Orla Gartland

Orla Gartland

Gartland performing at The Cookie Jar, Leicester, UK (29 November 2013)
Background information
Birth name Orla Gartland
Born 3 February 1995 (age 20)
Dublin, Ireland
Genres Acoustic, Folk, Indie pop, Indie folk
Occupation(s) Musician, singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals, Ukulele, Guitar
Years active 2007–present
Labels Independent
Associated acts Hudson Taylor, Lauren Aquilina
Website www.orlagartland.com

Orla Gartland (born 3 February 1995) is an Irish singer/songwriter from Dublin who gained popularity from posting cover songs on her YouTube account. At present, her YouTube channel has received over 11.5 million views in total.[1]

Gartland describes her music as folk pop, most heavily influenced by Joni Mitchell,[2] Regina Spektor and Imogen Heap.[3][4] She frequently refers to herself as a "music makin' ginger nutcase."[5]

In 2012 Gartland released her debut single 'Devil on my Shoulder' which entered the singer/ songwriter iTunes charts in Ireland.

On 11 November 2013, Gartland released a four-song EP Roots. On 24 November, the Irish Mirror featured Gartland in a full-page article and stated "last Tuesday on iTunes her debut EP, Roots, hit No1 in the main Irish albums chart, 15 in the main UK albums chart and No2 in the US singer/songwriter chart." [6]

Life and career

In an interview by Campus.ie, Gartland is quoted "I played violin, fiddle, and trad and Irish stuff from the age of about five years old...my parents got me into lessons and the guitar at about 12 years old and it went from there."[3] She posted her first YouTube video at age 13[3] about which she stated "I had been playing guitar for just over a year and wailing alongside the chords. I hadn't a clue how to sing; the breathing or any of the technical stuff (still haven't the foggiest) – so just wanted some feedback on that really!"[4]

In 2011, Broken Wall Films made a video of Gartland's song "All The Little Details." The video was shot in a coffeeshop which remained open for business during the filming.[7][8]

In 2012, Gartland opened for Britain's Got Talent contestant Ryan O'Shaughnessy at The Academy[9] and for Scottish singer/songwriter Nina Nesbitt at Bewley's Cafe Theatre.[10] She released her debut single "Devil on my Shoulder" on 17 June on iTunes where it reached No. 2 on the Ireland singer/songwriter chart.[11][12] The single was launched at a sold-out show headlined by Gartland at The Academy in Dublin. [13]

In March 2013 Gartland announced her first tour, headlining five shows in the UK and in Ireland during July 2013.[14][15]

On 11 November 2013 Gartland released her four-song EP Roots on iTunes.[16] The title track "Roots" was named Apple iTunes "Single of the Week" in the UK and Ireland.[17] She toured in support of the album in February 2014 visiting ten cities in Ireland and in the United Kingdom.[18]

Gartland contributed the song "Cast Your Stone" on the album "Simple Things", a compilation album released on 15 November 2013 by Niall Breslin in support of suicide prevention in Ireland. She participated in a group performance of "Simple Things" musicians on RTE program The Saturday Night Show.[6][19] [20]

On 20 November 2013, Gartland was invited to interview and perform on The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show broadcast nationally in Ireland on Today FM.[21]

On 4 January 2014, Gartland performed the title track "Roots" on The Saturday Night Show.[2] [22] The Irish Daily Star selected Gartland as one of "20 music acts to watch in 2014."[23] The Irish Independent selected Gartland as one of "Ireland's most influential teens." [24] GoldenPlec selected Gartland as their "Plec Pick" of 2014, chosen as one of the best solo artists in Ireland. They published a lengthy interview and noted her sold-out performances in Ireland and the UK.[25] On 5 February, on RTÉ Radio 1, she performed the song "Roots" after being interviewed on The John Murray Show.[26] The Sunday Times published an article about her February 2014 tour and mentioned Gartland's "15-year plan for future success."[27]

On 16 November 2014, Gartland announced the upcoming release of her second EP, Lonely People. She will tour in support of the new EP in February, headlining ten shows in the UK and Ireland.[28] She will also headline seven shows in the USA and Canada in March 2015; her first tour in North America.

Gartland, along with Greta Isaac, performed the song "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" which they contributed to the compilation album It's Coming on Christmas. The album raised funds for the breast cancer charity, CoppaFeel![29]

On 28 December 2014 Gartland was interviewed by Stephen Byrne on RTÉ 2fm.[30]

On 30 January 2015, Gartland performed Lonely People from her EP of the same name on the The Late Late Show on RTÉ One television [31]

In 2015, Gartland was selected to perform at the SXSW music festival in Austin Texas [32] and at the Eurosonic Noorderslag music festival in Groningen Netherlands.[33]

Discography

Music videos

Year Title Album Director
2012 "Devil on My Shoulder" Tom Clarke[34]
2013 "Roots" Roots Yousef Thami[35]
"Clueless" Roots Yousef Thami[36]
2014 "Lonely People" Lonely People
"Souvenirs" Lonely People
2015 "Whispers" Lonely People Scott Tolleson

References

  1. ↑ "MusicMaaad". YouTube. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 O'Regan, Nadine (3 January 2014). "Top Tips for the Weekend". The Sunday Business Post. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Doona, Miriam (8 November 2013). "Orla Gartland – Interview". Campus.ie. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "An Interview With... Orla Gartland". Soundhall. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "orla gartland". Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Kierans, Marie (24 November 2013). "Internet sensation Orla Gartland lines up Irish & UK tour". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  7. ↑ Allain, Nick (Director) (14 November 2011). Orla Gartland: All The Little Details Behind the Scenes – Part 1 (VIDEO). Podsmiths. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  8. ↑ Allain, Nick (Director) (14 November 2011). Orla Gartland: All The Little Details Behind the Scenes – Part 2 (VIDEO). Podsmiths. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  9. ↑ Freeman, Pat (2 October 2012). "Ryan O'Shaughnessy". Festival and Gig Guide. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  10. ↑ "Competition: Nina Nesbitt (support Orla Gartland) at Bewleys Theatre May 4th". GoldenPlec. 1 May 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  11. ↑ "Devil on my Shoulder Single- Orla Gartland Review". http://maddmusic.wordpress.com/. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  12. ↑ "Devil on my Shoulder". Last.fm. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  13. ↑ Cuffe, Aidan (24 May 2012). "Competition: Orla Gartland at The Academy 2 – CLOSED". GoldenPlec. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  14. ↑ "Orla Gartland Announces First Ever UK & Ireland Tour". Fortitude Magazine. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  15. ↑ "Orla Gartland announces Dublin and Cork dates". GoldenPlec. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 MacKay, Connor (11 November 2013). "EP Review: Orla Gartland- Roots". Fortitude Magazine. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  17. ↑ Gayadien, Amrish (17 November 2013). "Apple's Single of the Week: Roots – Orla Gartland". AppleSpot. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  18. ↑ "Orla Gartland on Tour". Bandsintown. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  19. ↑ "Bressie reaches out on Saturday Night Show". RTE. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  20. ↑ "Cycle Against Suicide album launched". RTE. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  21. ↑ Gartland, Orla (20 November 2013). Orla Gartland Interview. Interview with Ian Dempsey. The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show. Today FM. Dublin, Ireland. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  22. ↑ O'Connor, Brendan (Host) (4 January 2014). Orla Gartland performs Roots / Saturday Night Show / RTÉ One (VIDEO). RTÉ One. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  23. ↑ "20 music acts to watch in 2014". Irish Daily Star. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  24. ↑ Clifford, Graham (27 January 2014). "Ireland's most influential teens". Irish Independent. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  25. ↑ Madigan, Ros (4 February 2014). "Orla Gartland Plec Picks 2014". GoldenPlec. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  26. ↑ Gartland, Orla (5 February 2014). Music & Chat with Orla Gartland. Interview with John Murray. The John Murray Show. RTÉ Radio 1. Dublin, Ireland. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  27. ↑ Murphy, Lauren (9 February 2014). "She's Got It Covered". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  28. ↑ "Orla Gartland Announces EP & Headline Tour". Fortitude Magazine. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  29. ↑ "It's Coming on Christmas". Daisy Digital. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  30. ↑ Gartland, Orla (28 December 2014). Weekend Breakfast With Stephen Byrne. Interview with Stephen Byrne. RTÉ 2fm. Dublin, Ireland. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  31. ↑ Tubridy, Ryan (30 January 2015). "The Late Late Show Extras". http://www.rte.ie/''. RTÉ One. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  32. ↑ Burbeck, Rory (13 January 2015). "The 2015 SXSW Music Festival Artist Announcement - Round 3". SXSW. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  33. ↑ "eurosonic-noorderslag". Eurosonic Noorderslag. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  34. ↑ "Devil on My Shoulder". Last.fm. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  35. ↑ "Orla Gartland – 'Roots'". RadarMusicVideos. October 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  36. ↑ "Orla Gartland – 'Clueless'". RadarMusicVideos. November 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.

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