Winner 2007 Village Soup Times Reader Poll, best musician.
Winner 2006 Unity College Earth Day Songwriting Contes
Finalist 2006 New England Songwriting Contest
Finalist 2005 New England Songwriting Contest
Finalist 1999 Big Noise Song Slam
Influences
Poi Dog Pondering, Van Morison, Greg Brown, Jack Karouac, Ben Harper, John Denver, Ani Difranco, Jeff Buckley, Ellis Paul, Tom Robbins, Steve Miller, The Gratefull Dead, Strangefolk, John f@k'n Mellencamp, The Black Crowes, Ed Abbey, Tom Petty..... The Boss, The King, and The Chairman of the Board... Guinness..... Bushmills.
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At 22, Paddy was ten miles off the coast of Maine apprenticing with a natural foods chef on Monhegan Island. When he wasn't cooking, you'd find him on the rocks above the sea, cheap wine in one hand, cheap guitar in the other, quoting Jack Karouac and Edward Abbey. Only the call of the road could have finally pulled him away from that magical place. It's this tension between his strong rural roots and insatiable wanderlust that have come to define his life and music.
As a songwriter, Paddy has a knack for finding the overlooked. He knows that common sense is not so common, and simple truths are not so simple. With a hitch-hikers heart and a back pack full of notebook philosophy, Paddy leaves you grinning like you've just been let in on a secret -- one that you might just have known all along.
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This Song Will Touch Your Heart And Soul!!! Yesturday, I Played This Song "HERO'S TOAST" . To Sgt. Walter W. Lamb, Jr "K" Co. 2ND BN. Who Served His Country From 1964 - 1966. As The Song Played, I Watched A Veteran Wipe Away The Tears In His Eyes. Filled With Emotions, We Began To Talk. I Can Tell You This!!! He Is!!! A Proud American Veteran!!! As I was Leaving, He Reached Out His Hand And Said Thank You For Playing That Song. "HERO'S TOAST" Was Written And Produced By A Local Band, "EMERALD SKY" Made Up Of Five Men, That Are More Like Brothers And Love What They Do!!! They Are The Band, That Deserves The Thank You!!! For Such A Great Song, That Pays Tribute To Are Veterans Past And Present!!! With That Being Said!!! My Goal!!! Is To Get This Song Played Coast To Coast!!! And Everywhere In Between!!! You Can Hear "HERO'S TOAST" On My Play List Or Go Direct To My Friends List And Find "EMERALD SKY'S PROFILE" Like I Said!!! It Will Touch Your Heart And Soul!!! Please Take The Time And Play This Song. For A Veteran That You Know, That Gave His All To His Country!!! To all the Women And Men That Are that Protect Are Counrty And Are Freedom!!! Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!!! May You All Come Home Soon And Safe!!!
Hello there! Just had a nice visit to the east coast. Way down in the dirty south... sort of. Couple weeks in Florida. It's always nice to get back and watch the sun RISE over the ocean like it should. Hope all is going well for you. We're just up here getting ready for the dark and watching the days get shorter. Fun, fun.
Hello sir! How are things in Maine? Alaska is still too far away from everything else and costs a lot of money. Gotta love that crap. Hope to see/hear from you soon. Say... you ever talk to Will Malone any more?
Just saying, Whut up! Swing by eMusic to pick up our songs and others for FREE!! Thanks for all the support! Let me know what you've been up to! Dave Dave Tamkin
Hey Paddy! So looking forward to your show this Friday at Perks Coffeehouse. Remember, come by early and we'll fix you dinner:) Hope all is well, Raymond.
