In Conversation with Aine Tyrrell At Folk Alliance International 2020

Published: July 19, 2020, 12:20 p.m.

b'

Having lived in Australia for a decade, Irish born singer-songwriter \\xc1ine Tyrrell rewrites what is imaginable every step of the way. Whether she is captaining her infamous 1966 Bedford Tour Bus or whether she is carving a unique musical path melding her own Irish roots from the ancient limestone rocks of Country Clare with her respect of the red dirt roads of 60,000 years of Indigenous culture in Australia, she is doing it all to her very own beat. It is no surprise then that The Australian warned early on that \\u201cTyrrell\'s incredible journey is one you\'d be well advised to follow.\\u201dAs \\xc1ine\'s music appeal grows internationally, her first recognition of her talents in America have been represented by being selected as an official showcase artist for the International Folk Alliance.Her fresh and innovative rewriting of the rule book in song structure and composition has not gone unrecognised Internationally either. Following the release of the single "In This House" in 2019 with over 18,000 entries Tom Waits voted her not only as a finalist in the International Songwriting Competition, but she received the much-coveted honourable mention in the Singer-Songwriter Category. Her exceptional musicianship and an equally deft touch with a killer hook or a heartrending lament has also garnered critical acclaim from national radio outlets in both Ireland and Australia with multiple radio appearances on ABC Radio, RTE Radio, Double J Radio, and BBC NI Music.\\xa0 \\u2018Don\\u2019t Be Left Crying\\u2019 the single from Fledgling Fall in 2017 climbed to Number One on Ireland\\u2019s national broadcaster RTE\\u2019s Independent Music ChartsHer hopeful messages and \\u201canthems for humanity\\u201d (HHhappy Magazine) have not gone unnoticed by Educators either. Tyrrell\\u2019s song \\u2018In This House\\u2019 was eagerly added to Australian school curriculums straight after release and has led to her touring schools across Australia introducing song writing as an engaging way to discuss colonisation from the Indigenous and Irish Perspective with elementary school audiences.Following in the footsteps of her legendary folk singing father Se\\xe1n Tyrrell, her first album Queen of Swords is a wild hearted wandering adventure recorded in the Australian desert on her Bedford Bus. Her second album Return To The Sea went rogue being recorded in Ireland\\u2019s lounge rooms, front bars, old churches and remote islands. What makes these bravely daring recordings all the more charming is her frequent collaborations with documentary makers along thes way making her well known for her high quality video content.

'