User:Patsy Cavanagh

Singer/Songwriter Patsy Cavanagh comes from Greencastle,Inishowen, County Donegal,Ireland

Patsy Cavanagh is owner/manager of The Cairn Theatre in Greencastle, Donegal where his Cairn Theatre Group present an Irish Cultural Musical each summer since 1999.

He has written and produced music/dramas based on The Titanic, The Kennedys, The Echoe of the Celtic Tiger and several others and one of these is presented by the Cairn Theatre Group each summer

He is a familiar visitor to primary schools in Donegal and Northern Ireland where he presents a series of Irish culture based music/dramas including the Irish Famine, The Vikings, Emigration and others

He had his first publishing succes with Rose Enterprise who released several of his songs but to very little interest

His first songwriting success was with a song called "Cant hold the years" back which was featured on a Radio Eirean program Sounds Promising.

It was first recorded by Brendan Shine in 1986 and since then has been recorded by Daniel O Donnell, Big Tom and Ben Steneker among others In the early 1990s Patsy Cavanagh was signed by Music Box Records and released an album and video with them.

He has also released three albums independently and these are are mainly comprised of his own compositions

His songs have been recorded by Daniel O Donnell, Margo, Big Tom, Brendan Shine, Mick Flavin, Nathan Carter and many other leading Irish entertainers

In the summer of 2019 he received a special award from the Irish Music Rights Organisation for his song Home to Donegal

His writing are included in several books on Irish culture especially on emigration

His best known songs include:

Home to Donegal,(which has been covered by over 50 different artists) The Old Schoolyard Cant hold the years back Foyle Waters Maybe Someday Dear John and many more