Callaghan made it back to the UK on June 3 after a 2-month,
14,000 mile tour of the USA. The 25 shows took her from Florida to Maine across
to Minnesota and back to Georgia to finish the tour with a full house at
Eddie's Attic in Atlanta - the first room she ever played in the US back in
2009!
Callaghan (Georgina) spoke with presenter Carla Greene on BBC
Radio Lincolnshire about her musical journey (first broadcast on Thursday
June 20 at 2pm BBC
Page) Listen Back:
Callaghan's effortlessly sweet sounding, lilting,
silvery vocals take you to a sun drenched private beach where worries are a
thing of the past. Callaghan's story is well known. In 2010, whilst living in
London she sent a demo tape to one of her biggest influences, Shawn Mullins. He
liked what he heard and invited Callaghan over to Atlanta to produce her first
album. It was the classic story of taking risks, of willingly throwing your
life into upheaval in order to chase your dreams and she has never looked back.
Since then she has released three further albums and plays to packed venues
across America.
Callaghan is going back in the studio to record "Callaghan's
Acoustic Coffee House Volume 2"
Blessed with a beautifully sweet and soothing voice, a strong
knack for pretty and harmonic melodies, and a firm grasp of smart and
thoughtful song writing, Callaghan has a warmth and purity of spirit that
shines through in her performances. She will be accompanied by Ant Clark on
keyboards. Support at Callaghan’s Kirton In Lindsey, at a beautiful town
hall, will come young Lancashire singer songwriter Joe Martin who has
been gaining major attention in the UK and America. Joe, blessed with a rich
resonant voice writes quality songs that bely his tender years. He has a big
future ahead of him.
LIVE DATES Sat June 22, 2019 - Town Hall
Live, Kirton in Lindsey (Market Square, Kirton in Lindsey, North
Lincolnshire DN21 4LZ)Tickets£15.40
Fri July 12, 2019 - FSA
Festival, Newark Band ShowWHERE: Newark
Showground, Nottinghamshire NG24 2NY | WEBSITE|FACEBOOK
ADDRESS: Lincoln
Road, Winthorpe, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire NG24 2NY
Sarah Darling, Callaghan,
Remember Monday, Peter Donegan, Robert Vincent, Kezia Gill, Tom
Wright, Kira Mac
It
has been confirmed that Sarah Darling
(USA) will be one of the headline acts taking to the stage during the upcoming
FSA Fest which will be taking place at the Newark Showground, Winthorpe, Newark
on between July 12th, 13th and 14th.
The
UK has fallen in love with her since she played the C2C2016 Festival and she
has returned for three successive years!
Following the release of her new single ‘Call
Me’ the
36-year old Des Moines, Iowa native and country singer-songwriter has just completed a
second UK headline tour previewing
songs from upcoming album WONDERLAND playing 8 dates in Glasgow
(Oran Mor), London (Bush Hall), Norwich (Arts Centre), Manchester (Deaf
Institute), Liverpool (Leaf), Bristol (Fleece), Brighton (Komedia) and Leeds (Brudenell
Social Club).,
On the back of her initial success and UK acclaim
she backed this up by returning with her great friend Jenn Bostic and Michael
Logan to tour in an "A Night In Nashville" (In The Round) guise
throughout May 2017.
In March 2018 she embarked on her first UK
headline tour (supporting guests included Katie Pruitt, Kiol, Emma Stevens) with
a full band, playing 12 dates in the UK & Ireland beginning at Union Chapel
Union in London (March 5) and rounded it out on 27 March 2018 at Colston Hall
in Bristol.
She has played the Sage Gateshead, Gateshead SummerTyne
Americana Festival in July
2018with Sam
Palladio and Striking
Matches and appeared at the first Black Deer Festival (June 22 – June
24, 2018).
On Sunday
15 July 2018 she played the Barclaycard Presents British
Summer Time Hyde Park (Paul
Simon + Very Special Guests James Taylor & His All-Star Band) joining Bonnie
Raitt, Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit, Tom Chaplin, Ward
Thomas, Shawn Colvin and Callaghan on the bill.
She returned to the UK for the C2C
and SJM Concerts Presents Country Music Week Daytime Hub in October 2018
Sarah
Darling has announced that WONDERLAND, her 5th studio album, will
be released on June 7th 2019. The news is accompanied by the release of ‘Fire’,
an emotionally charged song written by Sarah, with Pete Hammerton (Kylie
Minogue, The Shires, James Morrison) and Shelly Poole (Ward Thomas, The
Wandering Hearts, Red Sky July).
“The whole concept ‘Wonderland’ was to explore a brand
new world artistically.” Continues
Sarah, “Because of my connection to the U.K., I thought ‘what better place
to bring my Nashville roots to be creative’. I think it’s good as an artist to
stretch the boundaries, because you are always growing and that’s how you find
new magic and move forward to wonderful, new places.”
Blurb: Playing piano and
guitar Callaghan delivers a stunning vocal which earns frequent comparisons
with artists like Sarah McLachlan and Emmylou Harris. Her songwriting
chronicles the stories, experiences and emotions which are part of everyone’s
lives.
Singer-songwriter Georgina Callaghan, originally from Lincolnshire
moved to the US from London in Summer 2010 to record and tour with Shawn Mullins (having connected via
Myspace) and signed to the ITB Agency a major international live music-booking
agency.
Her annual Callaghan Across America house show
tour, covered 13,000 miles, 20 states and 36 shows (See Video) and over 3 years she covered over 30,000
miles and more than 80 shows.
Her 12-track album LIFE IN
FULL COLOUR dropped 1 May 2012 which Grammy Award nominee Shawn Mullins
("Lullaby") produced.
Billboard: Callaghan
Revs Up New Concert Tour, Album (by Gary Trust March 31, 2015)…Two years after Billboard shined the
spotlight on Callaghan, thanks to her innovative, DIY mentality that served to
inform fellow indie artists, the affable and insightful artist discusses her
new album, her latest ambitious road trip itinerary and why house concerts
continue to be one of the most unique, and rewarding, ways for a performer to
grow a following.......
She played C2C Country To
Country 2015 Music Mile Pop Up Stage playing to a packed crowd! She was
invited back in 2016 to play Bob Harris’ curated Under The Apple Tree Stage in
Building Six.
Her album A HISTORY OF NOW
(April 12, 2015 | iTunes) included the Lincolnshire
lass’ debut UK single “Best Year” a confident song about
her arrival there. Brimming with optimism, it was a jaunty feel-good country
track from an artist who had sold more than 10,000 albums independently in the
States. She did it by relentless touring and racked up more than 50,000 miles
on the road every year.
It was named Record of the Day in the UK with Feb 15, 2015 impact
date.
BBC Radio 2’s Bob Harris
(OBE) became a big fan and she was featured in his BBC4 TV documentary looking
at the vibrant scene in the US, featuring many of the great new British acts
managing to gain a foothold in this powerful and very lucrative music genre. She
returned home to the UK for a full Spring tour and thoughtout 2015 played over
20 dates and was joined by Adam Wakeman on keys.
Following her hugely successful 2015 summer tour, a run of house
shows, headline slots and festival appearances including Secret Garden Party and Cambridge
Folk Festival she returned to the UK to promote her single, ‘When
You Loved Me’ and for another string of UK shows.
‘When You Loved Me’ taken from ‘History of Now’ followed the BBC
Radio 2 Playlisted ‘Best Year’ and ‘We Don’t Have To Change The World.’
Bob Harris (OBE) broadcast a recorded ‘Live in Session’ on
his BBC Radio 2 show (Graveyard Shift 3-6am on Sunday Oct 4, 2015)
She talked about working with Shawn Mullins, relocating to America.
She was joined by Adam Wakeman (keyboards) who she first met London some 15
years ago (when they were still in school)
Radio 2 Playlisted Singles
(week commencing March 7, 2015) "Best Year" 2015
added to the “C” playlist, removed week commencing 4th April 2015
(week commencing Aug 8, 2015) “We Don’t Have to Change the World”
added to the “C” playlist, removed week commencing 29th August 2015
(week commencing Aug 10, 2016) "Last Song" added to
the "C" Playlist, removed week commencing 7th September 2016
"One of the best albums of last year, LIFE IN FULL COLOUR,
for Callaghan" – Bob Harris OBE (BBC
Radio 2
Feb 28, 2016 she was a live guest joining Clare Balding on BBC Radio 2 to perform on Good Morning Sunday and returned to the
show on July 23, 2017.
Over the years Callaghan has regularly played live in session on Gabby Roslin’s show on BBC London 94.9.
"A
wonderful artist…hugely talented. The reaction to her music on my shows has
been fantastic” BOB HARRIS, BBC RADIO 2
"Her
extraordinary voice truly sets the music apart…nothing short of stunning"
NO DEPRESSION MAGAZINE
“A
voice the whole world needs to hear” SHAWN
MULLINS
“[Callaghan
is] changing the shape touring, if not music consumption entirely” BILLBOARD MAGAZINE
She has also played the Country
Collective at Canary Wharf with Ward Thomas and appeared at SummerTyne Americana Festival in July 2.017
In March 2017 Callaghan announced exciting plans to make a whole
year of new music launching another crowd fund Pledge Music Campaign (Release 3
new EPs over a year).
She recorded one POP 5-track EP called THE OTHER SIDE (released 30 Jun 2017; Green Town Music) in LA.
Throughout the year she wrote in LA, Nashville and London.
In Feb 2018 she shared her new 5 song POP record SKIN ON SKIN (2 March 2018). It included a couple of firsts for her. The
lead track Better Together had a brass section, and the last two tracks; Broken and All Through The Night,
both featured a full orchestra.
A collective 13 track POP set Callaghan (Green Town Music) dropped
31 Aug 2018.
She
has just announced via Facebook that she’s getting
ready to record her Acoustic Coffee House
Volume 2!
Fans
are encouraged to find out how you can be part of making this album, and get their
hands on it before anyone else by visiting www.callaghansongs.com
FSA Festival chief Wayne Hadlow looks to have been dazzled by The Voice UK contestants with two acts
from this year Peter
Donegan and Remember Monday on the line up joined by Emma Jade who was chosen to join Sir Tom Jones' 2013
team (BBC Page).
PETER DONEGAN
Almost inevitably, Peter Donegan has been performing since
the age of five, given that the ‘Godfather of British Rock n Roll’, ‘King Of
Skiffle’, the late Lonnie Donegan, is his father. Lonnie inspired
every British Invasion band from The Beatles to Led Zeppelin. Even The White
Stripes’ Jack White cites Lonnie as one of his major influences. All this runs
through Peter’s veins and is clearly evident in his live performances, as well
as in the studio. Amongst Peters own admirers are Nora Guthrie (daughter of
seminal folk musician, Woody Guthrie) Crystal Gayle and Billy Bragg.
On June 21, 2017
he self-released 5-track EP SUPERMAN (Amazon UK - UK iTunes - CD Baby- Spotify; Current ranking Amazon
Bestsellers Rank: #23,377 in Albums) which reviewed 3
STARS out of 5 in July 2017 Issue of Country Music People (Spencer
Leigh)
The Voice UK, in
its 8th
series, returned to ITV screens for the 2019 series
with a hostof artists hoping the judges will turn their
chairs.Peter Donegan turned Tom Jones chair on The Voice UK 2019 Blind
Auditions.
Sir Tom Jones (#TeamTom), in a magical twist, was impressed
enough by his tone and higher range to hit the big red button and turn as Lonnie's
widow Sharon shed a tear waiting in the wings whilst punching the air with
delight. This TV exposure sparked a massive renewed interest by country DJs
around the country.
On Wednesday
27th February Peter joined SJ Birds live from his home in London via Skype for
a one hour special on Redroad FM. Peter talked about growing up, his fathers
career and more importantly his own career.
Remember Monday are
a country pop trio from the South East of England.
The all-female trio vocal Lauren
Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele, formerly known as 'Houston',
get their inspiration from the likes of Alison Krauss, The Dixie Chicks and
Taylor Swift
They focus heavily on intricate
group harmonies whilst always showcasing their strong individual vocals! They
first met at college 7-years ago when they were 17.
The three young ladies who describe themselves
as a pop/country girlband have made the line-up of FSA Festival and
been on their local BBC radio station.
They were
thrilled to release their single, ‘Drive’ (Amazon UK - UK iTunes) , on Oct 19,
2018 produced by their manager Tim Prottey-Jones now
a former member of The Wandering Hearts. The single briefly peaked
at #1 UK Country iTunes Singles Chart (#176 UK iTunes
all-genres) and by Oct 21st quickly dropped to #21 (#1183 UK Singles
all-genres). They couldn’t wait to celebrate the release at a London venue as
renowned as The Troubadour. Maverick Magazinewrote: Up
and coming all-female trio Remember Monday marked the launch of their new
single Drive with a huge bang on 21 October, with a spellbinding performance
well beyond their years. The gig at the Troubadour in London, England, was
hosted by new specialist country music and Americana app CountryLine, and the
tiny venue was rammed full of people eager to see the trio in action”.
Ther
performed for the first time at the C2C
Country To Country Festival on March 9 & 10 playing the Icon Stage (13:40-14:05)
and Big Entrance Stage (Sun 10:30-11:00).
With their Monsoon skirts and matching fedoras, the Surrey
Pop/Country three-piece were one of the bands testing out the new rules on
The Voice UK by auditioning
as a trio. Launching into a country-tinged, Dixie
Chicks-esque rendition of Seal’s "Kiss from a Rose", rich
with honeyed harmonies. All four coaches (Olly Murs, will.i.am, Jennifer Hudson
and Sir Tom Jones) promoted turned for them and Jennifer Hudson even threw her
shoe on-stage! They were successful in The
Battle Roundsand progressed to the Knock Out Rounds which aired on TV Sat 23
March when they performed their own original song ‘Jailbreaker’. One of 16
acts they now need the public Lifeline Vote (which closed Sat 11:30pm) for them to advance into the semi
finals.
Spoiler
Alert?
YOU GET 5 VOTES PER APP!
And you can vote from 6 devices!!!!! You guys know what to do! 💕
The link to download the app is in our bio!!! 🎶@thevoiceukpic.twitter.com/zPOvQEVub0
— REMEMBER MONDAY ☼☽ ✩ (@remembermonday_) 22 March 2019
EMMA JADE (GARBUTT):
As
an unsigned 19 year old country/pop artist from Doncaster she appeared as a
contestant on 'BBC The Voice UK' after being chosen to join Sir Tom
Jones' 2013 team (BBC Page) after performing a cover of Guns N' Roses'
"Sweet Child o' Mine" on Series 2 Episode 2 broadcast on 6 April
2013. Unfortunately Emma Jade left the competition at the third battle round
stages episode aired on 25 May,2013 pitched against Mike Ward (cousin
of British The X Factor series 2 winner Shayne Ward) performing Stevie Nicks'
song "Landslide" (also cut by The Dixie Chicks).
Emmasomewhat faded away and didn’t
have the finances to produce some high-tech videos or record any music. She was
one of 27 names to appear on the Pop-Up Stages at C2C
Country to Country at The O2 in March 2014 – See Blog Post.
She came back strongly in 2018 with her excellent 4-track EP OLDER NOW (Amazon UK- UK iTunes) released
on Fri Aug 19, 2018. It debuted at #5 on UK iTunes
Country Albums and stayed top 10 on Sat Aug 11: #8 (#280 all-genres) before
falling down the chart. It received 3.1/2 STARS in the September issue on
Country Music People: actually sounds like a country singer, the
production is sympathetic
KEZIA GILL
The Derby based Singer/Songwriter has been singing professionally
for over 10 years. She’s described as “A delicious mix of Irish and country
influence, her sound is completely unique”.
In 2018 saw her winning Female
Vocalist of the Year at the CCN Awards and she followed this up when voted PEOPLE’S
CHOICE AWARDS 2018 Best Solo at the 2018
BCMA Awards.
She played masses of gigs at Sports and Social Club and CMC’s from
February to November 2018.
She was part of the Buckle
& Boots Festival team that headed to Australia in January to play a
string of dates and was part of The International Showcase at Toyota Park,
featuring artists from USA, Canada, New Zealand and the UK during the Tamworth
Music Festival! She performed "They Fall"
and "Diane" (Cam cover).
Whilst down under (#BuckleandBootsDownUnder2019)
she won Aristocrat Entertainer Of The
Year (Website) the Entry Fee of $25.00 reaping a $2000 cash return!
On March 23, 2017 she released a 11-track album KEZIA (iTunes)
On Jan 25, 2019 she released single “Thirties”
(Amazon UK - UK iTunes; Copper Music) which debuted at #42 on UK Country iTunes
Singles Chart (below #1500 UK iTunes all-genres) which peaked at #7 (#497 UK iTunes all-genres) and 2
days later fell below #1500 UK iTunes all-genres such is the general lack of
support and interest in digital downloads anymore.
She will play the Buckle & Boots Country
Music Festival taking place in Manchester on 24th to 26th May 2019 and has also
landed her first slot at the Blackthorn
Music Festival 19 – 21 July, 2019.
Kira Mac (aka
Rhiannon Hill) is an up and coming UK country singer/songwriter.
She has studied for BA Hons
Professional Musicianship at BIMM Manchester, has played at a number of
festivals after being invited to play and share the stage with huge UK country
music artists such as Gary Quinn and Ward Thomas.
She
released her first single (iTunes) on Nov
29, 2016 and her 4-track self-titled EP (iTunes) dropped
on Jan 31, 2017. She is “taking over the world one country song at a time”,
with the EP climbing to No.3 on the UK Country iTunes Chart
(UK iTunes all-genres #164 all genres). The single and EP had one of the
hottest cover artworks of the year!
“This EP from Kira Mac is a
fantastic debut. The singer has a brilliantly powerful voice and she really
isn’t afraid to use it, while the perfect glimpse of more classic country in
the middle suggests that this is a lady who could have all bases covered”
- Belles
and Gals.com
Her superb first single "Storm
on the Horizon"(Kira Mac/ Justin Johnson / Donna Marie), produced
by Justin Johnson (jroom3.co.uk), made a debut at No.1 on
the Hotdisc British & Irish Chart (chart dated Jan
15, 2017) and climbed to No.1 on Hotdisc Top 40 (chart dated Feb
5, 2017). Recorded and filmed at the prestigious Parr Street studios the video
aired on Keep It Country TV (Sky 389 and Freesat 516).
ABOUT WAYNE
HADLOW
A member of the BCMA (British
Country Music Association) committee.
Wayne Hadlow has worked in UK Country Music for 30 years after his
father Tony Hadlow built Fort San Antone, which became the largest Honky Tonk
venue in the world outside of the US. Having promoted artists such as Dr Hook,
Bellamy Brothers, Ward Thomas and many more once Fort San Antone closed in 2014
Wayne launched FSA Presents, a concert promotion company who promote and manage
all aspects of national tours and standalone shows across the UK within the
country music genre. Wayne Hadlow is the founder of FSA Fest, a festival of UK country music which takes place each
July at Newark Showground in Nottinghamshire
Your Life In A Song INTERVIEW June 29,
2017: Wayne Hadlow (FSA Presents) discusses the British country scene and looks ahead to FSA
Fest, taking place at Newark Showground, Nottinghamshire between 28th-30th
July!
Fort
San Antone has now evolved into FSA Presents and this was the first festival
that has been held under the new concept. It’s still organised and operated by
Hadlow and Jess Roberts. It’s still part of the FSA indoctrination for Wayne to
smother you in his famous man hugs, and it’s not hard to have a great time.
Published
on Aug 1, 2016 by Your Life In A Song: Interview with FSA Fest organiser Wayne
Hadlow (30/07/2016)
She
shares: “Thanks to everyone who came out
to last week's shows in England and Scotland. I really appreciated you being
there and I really enjoyed those shows. I'm on a songwriting retreat this week,
but the touring begins again on Saturday! I hope you might be able to join me
for one of these shows and festivals”
Forthcoming
Dates:
Sat June 17, 2017 - JOY FESTIVAL (near Tunbridge Wells UK) Groombridge Place Website
Wed July
5, 2017 - Stables Theatre, Milton Keynes
(The Stables Theatre Ltd Stockwell Lane Wavendon MK17 8LU) Event
Fri July 7, 2017 - Cornbury Festival, The Great Tew Park Oxfordshire Callaghan's
appearing at the final Cornbury Festival along with artists including The
Pretenders, Kaiser Chiefs, Bryan Adams, Ward Thomas and more! Website
Sat, July 8, 2017 - Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury (The Bubbleclub Canterbury
The Friars, CT1 2AS) Tickets £14 Doors 7.30, show 8pm Opening Act Sam Brothers
She
was back on BBC Radio London this
Sunday (June 18, 2017) on the Gaby
Roslin show (BBC Page) between 2pm and 4pm. Callaghan
performed new song "Solid Ground"
and "When You Loved" (From
History of Now; Amazon UK;
released 12 April 2015)
"I just adore you...Callaghan Oh Wow! your
voice is so beautiful, that was fabulous, I just think you're one of the best
really fantastic, that voice is so pure and every sound you make touches my
soul" - Gaby Roslin
There
will be upcoming interviews to be announced on BBC Radio Kent and BBC
Cambridge!
Listen to Callaghan interview with Country Music People reviewer Chris Smith presenter of The Country Music Show on 105 Uckfield FM (Website)
British born singer and songwriter, Callaghan, now resides in Los
Angeles but found time to give Chris Smith a call to talk about her new single
“The
Other Hand” and its message that politics has become far too negative.
She talked about the sound on her forthcoming EP THE OTHER SIDE (Amazon UK | UK iTunes | Amazon.com), where
she sees her market place, on the road with "Wilson" (a red Toyota
4runner) and her House Concert US Tour. She also explained why she moved out of
Nashville and talked about the tremendous support she has received from BBC
Radio 2, and quite a bit more:
Listen to a recorded (Thurs June 8, 2017) Callaghan interview with
Leeds based country DJ Peter Englefield
(Facebook| Twitter) whose
show Englefield Country Roots goes
out primarily on Phoenix Country Radio
(Website) and his Bluegrass Jamboree programme is
broadcast on UKCountryradio.com.
They talked about her UK Tour, her Pledge Music campaign, the
songwriting process, impactful songs, influences, Green Eyes and the music on
her new EP:
Pick up at 1 hour 7mins from the start of the show
New Music: Callaghan’s
new 4 track EP, which she describes as Cinematic POP,
THE OTHER SIDE (Amazon UK | UK iTunes | Amazon.com), comes out on June 30th.
It’s the first on three planned EP releases in 2017.
CDs have been sent to those who ordered one on her crowdfunded Pledge Music page.
To get a download of the new music right away, or to order the CD visit: www.pledgemusic.com/callaghan
One of the new songs is Surrender,
which you cancheck out via a Facebook video of
anacoustic
version of the songwhich has had over
180,000 views since it was shared!
British
artist Callaghan (full name Georgina
Callaghan) Genre: Singer-songwriter/ Pop
Born:
28 November 1986 | Origin: Boston, England
“Callaghan
is a wonderful artist. She is beautiful, warm and hugely talented. The reaction
to her music on my radio programmes has been fantastic.”- BBC Radio 2 DJ Bob Harris (OBE)
FLASHBACK Callaghan Live Royal National Theatre 5 September 2008
When Callaghan
moved from London to Atlanta during
the summer of 2010, she was still a relatively unknown name in the States. A
singer/songwriter whose music blurred the edges between pop, adult contemporary
and Americana, she had been drawn to Atlanta by one of her biggest influences -
Shawn Mullins - after he had agreed
(via Myspace) to produce her first album. It was a classic story of taking
risks, of willingly throwing your life into upheaval in order to chase your
dreams.
Just
a few years later, Callaghan’s writing a second chapter of that success story.
On her second album, A HISTORY OF NOW, she draws upon four years of touring,
recording and growing appreciation in the U.S. She's transformed herself from a
burgeoning indie songwriter — playing to 20 people at her first US show — to a
full-fledged headliner who's toured across 46
states, played the Cayamo Cruise,
performed at packed venues around the country and logged more than 50,000
highway miles per year. Along the way, she's developed a close connection with
her fans, even booking a series of cross-country tours consisting of nothing
but shows in people’s homes.
Callaghan - Music Fan Montage
It
was her very first House Show tour —
which stretched from coast-to-coast in 2013, a year after the release of her
widely-acclaimed 12 track debut album, LIFE
IN FULL COLOUR (May 1, 2012 Amazon UK | UK iTunes), that earned
Callaghan a four-page spread in Billboard
Magazine.
Playing
her fans' living rooms has allowed Callaghan to put herself in direct contact
with her audience, erasing the boundaries that often exist between musicians and
their fans — and allowing her to compete on the same level as bands backed by
major labels.
In
2014, while raising money to record the 12 track A HISTORY OF NOW produced by Dennis Matkosky (released April 12,
2015; Amazon UK | UK iTunes) she turned to her own
fans for help. They responded with overwhelming support, sending in more than
300 donations via a wildly successful PledgeMusic
crowd fund campaign (170% raised of goal; Pledge Music - Callaghan)
Callaghan
“Who Would I Be” Official Video taken from Callaghan's second album A History
of Now
In
2015 Callaghan completed her annual Callaghan
Across America House Show Tour, covering 13,000 miles, 20 states and 36
shows. Over 3 years the Callaghan Across America house show tour covered over
30,000 miles and more than 80 shows.
Callaghan
has played the Country To Country (C2C)
Festival twice playing two Pop Up Stages in 2015 (Sat 7th March 2015;
14:50-15:20 Music Mile Stage)/ Sun 8th March 2015; 15:40-16:10 Big Entrance
Stage) and in 2016 invited back to perform twice (Sunday 13 March 2016; 15:10-15:50:
Big Entrance Stage) and played Bob
Harris’ Under The Apple Tree Sessions, which returned to much larger venue
within The O2 in Building Six (Sat 12 March 2016; 14:00-14:40).
(8
Aug 2015) Callaghan Interview by: David Spencer......But the Nashville residency is a little misleading. Although Callaghan
has been backed by the likes of Bob Harris and appeared at the Country 2
Country festival, her music is not really country. There is a Celtic
tinge to her folky pop, which has a smiley sheen, where no problem in the world
seems too big to deal with. This uplifting music matches her personality. With
a broad smile and genuine delight, she shares her experiences from the US and
looks back at how it all started.....Read More Music-news.com
In
Oct 2015, following her hugely successful summer tour, a run of house shows,
headline slots and festival appearances including Secret Garden Party and Cambridge
Folk Festival – Callaghan confirmed she would return to the UK to promote
her stunning touching single, ‘When You Loved Me’ and for another
string of UK shows.
Changing
pace from previous upbeat singles, ‘When You Loved Me’ was the first ballad to
be taken from the album. Inspired by an 85-year old friend’s story, Callaghan
tackled the universal theme of first love, and the ‘what if’ questions that
remain long after a relationship ends. Callaghan: “One night over dinner she told me about the first man she ever fell in
love with. Although the romance didn’t last, she often thought about him during
the decades that passed. She’s held onto to that feeling, wondering how things
might have been if life had taken a slightly different direction or they had
stayed together. I think everyone can relate to that feeling of falling in love
for the first time and no matter where life takes you or how old you are, it’s
something you never forget.”
On
her autumn trip, long-time fan Bob Harris (OBE) broadcast a recorded ‘Live in Session’ on his BBC Radio 2 show (BBC Page; 3-6am on Sunday Oct 4, 2015)
She
talked about working with Shawn Mullins, relocating to America. She was joined
by Adam Wakeman (keyboards) who she first met London some 15 years ago (when
they were still in school). Set List: Crazy Beautiful Life, When You Loved Me,
Parachute
"Congratulations on this record, it's a
wonderful album" said Bob.
Callaghan (C) with Jeremy Vine (R) & Bob Harris (OBE)(L) March 2015
BBC Radio 2 have
playlisted 3 singles:
(week
commencing March 7, 2015) Callaghan with "Best Year" 2015
added to the “C” playlist, removed
week commencing 4th April 2015
(week
commencing Aug 8, 2015) Callaghan with “We Don’t Have to Change the World”
added to the “C” playlist, removed
week commencing 29th August 2015
(week
commencing Aug 10, 2016) Callaghan with "Last Song" added to
the "C" Playlist, removed
week commencing 7th September 2016
On
Feb 28, 2016 Callaghan joined Clare
Balding on BBC Radio 2 to
perform live on Good Morning Sunday (BBC Page).
She
talked about her American adventure and played her former Radio 2 single "Best Year" (experiencing life as
much as possible) joined by guitarist Pete Rinaldi which drew: "Wow, Oh
such a privilege to hear that live, it's so positive, I just love that you're
very upbeat with your music" from Clare. Callaghan spoke about playing the
House Concert scene in America and her first similar UK event in what she
dubbed as a "Stately Home" gig! Before playing the song "When You Loved Me" Callaghan
(Georgina) told the story inspired by an 85-year old lady Carol who had grown
up in New York, her life in the 40s and the feeling of first falling in love
with a boy at 17, to then go in different directions but never forgetting that
special feeling". Afterwards Clare said - "Oh that is so lovely, honestly I just closed my eyes and listened to
that. To have that, you have so much talent and a beautiful skill. To be able
to sing like that so purely at this time of the morning you have the utmost
respect, thank you so much, we have loved having you"
Callaghan pictured with BBC London Gaby Roslin's guests
Later
in the day the "Crazy Beautiful Life" singer-songwriter joined guests
Kerry Howard (BAFTA nominated writer), Anna-Jane Casey (actress), Hemsley + Hemsley (cooking authors, The
Good + Simple Book Tour!), Sally Bee
(Resident healthy cook on ITV Lorraine) on Gaby
Roslin's Sunday lunchtime BBC Radio London show (BBC Page). She performed "Best Year" - Oh, That's wonderful, that makes me feel so
good, I can see daffodils everywhere when you sang that..it's really beautiful"
said Gaby. Georgina also performed Gaby's favourite "When You Loved Me" reducing
2 of the guests to tears and prompting Gaby to say "Your brilliant, so incredible, honestly you're just so talented, your
voice is so special, it's so pure. I think you're fantastic"
Later
in the show she played the upbeat happy number "Crazy Beautiful Life"
to loud cheers in the studio. "Everyone was just beaming" said Gaby.
"Your voice is like sunbeams" shared an excited Kerry Howard.
Callaghan’s
10 track ACOUSTIC COFFEE HOUSE
(Live) dropped on July 1, 2016 (Amazon UK | UK iTunes | Amazon.com) primarily as merch
for her tour dates.
Callaghan's
2016 - A Look Back in Pictures >> YouTube
On
March 9, 2017 Callaghan played the notable St
Pancras Old Church the first of two London
headline shows - Having spent a
number of years playing gigs in people's homes across the United States, the
cozy surroundings of St Pancras Old Church shouldn't be too intimidating for
Georgina Callaghan as she plays the first of two nights at this lovely venue. In fact the singer seems slightly in awe; "to think this church is
hundreds of years older than America" she explains to an attentive
audience that probably know this already. Callaghan has the look and sound of
Sarah McLachlan and her whimsical, country tinged music is ideal for these
ethereal surroundings…. Read More at Music News.com
TEAM CALLAGHAN
In March 2017 Callaghan announced exciting plans to make a whole year of new
music and launched a new Pledge Music
Campaign. She planned to record and release 3 new EPs over the coming year.
She's
already recorded one 4-track EP called ‘The Other Side’ in LA (with
producers Anthony Resta, Jeff Fair and Starr Parodi) and throughout the year
she'll be writing in Nashville and London. The four track The Other Side (EP; 4
new songs; The Other Side, Surrender, Solid Ground and I Don’t Know
How to Lose You) releases in June 2017, the next in the Autumn, and another
in early 2018.
Everyone
who pledged as part of Team Callaghan
got: Her brand new song 'Solid Ground', a download of her first EP, downloads of the next two EPs before
anyone else, updates, behind the scenes info and exclusive content throughout
the whole year. There were all kinds of pledge levels starting from a simple
download of the new music ($15/ £12) to a One Off Piece of Art ($250), LA Bike
Ride & House Show ($1.500), Extra Special House Concert ($2,000), Chef
Callaghan Cooks ($2,500!), In studio with Callaghan - Sing on Her Album
($3,000!!) to A Song Written For You (a mouth-watering $5,000!!!).
The
Pledge campaign has been successful
with so far, oversubscribed, 117% raised of an undisclosed goal reach by 372
Pledgers.
