to prove but to be honest as a songwriter, and these ten songs impressively ring out a truth from start to finish that is witty, poignant and localised.
‘BT48’ gives ‘Billy Liar’ a new postcode and those same perpetual dreams of escape but with a tail trapped in the door. ‘Martin’ movingly recalls the life of a close friend lost to suicide and ‘Cushialitee’ is a heartfelt tribute to Paddy’s late father. The latter is a sweet gentle acoustic ballad packed with vivid imagery recalling memories of Jimmy Cagney movies, fish and chips and cups of ice-cream in Fiorentini’s and strong tea from a faded mug that reads ‘WO GREA ST DA’ – you’re not likely to hear a more touching piece of music this year!
For the recording of this album Paddy was able to call in some of the Derry scene’s finest, and The Happy Enchiladas cast includes the likes of Junior Johnson, Jonny Nutt, Frankie Robinson, Connor Kelly and Diane Greer, who takes the lead vocals on the sun-stroked ‘Barefoot In Verona’, which has all the hallmarks of The Beautiful South at their most upbeat. The healthy mix of socialism and ’50s Drive-In Pop that is ‘Billy Bragg Jeans’ would probably have seen Paddy and the band blacklisted in 1950s America, but if this album were on a blacklist, you too would want to be on it! “I’m sailing out into the wind,” sings Paddy repeatedly on the album closer ‘Sailing Out’, as the freewheeling marriage of guitar and Hammond organ duel it out in the background – all undoubtedly destined to be one of the highlights of the forthcoming Glasgowbury festival on July 24.
Recommended For Fans of: Wilco/Billy Bragg; John Prine; Neil Young
BT82 Magazine
Mickey Ferry
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Paddy Nash & The Happy Enchiladas – When We Were Brave
De in Derry, Noord-Ierland geboren Paddy Nash heeft na een turbulent en weinig succesvol folkrockleventje met de band The Whole Tribe Sings zijn gitaar aan de wilgen gehangen. Het muzikale bloed kruipt waar het niet gaan kan. Zo gebeurt het dat hij, enthousiast geworden door jonge nieuwe talenten uit zijn directe omgeving, zijn gitaar na vijf jaar onder het stof vandaan haalt en samen met zijn vrouw Diane Greer de Happy Enchiladas opricht. Inmiddels heeft het tweetal versterking gekregen van Jonny Nutt (basgitaar) en Liam McGuigan (gitaar). De cd “When We Were Brave” is live opgenomen in de Blast Furnace studio’s en is mede geproduceerd door Rory Donaghy. Paddy Nash is beïnvloed door Billy Bragg. Een nummer over hem kon dan ook niet ontbreken (Billy Bragg Jeans). Deze debuutplaat bevat pakkende folkrock en popliedjes, die je in verschillende buien zullen brengen.
“When We Were Brave “ontroert, verblijdt en bezorgt je ook nog een prettig zomergevoel door de meerstemmige vocalen en rinkelende gitaren. Songs waarbij dynamiek wordt afgewisseld met subtiele doorleefde ballads. Het vakmanschap als liedjesschrijver, dat Nash uitstekend beheerst, blijkt onder meer uit het prachtig gezongen Martin. Een nummer over zijn jeugdvriend die zelfmoord heeft gepleegd. Een herinnering aan iemand voor wie hij was en niet voor wat hij deed. Het ingetogen Other Side Of The World gaat over een verliefd stel, waarvan de een katholiek en de ander protestant is. Daar heerst in Noord-Ierland een taboe op. Dat Nash gevoel heeft voor melodie is te beluisteren in de herkenbare uptemponummers BT48, Barefoot In Verona en Sailing Out. “When We Were Brave” is een degelijk album met een voorliefde voor schoonheid en verzorgde arrangementen. Paddy Nash en zijn Happy Enchiladas weten de heerlijke folkrock fraai te vermengen met aangename popmuziek, die onafhankelijk van het muzikale tijdsbeeld altijd zijn weg naar de liefhebbers zal weten te vinden.
"When We Were Brave" moves,rejoices and even gives you a nice summer feeling with the polyphonic vocals and ringing guitars.Dynamic songs which are interspersed with subtle ballads lived. The craftsmanship as a songwriter, Nash is very advanced and this is is evident from the beautifully sung Martin. A song about his childhood friend who committed suicide. A reminder to anyone for who he was and not for what he did. The modest Other Side Of The World is about a couple in love, one Catholic and one Protestant. There exists in Northern Ireland a taboo. Nash's feeling for melody is heard in the uptempo numbers BT48, Barefoot in Verona and Sailing Out. "When We Were Brave" is a solid album which packages a passion for beauty and care. Paddy Nash and his Happy Enchiladas know that wonderful beautiful folk-rock mixed with pleasant music, independent music of the era were always towards the lovers will find you."
Johan Schoenmakers
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| ( ) | Derry Journal
Meet some Happy Enchiladas (and Paddy)
Published Date: 31 August 2010
It's been quite a year for Derry singer songwriter Paddy Nash and his band of Happy Enchiladas.
The ... read more | | |
| ( 09 June 2010 ) | Strabane Chronicle Interview
This Is The Sound Of BT48
By Mickey Ferry
Regular listeners to Gerry Anderson on Radio Ulster and even Janice Long on Radio Two have been regularly singing ... read more | | |
| ( 25 May 2010 ) | Derry Journal - Davy Wilson
Published Date: 03 May 2010
When Paddy Nash's late father brought home a guitar for his then 15-year-old son, little did either know where Nash Jr's love of music ... read more | | |
| ( 28 April 2010 ) | Eamonn McCann Hot Press
Once he fronted The Screaming Bin Lids and The Whole Tribe Sings. Now ace songwriter Paddy Nash is back with the Happy Enchiladas.
Fifteen years ago I predicted ... read more | | |
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