Recently, I started shooting covers and features for a new arts and entertainment magazine called Fayetteville Feed. It is currently online only but the creator, James Johnson, aims to display the featured artists in photographs closer to national magazines rather than those of a local rag. I am honored he thinks of my work in this way and instantly agreed to shoot a series of covers when he approached me.
This is the first issue spotlighting musician and pub owner Paddy Gibney. Paddy has a long history in Fayetteville, NC, and along with his band mate Bill Ayerbe, they have a huge following that spreads all over the state. My Father and I met with Paddy and Bill at Paddy's Pub one Friday at around 8pm. After a few drinks and a lot of talk we ended up eating dinner together, and by the time dinner was over they were about to go on stage, so, Dad and I stayed to maybe catch a couple of tunes. Yeah Right. We left close to 3am totally pissed and absolutely blown away by their stage performance! I have never seen a band connect with a crowd so successfully and in such a personal way. They play a mix of traditional Irish drinking songs, covers and originals and it is a sight to behold. Picture a packed bar full beyond capacity where every single person is singing along with one Guiness filled pint in the air and their other arm around the patron next to them. What a blast!
Check out the fayetteville feed at http://www.fayettevillefeed.com
and Paddy at http://www.paddygibney.com
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