Biography

Padraig Jack writes and sings meaningful songs on guitar and piano in Gaelic and English. He captivates a live audience like few of his contemporaries with his wonderfully crafted songs, superb voice and affable personality. He was born and raised 10 miles off the west coast of Ireland on the Aran islands into a musical family including his dad, the bilingual songwriter Barry Ronan and he is also a nephew of the poet Mary O’Malley. His music is influenced by his surroundings as much as it is by the likes of James Taylor, Van Morrison, Enya, Shane McGowan, Sinead O Connor and REM. Padraig Jack has appeared on RTE 1 Television, TG4 and Radio throughout Ireland and the UK. His Gaelic language songs are played regularly on the national Irish language radio station RTE Raidió na Gaeltachta. Padraig’s debut album ‘Making Sand’ was released in September 2020 being named the RTE Radio Album of the Week and receiving positive comments from artists like Miles Hunt and Mike Scott of The Waterboys. The album was recorded with producer John Reynolds (Sinead O’Connor, Damien Dempsey, Indigo Girls) and has garnered critical acclaim at home and abroad with positive reviews in Irish Music magazine, Hot Press, Rock’n’Reel magazine (UK), The Alternate Root (US). Padraig has won second prize at the Pan Celtic Song contest with his song ‘i bhFostú sa bhFiántas’ and his song ‘Minnie’ was shortlisted for the final of the Christie Hennessy song award.