Abigail Smith-Album out in Tower&Road Records

Bio:

Multi instrumentalist, vocalist and songwriter Abigail Smith has released her first album Night Time Walking. Smith began writing music at a very early age. Her original style of music is the result of a diverse musical up bringing. She has featured on albums by David Kitt, Somadrone, 3epkano, Brianna Corrigan (Beautiful South) and Star Little Thing. She was selected to play at the 2008 Electric Picnic with her group. She won a prize with Hotpress and the New York Tisch Film School to have a music video made for her song “Oh Sam.” http://short.ie/ohsam.

She was commissioned to write music for the animated film “Trolley Boy,” which was screened at the Galway film festival 2009. This film was also selected for the 2010 L.A. Shorts Comedy Film Festival. She was commissioned to write a piece for the internationally renowned ‘Diversus Guitar Ensemble.’ They included an arrangement by Brendan Walsh of her song Light A Match from her album Night Time Walking on their tour.

Night Time Walking is Abigail’s first release. She is currently working on her next album, which will be released in 2010. ..


“Multi-instrumentalist and composer Abigail Smith, who has just released her debut solo album, is also one to watch. Night Time Walking is a wonderfully bizarre collection of Smith's own songs that sounds like Kate Bush and Bjork had a love-child with Schubert and the Cocteau Twins. …”
Cormac Larkin, The Sunday Tribune.

“…her album, Night Time Walking, a series of songs arranged for voice, piano, viola and cello, is a thing of rare beauty indeed. It is to be tracked down and devoured immediately....”
Derek O’Connor, Image Magazine.

"Expect it to feature prominently when critics come to assess their favourite Irish records…"
Ed Power, Independent on Friday.
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Member Since:

May 01, 2006

Members:

Abigail Smith-vocals and viola/ music and words, Lioba Petrie-cello, Grainne Deery-piano, Niamh Loughran and Maeve Buckley-violin, Andrew Cooke-Bass, Andy Clarke-Drums

Influences:

"All music that moves me. It could be the sound of a baby gurgling or a bird singing. Music is everywhere. Notes are in the squeak of a chair or the fall of a step. Influences come from everywhere. We are naturally receptive beings so even sounds that jar are sounds that influence. I am very inspired by people who create whether it is a song, a painting, a cake or an idea. Events and people also influence my music." Abigail Smith

Sounds Like:

Music

Record Label:

Abigail Smith and band are available for bookings