Let’s Go got the album off to a great start
It has certainly been a busy few years for Gráinne Hunt, which has led to an impressive array of shows, including two nights opening for Gladys Knight at Dublin’s Olympia Theatre, Eagle Eye Cherry, and a festival appearance at Glastonbury.
Gráinne has gained a reputation as an outstanding vocalist, touring internationally with Mark Geary, and sharing stages with Glen Hansard, Liam Ó Maonlaí and Damien Dempsey.
Earlier this month she released the fine single Let’s Go, and now comes her debut album.
Speaking about the new album, This Secret, Gráinne said: “I’ve been working on these songs for ages, but it was only recently that I had time to record it!”.
In a whirlwind Nashville session last October, she recorded eleven tracks in just under three days.
“It just felt really easy. I’d never recorded like that before, but it was an incredible way to do it – and a lovely way to catch a snapshot of a moment in time,” she said.
Grainne released her first solo recording, Firing Pin, in 2015, which was followed by an album of Irish songs and ballads with award winning guitarist Brendan Walsh, called Songs from Ireland.
This is Gráinne’s first own full length LP and it will receive its Dublin launch in Bewley’s Cafe Theatre tomorrow night.
Upcoming Tour Dates:
26th Sep – Dublin Launch Gig – Bewley’s Cafe Theatre
27th Sep – John Smith Support – Lost Lane, Dublin, IE
29th Sep – Tin Church Laragh, Monaghan, IE
5th Oct – Solo – Cork Folk Festival
7th Oct – Songs from Ireland TBA
8th Oct – Songs from Ireland TBA
9th Oct – Songs from Ireland, Sixmilebridge Folk Club Pickers Session
10th Oct- Songs from Ireland Rathfarnham Castle
12th Oct – Private House Show, Cavan, IE
16th Oct – Grateful Fred’s, Merseyside, UK
18th Oct – Cafe#9 Sheffield, UK
19th Oct – West Kirby Arts Centre, UK
4th Nov – Private House Concert, DE
7th Nov – Cafe Kultur Lichtung, DE8th Nov – Private House Concert, Essen, DE
9th Nov – Private House Concert, Lulsdorf, DE
10th Nov – Hotel Friends, Dusseldorf, DE
22nd Nov – Private House Concert, London, UK
23rd Nov – Private House Show, Kew, London, UK
26th Nov – The Bedford, UK
7th Nov – Shannon, IE
12th Nov – Crickdalle, UK
