Paula McALeese: Vocals and Guitar
Stevie McKnight Guitars
Influences
Tori Amos, Led Zeppelin, Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins, Joni Mitchell, Sundays, Mogwai, Faith No More, Mansun, Portishead, David Bowie, Low, Arcade Fire, Jeff Buckley, Belly, Police, Labyrinth, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Goblins
Sounds Like
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REACH OUT IS AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD NOW!!...........................................
Paula McALeese delivers consistently impressive performances making her one of the few strong female vocalists in the country', Anna Drop-D Ireland
Hi I'm Paula and I am from County Down Northern Ireland, started writing songs at a silly young age with the help of an electric organ (not a brain or a heart!!) and a four stringed guitar. Started performing around Belfast in 2003 were I played my first gig in the Saturday Night Live Line up at the Pavillion Bar.. I recorded an E.P with the help of a friend and a computerI recorded 'Sorry to disturb you' just me and a a second hand acoustic guitar. For the next few months I gigged around Belfast and one night was supporting a band called Amoruza in the Front Page. They were really impressed with what I was doing and asked if I would come and be lead vocalist and songwriter for them (www.myspace.com/amoruza) With Amoruza, I continued to write and perform across Northern Ireland, with gigs in the Empire, Crescent Arts, Front Page, Aunite Annies, Spring and Airbrake, Pavillion, Rotterdam, Kings Head and basically everywhere that puts on gigs in Belfast, Bangor Lisburn, Portrush, Downpatrick, Newry..anywhere!. We released out first E.P. Discover in late 2004 with a live set in Virgin Megastore. While continuing to gig we managed to get a full half hour spot on NVTV getting to know you were I promoted the next EP to be released' Future Girl' and performed 3 live tracks. Future Girl was released to a packed out Laverys in May 2006.
After the summer, I went back to playing solo with a Radio Ulster appearance on the Ralph McLean show were I played two live tracks. Along with the lead guitarist of Amoruza, Steven McKnight. I continued to write and gig as a two piece acoustic act under my own name. Recording a home made E.P 'Pale Moon Tales' at the start of 2007 and a conversation with a friend at one of my gigs in Laverys in May of last year I sent the demo to Urban Angel, a blank disc and a phonecall later led me to working on my first commercially released single under the label, 'REACH OUT' will be available very very shortlly..........reach out and check it out!!!
Hay Paula, how's things been with you? This weather is just fab don't ya think :0) You been giggin much lateley, haven't quite made it to your open mic thing in the point but gimme time i'll get there...dont quite have the confidence on the guitar yet but im practising loads xk
Merci pour l'amitié!!! Venez découvrir le premier album de STRAIGA dispo sur notre page ainsi que le nouveau look de cette dernière ;-) Laissez nous un mot ;-) @+
Thanks for the friendship!!! Come and check it out; STRAIGA's debut CD is now available on our page ;-) Also check out the new look of our page ;-) Leave us a word ;-) Cheers and keep in touch!
Hiya! Just a quick plugging thing, I'm playing up in Belfast tomorrow night (wed) in the John Hewitt :) Just in case you're free and at a loose end!!! Drop in if ya can... R.x
thx 4 ur friendship! Keep on singing, you have a great voice. Come by anytime, listen to our music and/or leave a message. We would be glad to hear from you again.
Heyyy.....how is everything your way?? I have a quick favor to ask of ya. I am in a contest to get to open on Little Big Town's tour this summer and I was wondering if you had any free time to vote for me real quick?! I'm very excited i may have the chance to come perform for ya and could really use your help....like no joke I foreal need you haha. Thanks!
OH you can vote from my myspace on the little button saying DEMAND IT with all the Little Big Town stuff lol
lol, yeah bit like myself, i was soo dying the next day, awe well, all in a nights entertainment eh, hope you had a good weekend, me and robin head off to nashville this friday, can't wait paula so excited, just need to get these 4 days of work over me then were all set, talk soon, take care kx
Many thanks for the add. Hope you enjoy the music and message behind it. My mission in life is to fight Human Trafficking. understanding the individual pain of others is sometimes to painful for an other individual to touch and that is frightening ... what i mean is that someone whose life is not traumatized and brutalized as a regular sequence of every day events unconsciously seeks the camouflage and shelter of apathy and banality from the reality of such devastating anguish and terror ...
but the spirit of young people who are used as sex slaves in the systematized global industry of human trafficking is now reaching out to the human fellowship in hope and desperation and through technology ...
it is scary when humanity turns a blind eye to this horror ... its like ignoring genocide whilst it is happening ...
what i am asking is that if you hear the cry of these young people who are existing in an environment of torture and brutality each and every day that you then please do not turn away from them ...
please reach deeply into your heart and soul and please in 2009 join a movement or become a part of an event that challenges modern slavery in the 21st century ... colin
Just dropping by to let you know that the 3 tracks from our brand new "Colour Red" E.P are now up on our site - drop by & give them a blast! We'd also like to invite you to this special show to launch the EP...
PAY*OLA Million Dollar Reload Redlight Bandwagon Empire Music Hall, Belfast Thursday 11th December Doors 830pm, admission £4 (first 30 punters receive a free EP)
Make this your rock'n'roll night on the town this Xmas!!
