Hudson Taylor (group)

Hudson Taylor

Hudson Taylor live at Alexandra Palace in 2014
Background information
Origin Dublin, Ireland
Genres Folk, Singer/Songwriter
Years active 2011–present
Labels Rubyworks Records
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 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 (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]

In February 2016 Hudson Taylor were signed[4] to Rubyworks in Ireland. They are managed by Caroline Downey[5], who also manages fellow label-mate Hozier.

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions
IRL UK
2015 Singing for Strangers 3[6] 24[3]
"—" denotes a title that did not chart.

Extended plays

Title Release details Peak
IRE UK
Battles[7]
  • Released: 24 August 2012[7]
  • Label: Polydor[8]
  • Format: Digital download, CD[8]
 — —
Cinematic Lifestyle[9]
  • Released: November 2012[10]
  • Label: Polydor[11]
  • Format: Digital download, CD[11]
 55[6] —
Osea[12]
  • Released: 11 October 2013[12]
  • Label: Polydor[13]
  • Format: Digital download, CD[13]
 36[6] —
"—" 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)"[14] 35[6] — — Singing for Strangers
"Chasing Rubies"[14] 50[6] 51[3] —
"Weapons"[14] 53[6] — —
2015 "World Without You"[14] — — —
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.polydor.co.uk/group_artists.php?id=213%5B%5D
  2. ↑ http://chuffmedia.com/artists/hudson-taylor
  3. 1 2 3 4 "HUDSON TAYLOR". officialcharts.com.
  4. ↑ Taylor, Hudson (2017-02-04). "it is an absolute pleasure to be part of the team! So good to be home!". @HudsonTaylor. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  5. ↑ "Caroline Downey (@CarolineAtMCD) | Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Hudson Taylor". acharts.us.
  7. 1 2 "Battles". last.fm.
  8. 1 2 "Battles: Amazon.co.uk: Music". amazon.co.uk.
  9. ↑ "Cinematic Lifestyle". last.fm.
  10. ↑ "Hudson Taylor". last.fm.
  11. 1 2 "Cinematic Lifestyle: Amazon.co.uk: Music". amazon.co.uk.
  12. 1 2 "Osea". last.fm.
  13. 1 2 "Osea: Amazon.co.uk: Music". amazon.co.uk.
  14. 1 2 3 4 "Hudson Taylor". iTunes.
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