associated_acts years_active birth_place label name background birth_date instrument genre article_title birth_name occupation
four to the bar 1991 & ndash ; present new york , new york , united states irish side patrick clifford solo_singer 27 july 1966 vocals , keyboards , guitar , bass , piano , harmonica world folk , irish , celtic , folk , irish patrick clifford
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patrick clifford

patrick clifford -lrb- born in new york city , 1966 -rrb- is a musician , songwriter , and producer of irish and folk music .
best known as a key member of four to the bar -- a `` well loved and well respected '' mainstay of the 1990s new york irish music scene -- he has also released two solo albums : `` american wake '' and `` chance of a start '' .
like many contemporary new york irish musicians , he received his earliest training from the renowned martin mulvihill , -lrb- on piano accordion -rrb- .
his primary instrument with four to the bar was the bass , but he also added piano , guitar , and accordion to the band 's sound , on both stage and recordings .
as a songwriter , he wrote two tracks for the band 's watershed album , `` another son '' : `` the western shore '' and `` the old men admiring themselves in the water '' -lrb- music only -rrb- .
he and guitarist martin kelleher are generally credited with the production of both of four to the bar 's full-length albums ; `` another son '' is notable for its elegance and `` craic on the road '' for its energy and atmosphere .
in 1993 , he produced `` sky in my hand '' , the first release by new york folk singer/songwriter liz dacey .
this recording was engineered by virgil moorefield .
in 2008 , he recorded , mixed , and mastered `` to the fray '' , an album by the band hobnail .
he also played bass and sang on this release .
