BBC Radio 4 Best of Today, Paddy McAloon and Prefab Sprout

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Starting from 2003, Paddy McAloon has retained the Prefab Sprout name as a solo project. [6] Career Early days (1977-1983) In 1977 brothers Paddy and Martin McAloon formed The Dick Diver Band. By 1978, the name had changed to Prefab Sprout, a name McAloon had created years earlier when, he has said, "all the groups had names like that".

Paddy McAloon, a king on a hay field. Photo by Kevin Westerberg. Prefab sprout, The magicians

On a blustery afternoon, Paddy McAloon is standing by the banks of the Tyne River in Newcastle, England, posing for a photo. In so doing he has captured the interest of two young, New Kids on.

Paddy McAloon The Last Pop Genius

Tue 30 Jun 2020 01.00 EDT Paddy McAloon, singer, songwriter I grew up in Witton Gilbert in County Durham and started Prefab Sprout with my brother [Martin, bass] and Michael Salmon, who lived.

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Prefab Sprout are an English pop band from Witton Gilbert, County Durham formed in 1976, who rose to fame during the 1980s. The band's best known lineup comprised Paddy McAloon (vocals, guitar, keyboard), Wendy Smith (vocals, guitar, keyboard), Martin McAloon (Prefab Sprout bass), and Neil Conti (drums). The Devil Has All the Best Tunes / Walk.

Paddy McAloon at 65 Arena RTÉ Radio 1

Paddy McAloon remembers it all too well: 23 January 2006, when the maverick genius behind Prefab Sprout was last able to sing his own songs.. In 1979, when he and his brother Martin were.

Paddy McAloon on prog rock and trawling the megahertz Louder

Paddy McAloon of Prefab Sprout Photo: Redferns Prefab Sprout's Crimson/Red (Kitchenware) is simply their best record in a quarter of a century. I say 'their', but of course it's 'his' now..

Martin McAloon UK Tour Feliks Culpa

Tue Oct 22 2013 - 01:00. Little problems, says Paddy McAloon, arise to put a kink in your day. The lead everything of Prefab Sprout, now 56, knows what he's talking about, and if it wasn't for.

Prefab Sprout Founder Paddy McAloon On The Tragedy of Tinnitus

Martin McAloon is known as the bassist of British Art-Pop heros Prefab Sprout. Martin will be performing a large selection of hit songs from Prefab Sprout's extensive archive celebrating over 40 years of his brother, Paddy McAloon's writing.

Left to right Paddy McAloon, Wendy Smith, Neil Conti and Martin... News Photo Getty Images

Martin McAloon was the bass player and a founding member of Prefab Sprout. Martin will be performing a 2-hour show featuring a large selection of Prefab Sprout songs from their 40 years in the music industry, stripped back to the bare necessities, the raw elements of how they were first performed when originally written by his brother Paddy - before the bells, whistles and budget were added.

Paddy McAloon on Prefab Sprout’s Legacy & Breaking His Rule About Songs Called ‘America’ Billboard

Paddy McAloon and Wendy Smith of Prefab Sprout in the mid-1980s. Photograph: Anthony Cake/Photoshot/Getty Images . Next album. On the boil is a batch of new songs for a forthcoming Spike Lee movie.

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Paddy McAloon Patrick Joseph McAloon (born 7 June 1957) [1] is an English singer-songwriter and a founder of the band Prefab Sprout . Early life McAloon was born and grew up in Witton Gilbert in County Durham, England. [2] [3] He was trained to be a Catholic priest before deciding on a career in music. [4] Career

Paddy McAloon THE NEW VINYL VILLAIN

After reading English at Newcastle, minister's son Paddy McAloon formed Prefab Sprout with his girlfriend Wendy ("Smithy") and his bass-playing younger brother Martin. The trio produced a flood of extraordinary songs that drew on sources as diverse as The Beatles, Steely Dan and George Gershwin. On their first album, Swoon, tracks like Cruel, Technique and Elegance were wry and sparkling

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With his only solo album I Trawl The Megahertz now rebranded as a Prefab Sprout record, Paddy McAloon is ready for a rare opportunity to discuss his collective's wondrous legacy. There may be less Prefab Sprout music than anyone - including Paddy - would like, but no-one can argue with the quality of what's there.

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Prefab Sprout were already popular with prog fans, but with his reissued I Trawl The Megahertz, Paddy McAloon finds himself drifting in a much proggier world. "My relationship with prog is a complex thing, which has to do with my feelings about the 70s," muses Paddy McAloon. "That period was very, very interesting.

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Martin McAloon will be performing a large selection of hit songs from Prefab Sprout's extensive archive celebrating over 40 years of his brother, Paddy McAloon's writing. This will be a rare opportunity to hear these incredible songs performed in their natural state. THIS IS AN ALL SEATED SHOW, IF YOU BOOK A TABLE AND YOUR PARTY IS LESS THE DESIGNATED CAPACITY WE MAY SEAT OTHER PEOPLE WITH YOU.

BBC Radio 4 Best of Today, Paddy McAloon and Prefab Sprout

The legendary band from County Durham formed in 1978. Set up by brothers Paddy and Martin McAloon and joined by vocalist, guitarist and keyboard player Wendy Smith in 1982, they released their debut album, Swoon, to critical acclaim in 1984. I was wondering what the best way was to honour McAloon.