Paul Spring

Paul Spring brings together classical guitar, baroque chorales, 808s, and Irish traditional melodies into a sound all his own. He has released 3 albums in the past 3 years. Between 2023’s Always Almost Home meshing '90s pop and Bach” (MPR) and the “hidden pop gem” (Irish Times) of 2022ʼs Thunderhead, Spring experimented with minimal electronic production and folk. Aquarium Drunkard called his latest album, 2024’s River Flows Two Ways, “a singular fresh offering as well as a catalogue introduction of sorts.”

Paul was raised in Saint Cloud, MN, and has been based in New York City since 2018. He has completed two successful River Canoe tours. In 2015 he spent 48 days paddling 1200 miles down the Mississippi in support of his release Towards a Center. In 2024 he canoed 150 miles down the Hudson in support of River Flows Two Ways. Spring is also a passionate classical guitarist. In 2021 he released an album of Bach arrangements for 12 string guitar, and since 2022 he has played a weekly gig in Manhattan playing Bach.

In addition to his solo work, Paul was lead singer and songwriter of the band Holy Hive until their dissolution. In 2023 he appeared as a session guitarist and co-writer on Blackthought and El Michels Affair’s Glorious Game, and his guitar playing was sampled on releases by Kenny Beats, Vic Mensa, and Thundercat.

Past Shows


Aug
22
nd
2024
7th St Entry
Aug
22
nd
2024
7th St Entry

Paul Spring

★ Local Show ★
with We Are The Willows and Adelyn Strei
May
23
rd
2017
7th St Entry
May
23
rd
2017
7th St Entry

Sir Richard Bishop

with Robert Millis and Paul Spring
Feb
15
th
2016
7th St Entry
Feb
15
th
2016
7th St Entry

Chris Bathgate

with Paul Spring
Oct
30
th
2015
Turf Club
Oct
30
th
2015
Turf Club

Fruit Bats

with Joan Shelley and Paul Spring
Feb
20
th
2015
Turf Club
Feb
20
th
2015
Turf Club

Filthy Animals

with General B and the Wiz and Paul Spring
Mar
18
th
2014
Turf Club
Dec
21
st
2013
7th St Entry
Jul
10
th
2013
Mainroom
Jul
10
th
2013
Mainroom

Dawes

with Shovels & Rope and Paul Spring
Jul
9
th
2013
Mainroom
Jul
9
th
2013
Mainroom

Dawes

89.3 The Current presents DAWES
with Paul Spring and Shovels & Rope
May
19
th
2013
7th St Entry
May
19
th
2013
7th St Entry

Paul Spring

PAUL SPRING CD Release Show
with BRIAN LAIDLAW & THE FAMILY TRADE and COSMICOMICS
May
2
nd
2012
7th St Entry
May
2
nd
2012
7th St Entry

Paul Spring

with The Joseph Bell and BRIAN LAIDLAW & THE FAMILY TRADE

More Shows

May
3
rd
Turf Club

Fox Stevenson

with Yue
Apr
30
th
Amsterdam Bar & Hall

Laura Jane Grace & The Mississippi Medicals

with Alex Lahey and Noun
Mar
23
rd
Turf Club

Lilly Hiatt

May
11
th
The Fitzgerald Theater

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