‘Walk On By’ and ‘What’s New Pussycat?’ are the two songs covered by the Irish singer-songwriter who has supported Bacharach in the past.
Walk On By’ was made famous by Dionne Warwick and ‘What’s New Pussycat?’ by Tom Jones but Bacharach wrote the song.
Burt Bacharach is one of Paddy Hanna’s personal music heroes, and these two songs are an indication of a greater project featuring Bacharach songs coming later in the year, that serve as the follow up to Hanna’s excellent Oylegate album.
In 2019, Hanna supported Bacharach for two nights in Dublin’s Iveagh Gardens and at the Galway International Arts Festival, where the legend was so impressed with Hanna’s opening performance, that he invited him onstage for an encore in Galway, performing ‘Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head’.
Paddy Hanna Live
12th – 14th June | Beyond The Pale
13th – 26th July | Galway International Arts Festival – All Ages Show on 26th
30th July – 2nd August | All Together Now (sold out)
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Paddy Hanna had a dream, to walk in the footsteps of his hero Burt Bacharach, determined to one day to leave his job as a tour guide follow his musical dreams. Somehow the dream came true, in 2019 he toured and performed with Burt Bacharach, it would change his life forever. Burt loved Paddy’s performance so much, he brought him back on stage at the Heineken Big Top to perform “Raindrops…” for the encore.
What followed was a series of career setbacks and mental health struggles which all but killed his dreams of musical stardom. But somehow he persisted, guided by the hand of his hero, he became determined to conquer his demons through love, determination and the power of a catchy song.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
