Áine Áine
She spent her childhood heavily involved with her local GAA club, Ballyhaise, then discovered her love of music at the age of 16. She is inspired by current music, sighting Lady Gaga, Lana Del Rey and Marina and the Diamonds as her main influences but combines that with her love of classic Jazz from the 1950s. Áine's unique sound and writing style captivates the listener; her storytelling evoking emotion and vivid imagery, allowing the audience to escape into her world.Áine independently recorded her debut EP 'Paper Crown' throughout 2014 in JAM Studios, Kells, Co.Meath, with producer Martin Quinn. It was released that November digitally on Soundcloud only, it was later named 'Best Unsigned EP 2014' by U&I Magazine. Following 'Paper Crown' Áine released the single 'Black Dahlia', inspired by Elisabeth Short and American Horror Story. The song was nominated by Hot Press Magazine for 'Best Track'. Black Dahlia began to gain airplay on national radio, with the track being championed by Ian Dempsey on his TodayFM Breakfast Show, who later invited Áine to do a live performance of the single. A video of the performance was posted online and racked up 70,000 views in one day. Áine then took to the road, playing shows all over Ireland between September 2015 and June 2016, playing in iconic venues such as Whelan's, Victar Street, Cork Opera House to name a few.In June 2016, Áine made her debut at Glastonbury, playing the Bread and Roses stage when she was spotted by the BBC and asked to play an acoustic performance live on their Glastonbury TV coverage. Reaction was overwhelming with 'Aine Cahill' trending on Twitter. Following the Glastonbury success, she played three stunning sets at Electric Picnic. In December 2016, Áine joined fellow Irish musician's such as Kodaline, Picture This, All Tvvins, to play a sold 2FM XMas Ball in Dublin's 3Arena. The show raised €460,000 for ISPCC. During the show, Áine performed with the RTE National Concert Orchestra and was joined onstage by surprise guest Gavin James.In 2017, Áine kicked off the year by being named 'One-to-Watch' in The Guardian and 'Breaking Act' in The Sunday Times Culture section, the same day, she announced that she is the voice behind the new TV3 Ireland ad campaign, singing a remarkable cover of New World Coming. January 13th marked her first mainland European show, appearing at Eurosonic Noorderslag playing in Der Aa-Kerk. On January 27th, Áine released her new single 'Plastic', a second slice of unique storytelling with sultry strings and soulful beats reverberating around her velvety vocals. Plastic takes aim at a vacuous recipient, with Áine's warm vocal tone shrouding her cutting words. The song has already received plays by Ian Dempsey (TodayFM), Jo Whiley ( BBC Radio 2) and has been playlisted on RTE 2FM.
She spent her childhood heavily involved with her local GAA club, Ballyhaise, then discovered her love of music at the age of 16. She is inspired by current music, sighting Lady Gaga, Lana Del Rey and Marina and the Diamonds as her main influences but combines that with her love of classic Jazz from the 1950s. Áine's unique sound and writing style captivates the listener; her storytelling evoking emotion and vivid imagery, allowing the audience to escape into her world.Áine independently recorded her debut EP 'Paper Crown' throughout 2014 in JAM Studios, Kells, Co.Meath, with producer Martin Quinn. It was released that November digitally on Soundcloud only, it was later named 'Best Unsigned EP 2014' by U&I Magazine. Following 'Paper Crown' Áine released the single 'Black Dahlia', inspired by Elisabeth Short and American Horror Story. The song was nominated by Hot Press Magazine for 'Best Track'. Black Dahlia began to gain airplay on national radio, with the track being championed by Ian Dempsey on his TodayFM Breakfast Show, who later invited Áine to do a live performance of the single. A video of the performance was posted online and racked up 70,000 views in one day. Áine then took to the road, playing shows all over Ireland between September 2015 and June 2016, playing in iconic venues such as Whelan's, Victar Street, Cork Opera House to name a few.In June 2016, Áine made her debut at Glastonbury, playing the Bread and Roses stage when she was spotted by the BBC and asked to play an acoustic performance live on their Glastonbury TV coverage. Reaction was overwhelming with 'Aine Cahill' trending on Twitter. Following the Glastonbury success, she played three stunning sets at Electric Picnic. In December 2016, Áine joined fellow Irish musician's such as Kodaline, Picture This, All Tvvins, to play a sold 2FM XMas Ball in Dublin's 3Arena. The show raised €460,000 for ISPCC. During the show, Áine performed with the RTE National Concert Orchestra and was joined onstage by surprise guest Gavin James.In 2017, Áine kicked off the year by being named 'One-to-Watch' in The Guardian and 'Breaking Act' in The Sunday Times Culture section, the same day, she announced that she is the voice behind the new TV3 Ireland ad campaign, singing a remarkable cover of New World Coming. January 13th marked her first mainland European show, appearing at Eurosonic Noorderslag playing in Der Aa-Kerk. On January 27th, Áine released her new single 'Plastic', a second slice of unique storytelling with sultry strings and soulful beats reverberating around her velvety vocals. Plastic takes aim at a vacuous recipient, with Áine's warm vocal tone shrouding her cutting words. The song has already received plays by Ian Dempsey (TodayFM), Jo Whiley ( BBC Radio 2) and has been playlisted on RTE 2FM.
