Sorcha Richardson

Sorcha Richardson (born 26 September 1990)[2] is an Irish folk singer-songwriter from Dublin.[3][4]

Sorcha Richardson
Born26 September 1990 (1990-09-26) (age 29)
Dublin, Ireland
OriginDalkey
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Years active2012–present
LabelsFaction Records & R&R Records
Websitesorcharichardson.com

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)

Studio albums

  • First Prize Bravery (2019)

References
  1. McGoran, Peter. "Interview: Sorcha Richardson on her debut album, transatlantic living and negotiating relationships". Hotpress.
  2. https://twitter.com//status/118427945147699201
  3. "Sorcha Richardson on Breaking Tunes". breakingtunes.com.
  4. Murphy, Lauren. "Sorcha Richardson is living the dream" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  5. "Whelan's » Blog Archive » SORCHA RICHARDSON".
  6. Ganatra, Shilpa. "Sorcha Richardson: 'You learn the hard way that there's validity in your own ideas'". The Irish Times.
  7. Hanson-Firestone, Dana (14 November 2019). "10 Things You Didn't Know About Sorcha Richardson". TVOvermind.
  8. "Playing with Sorcha Richardson at RTÉ Choice Music Prize..." Lux Alma.
  9. 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.
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