Órla Fallon

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Órlagh Mary Louise Fallon (born August 24, 1974 in Knockananna , County Wicklow , Ireland ), known as Órla Fallon , is an Irish soloist, composer and former member of the group Celtic Woman and the chamber choir Anúna .

Previous years and education

Fallon plays the harp and sings traditional Irish music, mostly in the Irish language . She studied at the Mater Dei Institute of Education in Dublin. She played u. a. for the Pope and the President of Ireland at Carnegie Hall .

Career

Previous career

Her debut album The Water is Wide was released in Europe in 2000 and in North America in 2006. In 2005 she worked with Moya Brennan and other members of Clannad on the album Rubicon by the group The Duggans .

Celtic woman

In 2004, Fallon sent a demo to composer David Downes , who was working on a concept for Celtic Woman. Because of her unique voice, Downes contacted Fallon and asked if she would like to be a member of Celtic Woman. He was only thinking of an evening show. Fallon agreed.

Fallon sings on the album of the same name, Celtic Woman, Celtic Woman: A Christmas Celebration and Celtic Woman: A New Journey, as well as on the 2004, 2007, and 2006 specials and DVDs recorded by PBS.

In 2005 she performed on the North America Tour, in July 2006 on the A New Journey Tour and from August 2007 on the second A New Journey Tour.

In 2009, Fallon announced that she was taking time off and would like to spend more time with her family. Her place was taken by actress and singer Alex Sharpe .

After Celtic Woman

In 2009 Fallon was a guest singer with Jim Brickman's "It's a Beautiful World" tour and PBS special. In September of that year she released her second studio album, Distant Shore . Her third album, Music of Ireland, followed in March 2010 : Welcome Home . In September 2010 she released her first Christmas album, Winter, Fire & Snow: A Celtic Christmas Collection . In December 2010, Fallon released her second Christmas album, Celtic Christmas . This was the first time a former member of Celtic Woman has recorded their own PBS special.

In March 2011 a new album followed, Órla Fallon: My Land , with a PBS special.

In 2012 Fallon released her album Lullaby Time .

Currently (July 2013) she is the lead singer of the band Tin Cup Gypsy .

She is married to her husband John. They have a son together, Freddie.

Discography

  • Órla Fallon: The Water is Wide (2000)
  • Celtic Woman (March 2005)
  • The Duggans: Rubicon (album) (2005)
  • Celtic Woman: A Christmas Celebration (October 2006)
  • Celtic Woman: A New Journey (January 2007)
  • Celtic Woman: The Greatest Journey (October 2008)
  • Jim Brickman's "It's a Beautiful World" (2009)
  • Órla Fallon: Distant Shore (September 2009)
  • Music of Ireland: Welcome Home (March 2010)
  • Winter, Fire & Snow: A Celtic Christmas Collection (September 2010)
  • Órla Fallon's Celtic Christmas (November 2010)
  • Órla Fallon: My Land (March 2011)
  • Lullaby Time (2012)
  • Sweet By and By (2017)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑  (2000). IMDB . 4th August 2013.
  2. ^ Past Members of Anúna 1997 to 2009 . In: Anuna.ie . 2009. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved on December 28, 2009.
  3. ↑ Orla takes a brave decision to leave her comfort zone . In: herald.ie . March 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
  4. ↑ Jim's Musical Guests - Beautiful World Tour 2009 . In: jimbrickman.com . 2009. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  5. ↑ Today with Pat Kenny ( Memento from October 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
personal data
SURNAME Fallon, Órla
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fallon, Órlagh (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish singer and composer
DATE OF BIRTH August 24, 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Knockananna , Ireland