BIOGRAPHY

Paddy Sherlock was born and bred in Dublin, Ireland.

He started piano very young but quickly found his first love when his uncle, respected Derry sculptor John Sherlock (OBE) gave him a trombone. He studied with Sean Cahill at the Irish academy of music in Westland Row. He toured the USA with the Irish youth orchestra under Garoid Grant and Hugh Maguire and played in the Irish youth jazz orchestra with Bobby Lamb from the Woody Herman band.Derry sculptor John Sherlock (OBE) gave him a trombone. He studied with Sean Cahill at the Irish academy of music in Westland Row. He toured the USA with the Irish youth orchestra under Garoid Grant and Hugh Maguire and played in the Irish youth jazz orchestra with Bobby Lamb from the Woody Herman band.

His first professional acting and music role was with "The Passion Machine", appearing as Chuck in the premier production of Paul Mercier's "Drowning" at the SFX in a cast that included Brendan Gleeson and Joe Savino.

He took a degree in philosophy at University College Dublin. On graduation he moved to Paris for "a few months". He never came back...

Photo : Claire Aupérin

Career highlights:

Trombone in "FFF". French Funk Federation - Multi-award winning cult French funk band signed to EPIC. ("2 Victoires de la Musique" - best album and best live band). Played mainstage at Glastonbury, Paleofest, Eurokeenes de Belfort, Printemps de Bourges, Pinkpop, Pukkelpop, Francofolies de La Rochelle and literally hundreds more festivals worldwide. Budapest to Buenos Aires - the man has travelled.

Trombone "P18" - Cuban-Jungle project with Tom Dar from "La Mano Negra". Signed to Virgin. Hundreds of festivals worldwide. Barbican center, Roskilde, Pinkpop, Pukkelpop, Carnival de Sian, Transmusicales de Rennes, Drum festival Amsterdam, Sonar Barcelona.

Other artists with whom he has worked and played include: Phoenix, FFF, Liz McComb, Linda Hopkins, Gonzales, Brisa Roché, P18, Bost & Bim, Rachel Des Bois (Victoire de la musique), Eric Toulis, Jack Lukeman, Steafan Hanvey, Liam ó Maonlaí, Sal Bernardi (Ricky Lee Jones band), Carosel and Bill Shanley.

A favorite "musician's musician" he has been joined onstage at his gigs by such great musicians as David Gilmour, John Lord, Ian Paice, The James Brown band, Woody Allens' New Orleans band, Tom McGuinness (Manfred Mann), Barbero (Sierra Maestra band), and a multitude of other fabulous artists.

Paddy Sherlock's band the Swingin' Lovers have appeared mainstage at Nice Jazz Festival, Marseille Jazz festival, Farmleigh house - Dublin, the Speigeltent at Belfast arts festival, Derry City Jazz fest, Guinness Cork Jazz Fest, the Google X-Mas party at Croke Park, Irish cultural center - Paris, Czech cultural center - Paris, Swedish cultural center - Paris and of course... Shanley's in Clonakilty.

Live television and Radio performances include: The Late Late show RTE, Nighthawks RTE, Blackstaff sessions BBC, Gerry Ryan tonight RTE, Pat Kenny show RTE, John Creedon show RTE, Radio Foyle, East Coast Radio, Marian Finucane show RTE.