Lilacs Update! 

Thanks to everyone who has purchased Lilacs online!  I there were some movements around the charts last week, with a peak at number 4 at one stage!  It’s available to download on iTunes, Google Play Store, Amazon Music, Spotify, Deezer and more! 

Two Tube!

Gráinne and James Cramer of Tupelo joined Blathnaid and Stephen in the new Two Tube studio this evening for a chat and a song.  They performed their new song ‘The Words of it All’.  Video coming soon! 

Recording!

Spent a very short time with Paul Casey in Derry recording a vocal for a song that’s being submitted for the Irish Eurovision entry. Sure what else would you be at of a Sunday?! 🙂

A Co-Present Christmas

‘The Co-Present is a show on Radio Made, making it’s mission this Christmas to get more Irish Musicians played on Irish Radio. They have compiled a playlist of Christmas songs – new and old – from Irish musicians and it goes something like this! I’m delighted to be featured on this, singing ‘Have yourself a Merry […]

1st Dublin solo gig of 2016! Ernesto’s, Rathmines

Sunday 3rd April was my first solo Dublin show of 2016, and it was a cracker!  The mighty Jonathan of Ernesto’s Cafe in Rathmines very kindly gave over his cafe to me last night for the gig.  Tickets sold out last weekend and the night was a huge success!  My friend James Cramer joined me for one of […]

Firing Pin – Out the 23rd of October! 

So all the hard work is paying off and I’m delighted to announce that my mini-album ‘Firing Pin’ is out on the 23rd October.  I’ll be launching it officially on the 30th October, in the surrounds of the Chocolate Factory! Event page – https://www.facebook.com/events/1467850776875652/ Tickets – http://www.eventbrite.ie/e/grainne-hunt-album-launch-tickets-18541409856

Today FM – Ian Dempsey Show

This morning Mark and I visited Ian Dempsey in Today FM for a quick interview!  Hilariously funny – Giggles throughout! 

TV Performance – Two Tube!

Grainne has been writing with James Cramer, of Tupelo (http://tupelomusic.ie/) since the beginning of the year.  They’ve made a few demos of new songs for a new EP to be released at the end of March.  A producer in RTE got their hands on one of the songs ‘The Words of it All’, and they’ve been […]

Swiss Tour -Songs from Ireland Old and New

Grainne is delighted to be taking part in the ‘Songs from Ireland-Old and New’Tour with Nicole Maguire, Mark Geary and Irish trad band Duach.   In addition Gráinne will join David Hope for two nights to open for him in Bubikon and Oberrieden.  

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Biography

Gráinne Hunt is a contemporary folk singer and songwriter, raised in Monaghan and based in Kildare, Ireland. With consistently on-point, captivating vocals and well-honed, insightful songs, Grainne has shared stages with Glen Hansard and U2, has opened for Gladys Knight, Eagle Eye Cherry and the Bay City Rollers, and has been compared to vocal icons Tracy Chapman and Nathalie Merchant.

Her ‘gorgeous new album’ (Mathieu Norry RTE Radio 1), This Secret, was released in September 2019. ‘[A] seamlessly gentle fusion of Irish folk and Nashville backing, together with Gráinne’s gorgeous, slightly throaty vocal delivery’ (FolkRadio.co.uk), it was recorded with Thomm Jutz (Nanci Griffith, Maura O’Connell) and features the skills of Mark Fain (Ry Cooder) on bass and Lynn Williams (John Hiatt) on drums.  

2019 also saw the release of an Irish folk album, Songs from Ireland, recorded with award winning guitarist Brendan Walsh. Recorded last year in Soundville Studios Luzern, it includes songs Buachaill on Eirne and Raglan Road. 

Despite 2020 cancellations, over the various lockdown periods Gráinne performed for the #IrelandPerforms initiative, joined Axis Ballymun for Cruinniú na nÓg & #SummerSessions, founded songwritercircle.club, created the first #AdventCalendarofSong (solo recordings of 24 Christmas songs released on social media every day in December) which included a collaboration with German choir Cantus Domus on a beautiful version of The Wexford Carol, and joined U2, Glen Hansard, and others for The Late Late Show Charity Busk.  

 

Songs From Ireland

Firing Pin

This Secret

Breathe Arvo party Remix