Sorcha Richardson
Sorcha Richardson (born 26 September 1990)[2] is an Irish folk singer-songwriter from Dublin.[3][4]
Sorcha Richardson | |
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Born | 26 September 1990 30) Dublin, Ireland | (age
Origin | Dalkey |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Years active | 2012–present |
Labels | Faction Records & R&R Records |
Website | sorcharichardson |
Early life
Sorcha Richardson grew up in Dalkey. She formed her first band aged 10 with schoolfriends.[5]
She went to Brooklyn to study creative writing.
Career
Richardson came back to Dublin in late 2017.[6] In 2018 she played at Longitude Festival and was named as one of RTÉ 2FM's Rising Artists, and she has worked with the Irish band All Tvvins.[7]
Her debut album First Prize Bravery (on the theme of "negotiating friendships and relationships")[1] was released in 2019 and was nominated for the Choice Music Prize.[8] She collaborated with Soulé and Elaine Mai on a single, Butterflies, in 2019 as part of the Three Ireland Made by Music campaign.[9]
Discography
EPs
- Sleep Will Set Me Free (2012)
- Last Train (2013)
- isolation home recordings (2020)
Studio albums
- First Prize Bravery (2019)
References
- McGoran, Peter. "Interview: Sorcha Richardson on her debut album, transatlantic living and negotiating relationships". Hotpress.
- Richardson, Sorcha [@SorchaRichardsn] (26 September 2011). "birthday cake for breakfast. birthday cake for dinner" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 January 2021 – via Twitter.
- "Sorcha Richardson on Breaking Tunes". breakingtunes.com.
- Murphy, Lauren. "Sorcha Richardson is living the dream" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
- "Whelan's » Blog Archive » SORCHA RICHARDSON".
- Ganatra, Shilpa. "Sorcha Richardson: 'You learn the hard way that there's validity in your own ideas'". The Irish Times.
- Hanson-Firestone, Dana (14 November 2019). "10 Things You Didn't Know About Sorcha Richardson". TVOvermind.
- "Playing with Sorcha Richardson at RTÉ Choice Music Prize..." Lux Alma.
- Kelly, Aoife (19 August 2019). "'We were able to be totally honest with each other' - Elaine Mai on working with Soulé and Sorcha Richardson on new track 'Butterflies'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 17 June 2020.