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Paddy McHugh is an Australian songwriter with a simple philosophy: write songs that matter and play them like you mean it. His music is about truth, connection, and the stories that slip past the evening news.
Over the years, Paddy’s played plenty of festivals and shared stages with a mix of local heroes and international icons like Sinéad O’Connor , Kinky Friedman and Justin Townes Earle to name just a few. He has sung in more pubs, halls, and community spaces than he can probably remember. The prestige gigs are nice, sure, but the heart of it has always been the same - people, a story, and the chance to mean something for a few minutes.
His songs are grounded in lived experience, drawn from a life that’s seen its fair share of ups, downs, and sideways turns. They’re not sermons, but they carry a quiet conviction, often brushing up against themes of social justice, equality, and the stubborn dignity of ordinary people. It’s not an abstract political stance - it’s just part of who he is and how he sees the world.
Paddy’s not in it for trends, algorithms, or shiny gimmicks. He’s more interested in songs that hold up in a quiet room without a microphone, that still make sense years down the line. If that means his music sits a little to the side of the mainstream, so be it.
Paddy's third studio album 'Street Light Interference' drops March 2026.
Over the years, Paddy’s played plenty of festivals and shared stages with a mix of local heroes and international icons like Sinéad O’Connor , Kinky Friedman and Justin Townes Earle to name just a few. He has sung in more pubs, halls, and community spaces than he can probably remember. The prestige gigs are nice, sure, but the heart of it has always been the same - people, a story, and the chance to mean something for a few minutes.
His songs are grounded in lived experience, drawn from a life that’s seen its fair share of ups, downs, and sideways turns. They’re not sermons, but they carry a quiet conviction, often brushing up against themes of social justice, equality, and the stubborn dignity of ordinary people. It’s not an abstract political stance - it’s just part of who he is and how he sees the world.
Paddy’s not in it for trends, algorithms, or shiny gimmicks. He’s more interested in songs that hold up in a quiet room without a microphone, that still make sense years down the line. If that means his music sits a little to the side of the mainstream, so be it.
Paddy's third studio album 'Street Light Interference' drops March 2026.
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