"The Island" is a 1985 song by Irish musician Paul Brady, who comes from Omagh in County Tyrone (in Northern Ireland). The start of the song compares the tragic events of the Lebanese Civil War with the Troubles in Northern Ireland in the 1980s. Lines in the song refer to activities in Northern Ireland: "They're rising banners over by the Markets / Whitewashing slogans on the shipyard wall". "The Markets" is a well-known Republican area surrounding St George's Market in Belfast, and the shipyard is that of Harland and Wolff in East Belfast, ne… read more
"The Island" is a 1985 song by Irish musician Paul Brady, who comes from Omagh in County Tyrone (in Northern Ireland). The start of the son… read more
"The Island" is a 1985 song by Irish musician Paul Brady, who comes from Omagh in County Tyrone (in Northern Ireland). The start of the song compares the tragic events of the L… read more
Paul Joseph Brady (born May 19, 1947 in Strabane, County Tyrone, Ireland) is an Irish singer/songwriter whose work straddles folk and pop. He was into a wide variety of music from an early age. During his career he has passed through several major bands (including The Johnstons, Planxty, Andy Irvine & Paul Brady) and on to a successful solo phase. Brady began performing as a hotel piano player in Donegal at the age of sixteen and graduated to being guitarist, during the 1960s, in two rhythm and blues bands: Rockhouse and the Cult. There followed a stint with the Johnstons as a g… read more
Paul Joseph Brady (born May 19, 1947 in Strabane, County Tyrone, Ireland) is an Irish singer/songwriter whose work straddles folk and pop. He was into a wide variety of music from an early … read more
Paul Joseph Brady (born May 19, 1947 in Strabane, County Tyrone, Ireland) is an Irish singer/songwriter whose work straddles folk and pop. He was into a wide variety of music from an early age. During his career he has passed through s… read more