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Date: Friday, April 26

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 Natalie Merchant. Her ‘gorgeous album’ (Mathieu Norry RTE Radio 1), This Secret, was released in 2019, including the track Breathe. ‘[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. She does a great cover of Tom Waits’ I Hope That I Don’t Fall in Love With You, too! Here’s a video she put together noting her appearance here. Gráinne’s tour is gratefully supported by Culture Ireland, promoting Irish arts worldwide.

Artist website:  Gráinne Hunt