Patrick Stefan is an Irish-Dutch singer and wayfarer; born in Co. Clare now based in Dublin. He is releasing his debut album Wayfare on 23rd September, a melting pot of influences garnered from a globe of influences he has picked up on his travels. Today he releases his third single ‘Just another love song’, and, just like his preceding two singles, it’s in the nuanced detail that his songs slowly unfurl to reveal their real beauty.
Patrick has travelled & lived in different corners of the world from Scandinavia, Brazil to Africa. Inspiration for his songs come from a colourful background of experience: learning tribal songs in Mali, jazz guitar in Boston, folk singing in Helsinki and drumming in north Brazil.
His single Head Voices recalled a minimalist style version of Paul Simon while Drinking Alone in the Moonlight offers quirky shades of Nick Drake with his acoustic guitar played over sweeping string arrangements.
‘Just another love song’ – is Patrick’s take on a song written in the late ’60s by his father, Jack Groenland – a Dutch folk songwriter who released an album on Sony Records. Patrick grew up singing harmonies on his father’s songs, and with this rendition allows his lineage to speak through him. Of the significance of the release Patrick says:
‘Something happens in the air when I sing this song live, sure it means a lot for me as I’m connecting to early memories of singing my dad’s songs with my brothers but I’ve even had someone come up to me after a gig saying they could sense past lives through the song. It’s definitely got some magic to it’.
‘Just another love song’ by Patrick stefan is out now.
Bandcamp:
https://patrickstefan.bandcamp.com/track/just-another-love-song