Irish Independent S/S heralded as the New Kate Bush! Highly innovative vocalist & lead singer, she performs solo & with various world musicians to create a mosaic of harmonic textures. In live performance she dares to take risks with quirky, sexy delivery. A Rhiannon show is a complete theatrical experience full of surprises. As a professional actress she has a dynamic and vibrant stage presence. A skilled wordsmith, her lyrics are full of sensuality, where each song is filled with a distinct character. She also plays piano and guitar. Strong emotions and passion are the predominant energies at the heart of her music & her fanbase is growing worlwide. She sang & recorded with ANUNA, the National Chamber Choir, & Opera Ireland. Film & TV includes RTE’s "Fair City", appearing live on the "Late Late Show" & “Gloria Hunniford Show”, BBC, & the role of Catherine in “The Last Bus Home”, an Irish award winning Feature Film. More info: www.rhiannon.ie & www.myspace.com/rhiannonsinger.

Website

www.rhiannon.ie

Full Biography

Rhíannon (pronounced, Ree-annin) is an artist in many dimensions. She explores depths of emotional expression with highly original lyrics and creates a magic of her own. In live performance she conjures up dynamic characters for each of her songs that leap into life and imprint themselves strongly on your subconscious.

Strong emotions and passion are the predominant energies at the heart of her music. Her songs are charged with emotional force and you feel it inside. You know where she has been, because often you’ve also been there and her music reveals all and finds a response in the depths of your own soul. As well as singing her own original songs she also sings traditional Irish ballads 'as Gaeilge' and in English.

Who is Rhíannon?
Rhíannon grew up in Co, Kildare in Ireland. She adopted the stage name Rhíannon to launch her solo career as a singer/songwriter.

Niamh, aka Rhíannon, worked for many years as a professional actress in Ireland, treading the boards in all the top theatres in Dublin …The Gaiety, The Olympia, The Tivoli, Andrew’s Lane etc. and also acted in many shows in the Dublin Theatre Festivals e.g. “Mary and Lizzie” by Frank McGuinness, directed by Jo Mangan of Performance Corporation, and “The Plains of Enna” by Pat Kinevanne, directed by Jim Culleton of Fishamble Theatre company, and "Negative Act" directed by Gavin Quinn of Pan Pan Theatre company.

She also sang with the National Chamber Choir, the Dublin Chamber Choir, RTE Philharmonic Choir and ANÚNA. During her time with ANÚNA she toured both Nationally and Internationally performing in many countries. The Royal Albert Hall at the London Proms ’99 was a particular highlight, as was appearing on the Gloria Hunniford Show for the BBC. She sings on two recorded CD’s already with the National Chamber Choir “On Christmas Night” and with ANÚNA “Cynara”. She has also performed and sang for both Presidents Mary McAleese and Mary Robinson in Áras an Uachtaráin.

Her Film and Television work includes RTE’s "Fair City" and a live appearance on the "Late Late Show" and "Live at 3" and the role of Catherine in “The Last Bus Home” an award-winning feature film directed by Johnny Gogan.
She has also worked in radio and has produced and hosted an arts show called “Half Hour Call” for Anna Livia Radio with Michael Caven, Director Ouroboros (formerly Theatreworks, Dublin)

She is an accomplished director too and received great acclaim for her professional production of “Under Milkwood” by Dylan Thomasin Andrews Lane Theatre, which she directed and in which she also played Second Voice. Michael Bogdanov the artistic director of the English Shakespeare Company came to her opening night and was full of praise for her direction skills. She regularly directs for the Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire, the most recent being her own devised pieces i.e. “Salvador Dali’s Dream” and “Earth the Stomping Ground”. As a piece of trivia, she directed Damien Rice as John the Baptist in Oscar Wilde's Salome ... those were the days when as students we dabbled in all the creative arts.

She has just completed the IMRO songwriters collaboration workshops in Dublin. Each night she wowed the audiences in the Green Room, Holiday Inn, Pearse street with her exuberant and dynamic performances and drew lots of interest from A&R industry heads. Her song “Breathe Again” received a lot of National Radio Airplay this year on the Ronan Collins Show and she has also received glowing reviews from Hot Press Magazine and MQ magazine. Earlier this year, she performed in Spain where she drew many comparisons with Bjork.

She is also an accomplished artist and designs all her own artwork for her CD’s and her web site. As you can see, she has many talents to weave together and their fusion goes into creating the Rhíannon Alchemy!

To see all reviews, photo gallery and much much more go to her official website www.rhiannon.ie

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