The RTE Folk Music Awards nominee billed by Hot Press as "One of Ireland's Best Emerging Songwriters" was born and raised in the Aran islands Gaeltacht which influences his Celtic, Folk, Contemporary music and a place that has produced well known Irish 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 Enya, Emmyou Harris and The Eagles to Van Morrison, Sinead O’Connor and Richard Thompson, Padraig appreciates strong songwriting with a distinct point of view.
When 'Making Sand was nominated for "Best Original Song" at the RTE Folk Awards, it helped establish Padraig as one of Ireland’s finest contemporary songwriters, in both languages, with plaudits from Hot Press magazine and Folking.com. On it’s release, ‘Making Sand’ spent four weeks at Number 1 on the RTE Radio 1 Airplay Chart and Padraig is a regular in Irish language media Raidió na Gaeiltachta and TG4. Padraig’s show consists of authentic Irish and English language original songs about life in the west of Ireland and his other observations. He plays either solo or with a band which sometimes includes legendary musician Anthony Thistlethwaite (when he's available from his band The Saw Doctors).
The themes of his songs translate well in regions where he has toured which share a ‘minority language’ connection such as Mid North Wales, Friesland and Euskal Herria. On the release of his second album ‘These Shores’ Padraig spent 2025 playing Festivals such as Festival Interceltique de Lorient, Celtic Connections in Glasgow, Folk Alliance in Montreal (representing Culture Ireland) and the St Patrick’s Day Festival in Dublin as well as playing Dublin and Kilkenny TradFest. Padraig Jack ended 2025 with a performance in Dublin's Christchurch Cathedral along with Martin Hayes and began 2026 in Glasgow's Royal Concert Hall for a unique minority language themed event 'Our Mother Tongue' at Celtic Connections along with artists including Gruff Rhys and Gwilym Bowen Rhys (Cymru) and Le Vent Du Nord (Quebec). Padraig will release new music in 2026 while recording his next album.
Tickets:
Advance
£18.50 Standard
£17 Concession
On the door:
£20 standard
£18 concession
All ticket prices include a £2 booking fee
Venues & Booking
Tolbooth
Tolbooth, Jail Wynd, FK8 1DE, Stirling
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| Date & Time14 Oct 2026 7:30pm | Ticket TypesStandard | Price£17.50 | Book Now |
| Date & Time14 Oct 2026 7:30pm | Ticket TypesConcession | Price£17.00 | Book Now |
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