The colourful story of the 80-year-old saxophone player and singer affectionately know as The King of The Swingers. Paddy Cole has taken his style of Jazz, Dixieland and Swing band music all over the world – and back home too. Paddy Cole is the grand old man of Irish Showbiz who still is young at heart and has built a new radio career with his show on Dublin's Sunshine Radio every Sunday. His story is as heart-warming as it is hilarious!
Sunday World's Eddie Rowley and Marc Roberts on Galway Bay FM
"Time is running out … get it while you can"
Sunday World, Fr Brian D'Arcy
"The new book by Paddy Cole is a welcome addition to the list of memoirs from those who created a unique contribution to Ireland's musical history. Paddy has seen it all; from his days as a child prodigy playing in Castleblayney with his dad and Maurice Lynch, to the Capitol showband, the Big 8 and his own trad band, Paddy has starred in and survived every twist and turn in a notoriously fickle bu
