{{coi|date=August 2021}} {{use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox musical artist |image= | birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|37|2024|8|10|slash=yes}} |occupation=Singer-songwriter | genre = Indie pop |past_member_of=Walking on Cars }} '''Patrick "Pa" Sheehy''' (born {{birth based on age as of date|37|2024|8|10|slash=1|noage=1}})<ref name="irishtimes"/> is an Irish singer-songwriter from Dingle, County Kerry.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/arid-40351358.html | publisher = Echo Live | title = Former Walking On Cars frontman Pa Sheehy announces Cork show | date = 2 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/others/patrick-sheehy-walking-cars-songs | publisher = Irish Central | title = WATCH: How COVID quarantine is helping Walking on Cars' Patrick Sheehy to write new songs| date = 25 May 2020}}</ref>
==Career==
Sheehy achieved some chart success in his native Ireland and across Europe as the lead singer of Walking on Cars.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.hotpress.com/music/former-walking-on-cars-frontman-pa-sheehy-on-i-saw-you-a-funeral-theres-a-lot-of-people-out-there-who-will-hopefully-find-healing-from-the-track-22857698 | publisher = Hot Press | title = Former Walking On Cars frontman Pa Sheehy on 'I Saw You A Funeral': "There's a lot of people out there who will hopefully find healing from the track"| date = 18 June 2021}}</ref> Since the 2020 break up of the band, Sheehy began releasing solo material.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.buzz.ie/music/former-walking-cars-lead-singer-24398130 | publisher = Buzz.ie | title = Former Walking on Cars lead singer Pa Sheehy releases debut single | date = 25 June 2021}}</ref> His debut single, "Saw You at a Funeral", was released in June 2021 with a follow-up single, titled "Roisin", released in August 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.spinsouthwest.com/events/irish-music-1232990 | publisher = Spin South West | title = Pa Sheehy Releases Second Solo Single 'Róisín' And Announces Debut EP 'The Art Of Disappearing' Alongside Irish Tour Dates| date= 30 July 2021}}</ref> His debut EP, ''The Art of Disappearing'', was released in September 2021,<ref>{{cite web|url = https://journalofmusic.com/listing/06-08-21/pa-sheehy-releases-second-solo-single-roisin-announces-debut-ep-art-disappearing | publisher = Journal of Music | title = Pa Sheehy Releases Second Solo Single 'Róisín', Announces Debut EP 'The Art Of Disappearing' Alongside Irish Tour Dates | date = 6 August 2021}}</ref> charting at number 9 in the Irish Albums Chart on the week of its launch.<ref name="hotpress">{{cite web|url = https://www.hotpress.com/music/dingles-pa-sheehy-enters-the-irish-top-10-with-the-art-of-disappearing-ep-22873826 | publisher = Hot Press | website = hotpress.com | title = Dingle's Pa Sheehy enters the Irish Top 10 with The Art of Disappearing EP | date = 1 October 2021 | accessdate = 3 November 2021 | quote = Landing in the Top 10 at No.9 this week, the former Walking On Cars frontman also nabbed the No. 1 spot on the independent charts }}</ref>
Sheehy released his debut album, ''Maybe It Was All For This'', in October 2024.<ref name="irishtimes">{{cite web |last1=Hennessy |first1=David |title=All for this |url=https://www.theirishworld.com/all-for-this/ |website=The Irish World |access-date=31 December 2025 |date=8 October 2024}}</ref>
==Discography== ===EPs=== * ''The Art of Disappearing'' (2021) – reached No. 9 Irish Albums Chart (1 week)<ref name="hotpress"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Albums|title=IRMA – Irish Charts|publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association|access-date=2 October 2021}}</ref>
===Singles=== * "Saw You at a Funeral" (2021)<ref name="hotpress"/> * "Róisín" (2021)<ref name="hotpress"/>
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