Paul Dougherty

The new recording Grace Under Water

Let it rain, let come what may
We will walk side by side, through the night and the day
I couldn’t stop you then, I can’t stop you now
I won’t say goodbye, even though I’ve tried and tried
And the craving comes over me
And the craving sweeps over me

This site is constructed on the present works of musician and photographer Paul Dougherty, as well as various past works and future constructions.

Digital releases by Paul Dougherty are offered for listening and downloading free on the site and for sale at various music downloading sites around the world.

Grace Under Water is the new cd from Paul Dougherty, released in 2009. Since its release, it has been gathering rave reviews from press and listeners around the world.

It’s difficult to categorize the musical styles of Paul Dougherty. His writing has more in common with late 60s and 70s rock n’ roll from Dylan, Neil Young, Cat Stevens and whatnot than with today’s music genres. Country and western influences, Beach Boys pop, 80s New Wave, folk and punk melded with rock n’ roll.

Grace Under Water was recorded in Munich, Germany. The cd is a collection of 12 artistic and original tunes which range from Indie Pop to Americana sounds. The songs owe recognition to influences such as Nick Drake, John Lennon, Townes Van Zandt, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and Paul Westerberg. The cd has been released on the self-owned Bake It Black Records.

Paul Dougherty is currently working on the follow up to Grace Under Water as well as visual presentations. You are welcome to listen to the individual songs and to download the complete recordings for free.

Paul is also an avid photographer. Most of his techniques involve analog processes, including some of the first photographic processes ever invented that require contact printing and UV light such as cyanotypes, a technique developed in 1842 by John Herschel, as well as Vandykes, Gum bichromate prints, Tempera prints and more. He also uses various Polaroid techniques and Polaroid films such as SX70 manipulations and peel apart processes, emulsion lifts and emulsion transfers.

Paul's favorite photographic process at the moment is Lith photography, which involves the use of special lith developers and papers made especially for this process. Many of the photos you can see in the photography section of this site are infrared photographs developed as lith prints and toned using various toners such as gold, selenium, copper and more.

Please have a look at the expanding portfolio of pictures taken and developed by Paul Dougherty.