Patrick Clifford (born in New York City, 1966) is a musician, songwriter, and producer of Irish and folk music.
He is best known as a key member of Four to the Bar[1]—a "well loved and well respected"[2] mainstay of the 1990s New York Irish music scene—he has also released two solo albums: American Wake and Chance of a Start.
[3] Like many contemporary New York Irish musicians, he received his earliest training from the renowned Martin Mulvihill,[4] (on piano accordion).
His primary instrument with Four to the Bar was the bass, but he also added piano, guitar, and accordion to the band's sound, on both stage and recordings.
[citation needed] As a songwriter, he wrote two tracks for the band's watershed album, Another Son: 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 energy and atmosphere.