Claire Sproule
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Claire Sproule (born 10 April 1985) is a singer-songwriter from County Donegal in Ireland.
She was born in Derry into a musical family; her uncle is Dáithí Sproule of Altan. After playing the clarinet for some time, she showed an interest in guitar, having been brought up listening to Tom Waits, Joni Mitchell and Elvis Costello in Derry and Donegal. At the age of 14 she started writing her own songs.[1]
After leaving school, she began by Eva Cassidy songs in local pubs in Donegal, before starting to sing her won songs. She made a rough demo tape which was sent to both the Parlophone and Blue Note record labels, who jointly offered her a recording deal within a week — Parlophone publishing in Europe and Blue Note in the United States. Her self-titled debut album, Claire Sproule was released on Parlophone on 10 October 2005.[2] The album was produced by Stewart Levine, and included top musicians such as Pino Palladino. The album consist of tracks which Sproule wrote between the ages of 17 and 19, and attracted wide spread attention.
After the release of her first album, Sproule played numerous Irish television and radio shows, including the BBC Northern Ireland's [3]An Stuif Ceart, and RTÉ's Other Voices[1] and The Late Late Show.[4]
Her Myspace page states she has finished recording her second album and it is being mixed and mastered. The album is entitled Shades of Night and is due out summer 2008.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Other voices: Claire Sproule. RTÉ website. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
- ^ "From Claire 2 here", The Irish Times, 26 August 2005. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
- ^ An Stuif Ceart. BBC Northern Ireland website (24 January 2006). Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
- ^ The Late Late Show. RTÉ (14 September 2005). Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
