NCF & October Nights present for Culture Night: Paddy Hanna

OYLEGATE, the fifth solo album from Paddy Hanna, was released in 2024 on Strange Brew (Roisin Dubh) and featured in many Irish end-of-year lists.

The album, marked by a graceful pop sensibility, is a journey through the euphoric highs and crushing lows of parenthood, delivered with his signature blend of melancholic wit and lush, off-kilter charm. Elation and exhaustion. Love and terror. The weight of responsibility and the strange, disorienting beauty of watching life unfold before your eyes.

Determined to sidestep the usual sentimental trappings of writing about having a child, Hanna found an unlikely creative companion in grim Soviet-era cinema. As he wrote, films like Solaris flickered in the background—bleak, meditative landscapes that mirrored the depths of sleep deprivation and the existential wonder of bringing a new life into the world.

Despite its moments of cold introspection, OYLEGATE is sonically rich and enveloping—an effect captured in a single request to producer Daniel Fox (Gilla Band): "sweet, sweet caramel."

Paddy has presented his 'Bacharach show' at many 2026 festivals inc. Beyond the Pale, Galway Arts Festival, All Together Now, Another Love Story, and Electric Picnic

In contrast, his Ballina show will feature songs from his previous five solo albums.

Book Tickets Here

https://HannaInTheNa.eventbrite.ie

/ FREE SHOW

Press

“...a tremendously expansive synth-driven record…” – Zara Hedderman, The Bad Arts

Nialler9 Interview here

Bad Arts Interview here

Visit Paddy Hanna on Linktree here

This event is kindly supported by Mayo County Council, Mayo Local Authority Integration Team, the Arts Council and Creative Ireland