About Carmel

"Since I was a child I have loved all the different styles of singer and singing. My first recollection of singing was at my grandmother’s house where my Aunt would play her selection of records. Her house was a place I could sing along to artists as diverse as Neil Sedaka, Blondie and The Carpenters. We would also have great fun dancing to the disco classics of ABBA and The Bee Gees.

But although I loved pop and contemporary, I also learned to love classical music. Some of my favourite classical singers are the amazing Pavarotti, Domingo, Kiri Te Kanawa, Lucia Popp and Tebaldi to mention a few.

Basically, I love all kinds of music and singing and would never box myself in – music is infinite! I see wonderful singers emerging all the time and it really doesn’t matter to me what they sing as long as it’s performed well, with honesty and feeling."

 

Carmel Conway is one of the most exciting talents to emerge from Ireland in a number of years. Her debut album, This Beautiful Day was released on national retail in Ireland in 2009, as well as in various Asian markets including Korea and Taiwan also in 2009. The album is currently being released in the US, Canada, and selected European territories throughout 2011 / 2012.

While This Beautiful Day was being recorded, Carmel also toured in a solo and collaborative capacity in the US, completing highly successful shows in Los Angeles, Monterey, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington and Connecticut in addition to her guest appearances with The Chieftains on their US tours. Carmel has also toured in Ireland with Nanci Griffith, Paul Brady and Michael Bolton.

Her album; This Beautiful Day was produced by the renowned arranger / producer Fiachra Trench (Elvis Costello, Van Morrison, The Corrs and many more) with backing from the Irish Film Orchestra and features a great mix of new, contemporary Irish material in addition to her own versions of better known songs from North American and Canadian songwriters.