Patrick Clifford
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Patrick Clifford (born in New York City, 1966) is a musician, songwriter, and producer of Irish and folk music.
He is perhaps best known as a key member of Four to the Bar--a mainstay of the 1990's New York Irish music scene.
His primary instrument 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" (music only).
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 punch and atmosphere.
In 1993, he produced Sky in My Hand, the first release by New York folk singer/songwriter Liz Dacey. The recording was engineered by Virgil Moorefield.
