Sorcha Richardson

Sorcha Richardson
Birth nameSorcha Richardson
Born22 September 1990 (1990-09-22) (age 34)
Dublin, Ireland
OriginDalkey
Genres
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instrumentguitar
Years active2012–present
LabelsFaction Records & R&R Records
Websitesorcharichardson.com

Sorcha Richardson (born 22 September 1990)[2] is an Irish singer-songwriter from Dublin.[3][4]

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]

In 2022, she released her second album, Smiling Like an Idiot.

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

  • Sleep Will Set Me Free (2012)
  • Last Train (2013)
  • Isolation Home Recordings (2020)

References

  1. ^ a b McGoran, Peter. "Interview: Sorcha Richardson on her debut album, transatlantic living and negotiating relationships". Hotpress.
  2. ^ Richardson, Sorcha [@SorchaRichardsn] (26 September 2011). "birthday cake for breakfast. birthday cake for dinner" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 January 2021 – via Twitter.
  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.
  10. ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
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