Brigid Mae Power
Irish singer-songwriter
Brigid Mae Power is an Irish singer, songwriter, and musician.
Early life
Born in London, England to Irish parents, Power's family moved to Ireland when she was eleven years old. There, she learned to play the button accordion before taking up singing and piano as a teenager.
Career
Power began releasing music under the name "Brigid Power-Ryce" in 2010 when her debut EP, You Are Here, was released by the independent label Rusted Rail. This was followed by two self-released EPs, Ode to an Embryo in 2011 and Eee Tuts in 2013. Her live album, I Told You The Truth, recorded in St. Nicholas Collegiate Church in Galway, was released in 2014 by the label Abandon Reason. In a review of the album, The Irish Times wrote: "the setting gives her haunting vocals a spiritual resonance".
After meeting American musician Peter Broderick at a gig, Power travelled to Broderick's Studio in Portland, Oregon in 2015 to record her debut studio album. After finishing the album's production, she received a two-album deal from American label Tompkins Square Records.
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