Padraig Cooney & Bedtime Now

Padraig Cooney has been writing and performing in Dublin-based bands for over a decade, from Land Lovers through Skelocrats to Autre Monde. He was a founder member of the Popical Island Collective, which ran a label, venue and other initiatives through the 2010s. He is now releasing material under his own name and has put together a fine 4-piece outfit to make it all happen - it's Padraig Cooney & Bedtime Now!

Padraig's first solo album was the covid-era Centuries of Learning, an entirely personal synth-laden affair released on Strange Brew Records in 2022. It spawned the acclaimed Houses, sung by Padraig's wife and erstwhile bandmate, Bronwyn Murphy-White.

This was followed by the EP The Common Horse before the band Bedtime Now came together in 2024 to play live and begin working on a more naturalistic set of songs. The band comprises Danny Carroll, Ross Hamer and Donal Walsh. The recordings will begin to appear in 2025 after fruitful sessions with producers Daniel Fox (Gilla Band) and David Tapley (Tandem Felix).

Padraig is part of the Tremolo publishing roster and has had several songs featured in ads, movies and TV over the years, including Autre Monde's Fever in May soundtracking an Audi ad.