Paddy Sherlock
An Irish Singer, Songwriter and Actor living the dream in the beating heart of Paris.

Paddys Big Band Live
Paddy Sherlock. A Showman bursting with energy, charming Zebedee, facetious crooner and solid trombonist, he spent nearly 40 years in a fantastic adventure in Paris. Trombone in hand and an original song on his lips, playing and writing for top French rock band “FFF” (Epic/Virgin).
They won 2 “Victoires de la Musique (French Grammys) for best album and another for best live band and headlined at all the greatest festivals in Europe: Glastonbury, Pinkpop, Eurokeens, Roskilde, Solidays.
Always in the very thick of things in the Paris music and arts scene Paddy and his band recorded a Christmas album for “Charlie Hebdo” magazine with all the ill-fated famous cartoonists and writers singing the songs. After the massacre he sang at his friend, Charb's funeral. (Editor of. Charlie Hebdo).
He founded the “Swinging Lovers” and led the Neo-swing movement in Paris - writing and creating a whole new modern repertoire that had every Lindy hopper and Swing dancer in Paris going crazy. He played trbe longest running gig in modern Parisian history- 20 years at the. Coolin until the venue closed.
Paddy's mosty recent album, "DUSK."
Album of the week, Rolling Stone Magazine.
Album of the month FiP radio.
"The authenticity of a Tom Waits with the extreme sweetness of a Chet Baker..."
(FiP radio France)
"The man feasts in an intimate voyage from Tom Waits to Paul McCartney passing through Van Morrison… An agreeably outdated sound that shows real character in its artistic expression."
(Rolling Stone)
“I was happy to be present at a gig that nestles comfortably in my greatest ever gigs basket.
Paddy plays trombone that acts as punctuation and percussion - The best entertainer I have seen for a long while…"
(Shay Healy)
"Best recent show I’ve seen?
Paddy Sherlock... He had the whole audience in the palm of his hand and the atmosphere was electric."
(Mary Black)
"Paddy Sherlock - The authenticity of Tom Waits with the extreme sweetness of Chet Baker..."
(FiP Radio France)
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paddysherlock.com
Meudon, France