Bringing a fresh, country-tinged twist to the UK’s pop scene 19-year old, County Down-born singer Catherine McGrath releases her debut EP through Warner Bros. Records on Friday 23rd December 2016.
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Hailing from the rural outskirts of Belfast the 19-year-old singer-songwriter began her musical path when she picked up a guitar and began teaching herself to play music, to accompany her voice. With musical parents by her side and the traditional Irish folk scene around her she delved into the world of music playing regularly at her parents’ Fiddler’s Green Festival. Although thousands of miles from the country music epicentre Nashville, Catherine first discovered her adoration for the sound after being won over by Taylor Swift’s self-titled pre-pop album. Her desire to learn more saw her explore deeper into the genre’s new era of talent in the shape of Kacey Musgraves, Dan + Shay and Maddie & Tae. “Interestingly, Catherine McGrath is a name that is familiar to me as she was a special guest for The Sisterhood’s first headline London show at The Lexington. With just her voice and an acoustic guitar, she captivated the audience with her own compositions such as ‘Cinderella’ as they were full of tone and reminded me of early Taylor Swift e.g. ‘Love Story’. With songs as lyrically strong as this, 2017 is set to secure Catherine McGrath is set to secure a new legion of fans.” – Glenn Sargeant Just Listen To This The lead track ‘Hell Would Have To Freeze Over’ is a sassy and confident introduction to the talented Northern Irish singer-songwriter. It is an upbeat acoustic performance showcasing McGrath’s beautiful vocals and exceptional songwriting capabilities. It is the first song taken from her upcoming debut acoustic EP One, featuring three original compositions that Catherine explains, “fit all of the different parts of my personality… I’m writing music that I genuinely love and I care about the message that I’m sending out.”
The ‘ONE’ EP tracklisting
1.Hell Would Have To Freeze Over 2.Cinderella 3.She’ll Never Love You 4.Say You Love Me
Catherine will be supporting The Saturdays’ Una Healy for two special shows in February next year. She will be playing at London’s St Pancras Old Church on the 15th before returning to Ireland to play The Sugar Club Dublin on the 16th.
Glenn Sargeant
(Many thanks to Jenni Vodden at Wilful Publicity for help with this announcement)
Catherine McGrath’s debut EP ‘One’ is released on Friday 23rd December 2016 on Warner Bros. Records. For more information visit her official Facebook page here: http://bit.ly/2hM8Z6u (Feature Image Credit: John Bull at Rockrpix)
