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Karan Casey

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Karan Casey, born in Ireland, is known for her socially conscious folk music. She has released 11 albums and collaborated with artists like James Taylor and The Chieftains. Her song "Down in the Glen" was nominated for Best Original Folk Song at the RTE Folk Awards 2019. Karan co-founded FairPlé for gender balance in Irish music.

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Genre: World, Folk, Irish Folk

Be part of the Karan Casey concert in Milwaukee at Shank Hall on Thursday, March 13, 2025, at 8:00 PM. Grab your tickets before they're gone!

Trailblazing Career

Irish singer-songwriter Karan Casey has been blazing a trail for over 30 years. A lover of ballads, love songs, and searing versions of social justice songs, fond of a good yarn, she has toured the world making deep connections with her audience. She connects via Ireland's past but crucially repositions women and songs in a universal and modern setting.

Exploration of New Performance Areas

Karan has been striking out lately to explore new areas of performance on the piano and with spoken word and theatre. She has released eleven albums as well as contributing to numerous other artists' projects, appearing on more than 80 albums so far, and has toured extensively throughout North America, Europe, and Japan. She performs with her own band and collaborates with diverse musicians such as Maura O'Connell, James Taylor, Béla Fleck, the Boston Pops Orchestra, and many others.

Initiatives and Collaborations

In 2018, Karan helped found FairPl, an organization aimed at achieving fairness and gender balance for female performers in Irish traditional and folk music. Karan tours with her band Niamh Dunne, Sean Óg Graham, and Niall Vallely.

Notable Releases and Achievements

Her album "Hieroglyphs That Tell the Tale," produced by Donald Shaw, was released on the Vertical Records Label. Her song "Down in the Glen" was nominated for Best Original Folk Song at the RTE Folk Awards in 2019. She achieved a PhD in music at the University of Limerick in 2019.

Theatrical Endeavors

Karan's first theatre show, "I Walked into My Head," directed by Sophie Motley, premiered at the Kilkenny Arts Festival 2021. In 2022, she collaborated with composer Harry Escott on a version of the Irish ballad "Grace" for the film Ali.

Recent Success

Karan's new album "Nine Apples of Gold" was released to great critical acclaim in February 2023. It received extensive radio play on both sides of the Atlantic, reaching No. 1 on the US Folk radio charts for the month of March. Her new stage show about women in the Irish revolutionary period, "The Women We Will Rise," premiered at the Everyman Theatre in Cork in September 2023.