Georgina Callaghan
Encyclopedia
Georgina Callaghan is a singer-songwriter who specializes in folk, Americana
, and alternative country
music. She performs as Callaghan. She is best known for her 2009 single Smile produced by American musician Shawn Mullins
.
TV show Get Your Act Together, hosted by Irish singer Ronan Keating
.
Callaghan has worked with many musicians and producers including Grammy Award nominee writer John Peppard and producer Peter Lawlor who formed the band Stiltskin
.
In 2008 Callaghan self-released single “Look Around”. Doing all of the PR and radio plugging herself, Callaghan achieved airplay on numerous BBC
radio stations, extensive local and national press coverage as well as a performance on Sky TV
. All proceeds from the sale of the single went to music charity Live Music Now.
In July 2009 Callaghan travelled to Georgia, USA to record with US artist Shawn Mullins
. The first single from the collaboration "Smile" has been played on Bob Harris
's Country Show on BBC Radio 2
.
Callaghan's full album "Life in Full Colour" was completed in 2011 and initially made available as pre-release Limited Edition copies to fans through her website and at live shows. A full release of the album is scheduled for later in the year.
and singer-songwriters such as James Taylor
. Her voice has been compared to artists including Sarah McLachlan
and Alison Krauss
.
EPs
Singles
- "Sweet Surrender" (Life in Full Colour) co-written by Callaghan and Shawn Mullins
- "The Only Thing Real" (Life in Full Colour) co-written by Callaghan and Shawn Mullins
Americana (music)
Americana is an amalgam of roots musics formed by the confluence of the shared and varied traditions that make up the American musical ethos; specifically those sounds that are merged from folk, country, blues, rhythm and blues, rock and roll and other external influential styles...
, and alternative country
Alternative country
Alternative country is a loosely defined sub-genre of country music, which includes acts that differ significantly in style from mainstream or pop country music...
music. She performs as Callaghan. She is best known for her 2009 single Smile produced by American musician Shawn Mullins
Shawn Mullins
Shawn Mullins is an American singer-songwriter who specializes in folk rock, instrumental rock, adult alternative, and Americana music. He is best known for the 1998 single, "Lullaby", which hit number one on the Adult Top 40 and was nominated for a Grammy Award.-Career:Mullins was born in...
.
History
Callaghan wrote her first song at the age of 14 and earned a place on BBCBBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
TV show Get Your Act Together, hosted by Irish singer Ronan Keating
Ronan Keating
Ronan Patrick John Keating is an Irish recording artist, singer-songwriter, musician, and philanthropist. Keating debuted on the professional music scene alongside Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Shane Lynch and Stephen Gately, in 1994 as the lead singer of Boyzone. His solo career started in 1999, and...
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Callaghan has worked with many musicians and producers including Grammy Award nominee writer John Peppard and producer Peter Lawlor who formed the band Stiltskin
Stiltskin
Stiltskin is a Scottish post-grunge/rock band, who first achieved widespread popularity in the mid 1990s. Currently, Stiltskin's only original member is vocalist Ray Wilson...
.
In 2008 Callaghan self-released single “Look Around”. Doing all of the PR and radio plugging herself, Callaghan achieved airplay on numerous BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
radio stations, extensive local and national press coverage as well as a performance on Sky TV
British Sky Broadcasting
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc is a satellite broadcasting, broadband and telephony services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, with operations in the United Kingdom and the Ireland....
. All proceeds from the sale of the single went to music charity Live Music Now.
In July 2009 Callaghan travelled to Georgia, USA to record with US artist Shawn Mullins
Shawn Mullins
Shawn Mullins is an American singer-songwriter who specializes in folk rock, instrumental rock, adult alternative, and Americana music. He is best known for the 1998 single, "Lullaby", which hit number one on the Adult Top 40 and was nominated for a Grammy Award.-Career:Mullins was born in...
. The first single from the collaboration "Smile" has been played on Bob Harris
Bob Harris (radio)
Robert Brinley Joseph "Bob" Harris, OBE , known as "Whispering" Bob Harris, is British radio host who currently works for BBC Radio 2, presenting music two nights a week...
's Country Show on BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult Contemporary or AOR, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres...
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Callaghan's full album "Life in Full Colour" was completed in 2011 and initially made available as pre-release Limited Edition copies to fans through her website and at live shows. A full release of the album is scheduled for later in the year.
"The world needs more singer songwriters like Callaghan. In a time where mediocrity is seen as brilliant, Callaghan truly shines through as the real deal. Her voice is original and pure, and she is one of the greatest unsigned talents I've ever heard."
- Shawn Mullins
Influences
Callaghan's work is influenced by country musicians like Johnny CashJohnny Cash
John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...
and singer-songwriters such as James Taylor
James Taylor
James Vernon Taylor is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Taylor was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000....
. Her voice has been compared to artists including Sarah McLachlan
Sarah McLachlan
Sarah Ann McLachlan, OC, OBC is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. Known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range, as of 2006, she has sold over 40 million albums worldwide. McLachlan's best-selling album to date is Surfacing, for which she won two Grammy Awards and four...
and Alison Krauss
Alison Krauss
Alison Maria Krauss is an American bluegrass-country singer, songwriter and fiddler. She entered the music industry at an early age, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for the first time at fourteen. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in...
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Discography
Albums- Life in Full Colour (2011)
EPs
- Callaghan (2005)
- Road To Elmersville (2006)
- Nothing You Say (2007)
Singles
- Look Around (2008)
- Smile (2009)
Collaborations
- Album "Life in Full Colour" produced by Shawn MullinsShawn MullinsShawn Mullins is an American singer-songwriter who specializes in folk rock, instrumental rock, adult alternative, and Americana music. He is best known for the 1998 single, "Lullaby", which hit number one on the Adult Top 40 and was nominated for a Grammy Award.-Career:Mullins was born in...
- "Sweet Surrender" (Life in Full Colour) co-written by Callaghan and Shawn Mullins
Shawn Mullins
Shawn Mullins is an American singer-songwriter who specializes in folk rock, instrumental rock, adult alternative, and Americana music. He is best known for the 1998 single, "Lullaby", which hit number one on the Adult Top 40 and was nominated for a Grammy Award.-Career:Mullins was born in...
- "The Only Thing Real" (Life in Full Colour) co-written by Callaghan and Shawn Mullins
Shawn Mullins
Shawn Mullins is an American singer-songwriter who specializes in folk rock, instrumental rock, adult alternative, and Americana music. He is best known for the 1998 single, "Lullaby", which hit number one on the Adult Top 40 and was nominated for a Grammy Award.-Career:Mullins was born in...
- EP "London To Lawrenceville" 3 songs produced by Shawn MullinsShawn MullinsShawn Mullins is an American singer-songwriter who specializes in folk rock, instrumental rock, adult alternative, and Americana music. He is best known for the 1998 single, "Lullaby", which hit number one on the Adult Top 40 and was nominated for a Grammy Award.-Career:Mullins was born in...