Paula Ryan – Singer, Songwriter & Gaelic “Funkstress
Paula Ryan – Singer, Songwriter & Gaelic “Funkstress
Paula is a compelling singer / songwriter, born and bred in Tipperary, Ireland, whose powerful, insightful songs are inspired by the lyricism and musical passion of her Irish roots and driven by the funky rhythmic influences and instruments of music from other cultures.
To accompany her songs, Paula plays marimba / tongue drum, guitar and a variety of percussion instruments including bodhran, djembe and darabuka.
Paula charms and beguiles audiences with: sheer delight in music-making, unmistakeable joy of singing, potent, thought provoking lyrics, and lively Celtic wit and humour!
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TV & Radio
Paula has performed her songs on radio and TV:
In the UK – BBC Radio York, BBC Radio Leeds, Radio Warwickshire, Bishop FM, Roots Music Radio, JosieJo Radio Show, WFM Radio in Manchester, BCB 106.6 Bradford
In Ireland – Tipp FM, Tipperary Mid West FM
In the USA – Channel 10 TV, Princeton
Song Contests
Paula has had considerable success in some of Ireland’s and America’s biggest song contests:
2006 – Paula was a finalist in one of Ireland’s leading song contests – the Clonmel National Song Contest with her song The Faintest Touch.
2007 – Paula’s song The Red Rose received an Honor Award from the Great American Song Contest.
2008 – Another of Paula’s song The Faintest Touch received a further Honor Award from the Great American Song Contest.
Moonstruck
Silently slowly drifting
Silently slowly drifting
Silently slowly drifting
Not a sound can be heard in the night
I gaze and I watch and I wonder
And I wish that I could rise in flight
You glide through the clouds oh so calmly
Guard of honour to your radiance they part
In awe of the beam of your brilliance
The innocent glow at your heart
Silently slowly drifting
Silently slowly drifting
You know well your place in the cosmos
You can mold both the time and the tide
You lie not in the shadow of the sun
But in its setting you graciously rise
All seems clear in your sepia world
All seems evident black and white
The stars they are always beside you
And each day leads you home to your night
Silently slowly drifting
Silently slowly drifting
Across the sky you majestically travel
The oceans you draw in your wake
To the seas and the waters of our world
Irresistible each move that you make
If I could only be part of your journey
Shine vivid and bright as you do
A beacon of hope through darkness
Spreading light til the day breaks anew
Silently slowly drifting
Silently slowly drifting
Silently slowly drifting
Silently slowly drifting
Silently slowly drifting
Not a sound can be heard in the night
I gaze and I watch and I wonder
And I wish that I could rise in flight
You glide through the clouds oh so calmly
Guard of honour to your radiance they part
In awe of the beam of your brilliance
The innocent glow at your heart
Silently slowly drifting
Silently slowly drifting
You know well your place in the cosmos
You can mold both the time and the tide
You lie not in the shadow of the sun
But in its setting you graciously rise
All seems clear in your sepia world
All seems evident black and white
The stars they are always beside you
And each day leads you home to your night
Silently slowly drifting
Silently slowly drifting
Across the sky you majestically travel
The oceans you draw in your wake
To the seas and the waters of our world
Irresistible each move that you make
If I could only be part of your journey
Shine vivid and bright as you do
A beacon of hope through darkness
Spreading light til the day breaks anew
Silently slowly drifting
Silently slowly drifting
Silently slowly drifting
Silently slowly drifting
Silently slowly drifting
Not a sound can be heard in the night
I gaze and I watch and I wonder
And I wish that I could rise in flight
You glide through the clouds oh so calmly
Guard of honour to your radiance they part
In awe of the beam of your brilliance
The innocent glow at your heart
Silently slowly drifting
Silently slowly drifting
You know well your place in the cosmos
You can mold both the time and the tide
You lie not in the shadow of the sun
But in its setting you graciously rise
All seems clear in your sepia world
All seems evident black and white
The stars they are always beside you
And each day leads you home to your night
Silently slowly drifting
Silently slowly drifting
Across the sky you majestically travel
The oceans you draw in your wake
To the seas and the waters of our world
Irresistible each move that you make
If I could only be part of your journey
Shine vivid and bright as you do
A beacon of hope through darkness
Spreading light til the day breaks anew
Silently slowly drifting
Silently slowly drifting
With her latest single Moonstruck, which was written and recorded at home during lockdown 2020, Paula shows us how her creativity has blossomed in the isolation conditions and led her to a fresh writing horizon inspired by nature and the wonders of the earth, and sky.
The song is a beautiful melodic and lyrical observation of the moon as it drifts across the sky, glides through the clouds and lights the way for the awestruck below. With gentle flowing picking guitar, haunting mellow whistle and and a heavenly blend of harmonies, the song encourages the listener to take flight and silently slowly drift along with an uplifiting lunar musical tribute.
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