Hudson Taylor (group)

This article is about the musician. For the 19th-century missionary and ancestor of this Hudson Taylor, see Hudson Taylor.
Hudson Taylor (group)
Origin Dublin, Ireland
Genres Folk, Singer/Songwriter
Years active 2011–present
Labels Polydor
Website hudsontaylormusic.com
Members Harry Hudson-Taylor
Alfie Hudson-Taylor

Hudson Taylor (previously Harry & Alfie) are an Irish folk duo formed in 2011. The duo consists of brothers Harry and Alfie Hudson-Taylor, who are currently signed to Polydor Records in the UK.[1] They grew up in Dublin, where their father was a musician and their mother was a dancer. They began busking at a young age. Prior to being signed they released their début EP, "Battles", in August 2012, which peaked at #1 on the Irish version of iTunes and at #14 on UK version of iTunes.[2] In November 2012, the band followed with a second EP, "Cinematic Lifestyle" and a third, "Osea", in October 2013.

Work began on a full-length début album, Singing for Strangers (likely a reference to the band's earlier busking), which was released in January 2015 in Ireland and the UK. Singing for Strangers peaked at number 3 in Ireland and number 24 in the UK.[3] It included the single "Chasing Rubies", which entered the UK Singles Chart at #51.[3]

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions
IRL UK
2015 Singing for Strangers 3[4] 24[3]
"—" denotes a title that did not chart.

Extended plays

Title Release details Peak
IRE UK
Battles[5]
  • Released: 24 August 2012[5]
  • Label: Polydor[6]
  • Format: Digital download, CD[6]
 — —
Cinematic Lifestyle[7]
  • Released: November 2012[8]
  • Label: Polydor[9]
  • Format: Digital download, CD[9]
 55[4] —
Osea[10]
  • Released: 11 October 2013[10]
  • Label: Polydor[11]
  • Format: Digital download, CD[11]
 36[4] —
"—" denotes an EP that did not chart or was not released.

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
IRE UK SCO
2014 "Battles (2014)"[12] 35[4] — — Singing for Strangers
"Chasing Rubies"[12] 50[4] 51[3] —
"Weapons"[12] 53[4] — —
2015 "World Without You"[12] — — —
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.polydor.co.uk/group_artists.php?id=213
  2. ↑ http://chuffmedia.com/artists/hudson-taylor
  3. 1 2 3 4 "HUDSON TAYLOR". officialcharts.com.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Hudson Taylor". acharts.us.
  5. 1 2 "Battles". last.fm.
  6. 1 2 "Battles: Amazon.co.uk: Music". amazon.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "Cinematic Lifestyle". last.fm.
  8. ↑ "Hudson Taylor". last.fm.
  9. 1 2 "Cinematic Lifestyle: Amazon.co.uk: Music". amazon.co.uk.
  10. 1 2 "Osea". last.fm.
  11. 1 2 "Osea: Amazon.co.uk: Music". amazon.co.uk.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "Hudson Taylor". iTunes.

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