Padraig Jack returns to the intimate surroundings of The Crane Bar in Galway for what promises to be a fantastic night of music and storytelling.

RTE Folk Music Awards nominee Padraig Jack delivers a totally engaging performance which comprises a series of moments which are supported by his disarming charm, whit, perspectives on society, Irish history and of course top quality songs in both English and Irish. Padraig released his sophomore studio album in Autumn 2024. A native of the the Aran islands in the Irish speaking Gaeltacht, a place that has produced the writers Liam O’Flaithearta, Máirtín Ó’Direáin and Breandán Ó’hEithir, Padraig is proudly bilingual both as a conversationalist and a songwriter and writes and sings meaningful songs on guitar and piano in Irish Gaelic and English. With influences from James Taylor and The Eagles to Van Morrison, Sinead O’Connor and Shane McGowan, Padraig appreciates strong songwriting with a distinct point of view.

Padraig has had his busiest start to a year in 2025 with appearances at prestigious national and international festivals in January and February. Storm Eowyn claimed every event at Celtic Connections on Friday the 24th of January except for Padraig Jack’s show with Steve Wickham and No Crows (incidentally Steve Wickham plays on Padraig’s new album) and the following morning Padraig created a quite a buzz with a stunning showcase performance at the Celtic Cousins event with Culture Ireland before catching a plane to Dublin to play at Dublin Tradfest that evening with a full band in Áras Chrónáin.

In February Padraig made his debut at Galway’s Tonnta bilingual Festival before heading to play multiple sold-out shows in Cymru and made his debut at Folk Alliance with Culture Ireland in Montréal, Canada…he also squeezed in a west coast of Ireland tour with The High Kings on what is their biggest tour yet stopping at Castlebar’s TF Royal, Galway Leisureland, Limerick UCH and the INEC Killarney.