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‘A gorgeous debut from a hugely talented mind’ - Totally Dublin review of Wayfare
‘Ethereal melodies from an indie-folk merchant’ - Hot Press review for Wayfare
‘Remember that name.. Patrick stefan’ - Rising time, RTE Radio1
‘Very Paul Simon-esque, I love it!’ - Jenny Greene, 2FM
'Brilliant track' - Gemma Bradley - BBC NI - Across The Line
'One of the best releases this year' - John Barker 98FM
‘Golden-throated singer’ - Broadsheet.ie
'You've probably heard him perform without realising it'... - Peter Curtin - RTE2XFM
'Incredible musician... by the end I was lovin' it and hitting repeat' - Tom Lowe RTE Pulse
Pure M Magazine - You Are - release
RTE1 Radio Recommends
Residency at St. John's Theatre Listowel
IMC Incubator on Nialler9
Nialler9 Songs of the week
The Point of Everything Podcast Interview
Business post feature - Patrick stefan on Nick Drake
Clare Echo feature
Nialler9 - songs of the week
The last mix tape - songs of the week
Dublinlive : My Dublin according to Patrick stefan
Folk Radio UK feature
Patrick stefan IMRO: creative rooms
‘Ethereal melodies from an indie-folk merchant’ - Hot Press review for Wayfare
‘Remember that name.. Patrick stefan’ - Rising time, RTE Radio1
‘Very Paul Simon-esque, I love it!’ - Jenny Greene, 2FM
'Brilliant track' - Gemma Bradley - BBC NI - Across The Line
'One of the best releases this year' - John Barker 98FM
‘Golden-throated singer’ - Broadsheet.ie
'You've probably heard him perform without realising it'... - Peter Curtin - RTE2XFM
'Incredible musician... by the end I was lovin' it and hitting repeat' - Tom Lowe RTE Pulse
Pure M Magazine - You Are - release
RTE1 Radio Recommends
Residency at St. John's Theatre Listowel
IMC Incubator on Nialler9
Nialler9 Songs of the week
The Point of Everything Podcast Interview
Business post feature - Patrick stefan on Nick Drake
Clare Echo feature
Nialler9 - songs of the week
The last mix tape - songs of the week
Dublinlive : My Dublin according to Patrick stefan
Folk Radio UK feature
Patrick stefan IMRO: creative rooms
Patrick stefan is an award-winning Irish songwriter described as the ‘voice of James Blake and the guitar playing of Nick Drake’. The son of a Dutch songwriter, Patrick released his debut album Wayfare in 2022 - an alt-indie-folk document of Patrick's ancestry and travels from Scandinavia, Brazil, to west Africa and back home.
In 2024 Patrick was chosen to perform at Folk Alliance International & Your Roots are Showing showcases, and for Whelan’s ‘Ones to Watch’.
A once-Fulbright scholar, Patrick left academia instead opted to follow the path of his father’s folk-singing- footsteps after collaborating with an array of artists like fiddler Martin Hayes (with the award-winning instrumental group Ensemble Ériu), Lisa Canny & 2017 Eurovision winner Luisa Sobral.
After racking up over half a million streams on Superman - a star-studded 2020 soulful co-write with Uly & Rob de Boer, Patrick was tipped as by the likes of Nialler9 & BBC’s Across The Line for his unique sound.
Patrick stefan is an Irish Arts Council Next Generation awardee, winner of the inaugural Night & Day festival song competition with the song Head Voices and an ISC songwriting semi-finalist. Patrick is endorsed by Tanglewood Guitars.
In 2024 Patrick was chosen to perform at Folk Alliance International & Your Roots are Showing showcases, and for Whelan’s ‘Ones to Watch’.
A once-Fulbright scholar, Patrick left academia instead opted to follow the path of his father’s folk-singing- footsteps after collaborating with an array of artists like fiddler Martin Hayes (with the award-winning instrumental group Ensemble Ériu), Lisa Canny & 2017 Eurovision winner Luisa Sobral.
After racking up over half a million streams on Superman - a star-studded 2020 soulful co-write with Uly & Rob de Boer, Patrick was tipped as by the likes of Nialler9 & BBC’s Across The Line for his unique sound.
Patrick stefan is an Irish Arts Council Next Generation awardee, winner of the inaugural Night & Day festival song competition with the song Head Voices and an ISC songwriting semi-finalist. Patrick is endorsed by Tanglewood Guitars.
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