Common Ground on the Hill Presents: The Paul McKenna Band

Send the Paul McKenna Band a tip! You don’t need to have Paypal – credit cards accepted! Please add a note with Paul's name to ensure the band receives the tip. https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_... Scotland’s Paul McKenna has long been ranked among our finest younger singers and songwriters, armed with a powerful yet intensely emotive voice and passionate social conscience, often expressed through his songs, a combination that’s brought frequent comparisons to the great Dick Gaughan. The Paul McKenna Bands newest release Breathe (2019) showcases Pauls development as a songwriter and includes two co-writes with acclaimed Canadian songwriter Dave Gunning and another with one of Australias most respected songwriters, Liz Stringer. Produced by Mike Vass, this new release expands on the bands trademark sound with added instrumentation to enhance and focus on the original material. Paul was a featured artist at the world renowned Transatlantic Sessions in 2019. Alongside Cara Dillon, Tim O’Brien, Molly Tuttle and the multi talented house band he performed a string of shows across the UK. He and his band – comprising Robbie Greig (fiddle), Conal McDonagh (pipes/whistles), Conor Markey (banjo/bouzouki/guitars) and Ewan Baird (percussion) – draw on both Scottish and Irish roots, in a dynamic, full-bodied array of original and traditional material, along with songs by like-minded authors. Visit the band at their website: http://www.paulmckennaband.com/ Common Ground on the Hill is a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to bringing diverse people into conversation through the traditional arts. We present concerts, festivals, and Traditions Weeks, which are three weeks of workshops in music, visual arts, dance, film, yoga, lecture and much more. Common Ground on the Hill is the Mid-Maryland Folklife Center of the Maryland Folklife Network of the Maryland State Arts Council. Find out more about Common Ground on the Hill at https://www.commongroundonthehill.org/ or visit us on Facebook at   / commongroundonthehill  . This project is funded in part by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council. Visit the Maryland State Arts Council at https://www.msac.org/. Visit the Maryland Folklife Network at https://www.msac.org/folklife-network. Video edited by Philip Spiess.