Karan Casey (b. 1969 in Ballyduff Lower, County Waterford, Ireland) is an I… Read Full Bio ↴Karan Casey (b. 1969 in Ballyduff Lower, County Waterford, Ireland) is an Irish folk singer and jazz singer, and a former member of the Irish band Solas.
Her family encouraged her to sing in the house, in a church choir and at school. At Waterford Regional Technical College she studied piano then took music at University College Dublin in 1987. Having learned to copy Ella Fitzgerald's scat singing, she performed in a Dublin bistro several nights per week while still a student. At the Royal Irish Academy of Music she studied classical music and sang in a jazz band, then a folk-ballad band, then another jazz band. She also fell under the influence of Dublin folk singer Frank Harte. During this time she also formed her own band, called Dorothy.
In 1993 Karan moved to New York City. There she studied jazz at Long Island University. When she encountered Irish traditional music sessions in New York she started singing Irish traditional music again. During this time she mostly sang in bars and locals. For most of 1994 she sang with a group called Atlantic Bridge. At the end of the year she joined Seamus Egan and others in Solas. She sang five songs on their first album in 1996. In the same year she sang in Tramps club in Manhattan, accompanied only by a percussionist. They mixed jazz and folk. In 1997 she recorded a solo album, Songlines, inspired by the novel of the same name by Bruce Chatwin. It was produced by Seamus Egan and included several members of Solas. There were a few traditional songs and some contemporary folk songs.
In 2000 Karan collaborated with several other singers on "Seal Maiden - A Celtic Musical". It was a musical version of the film "The Secret of Roan Inish", designed for children. It concerns the mythical creature called the selkie - a seal-woman. Since then Karan has recorded three further solo albums released in 2001, 2003 and 2005. In a salute to her Celtic roots, several tracks were recorded in her native Irish tongue. She also features on the DVD "Solas Live".
Her 2005 album Chasing the Sun includes a number of songs Casey wrote herself. Her records are released by Shanachie Records in the United States and Vertical Records in Europe.
Karan is now living in County Cork, and is married to Niall Vallely, a composer and player of traditional Irish music.
Solo albums
* Songlines (1997)
* Seal Maiden (2000)
* The Winds Begin To Sing (2001)
* Distant Shore (2003)
* Chasing The Sun (2005)
Recordings with Solas
* Solas (1996)
* Sunny Spells and Scattered Showers (1997)
* The Words That Remain (1998)
* Reunion: A Decade of Solas (2006, CD and DVD)
As session musician
* Dancing at Lughnasa (film) (1998)
* Waking Ned Devine (film) (1999)
* "Celtic Solstice" by Paul Winter
Her family encouraged her to sing in the house, in a church choir and at school. At Waterford Regional Technical College she studied piano then took music at University College Dublin in 1987. Having learned to copy Ella Fitzgerald's scat singing, she performed in a Dublin bistro several nights per week while still a student. At the Royal Irish Academy of Music she studied classical music and sang in a jazz band, then a folk-ballad band, then another jazz band. She also fell under the influence of Dublin folk singer Frank Harte. During this time she also formed her own band, called Dorothy.
In 1993 Karan moved to New York City. There she studied jazz at Long Island University. When she encountered Irish traditional music sessions in New York she started singing Irish traditional music again. During this time she mostly sang in bars and locals. For most of 1994 she sang with a group called Atlantic Bridge. At the end of the year she joined Seamus Egan and others in Solas. She sang five songs on their first album in 1996. In the same year she sang in Tramps club in Manhattan, accompanied only by a percussionist. They mixed jazz and folk. In 1997 she recorded a solo album, Songlines, inspired by the novel of the same name by Bruce Chatwin. It was produced by Seamus Egan and included several members of Solas. There were a few traditional songs and some contemporary folk songs.
In 2000 Karan collaborated with several other singers on "Seal Maiden - A Celtic Musical". It was a musical version of the film "The Secret of Roan Inish", designed for children. It concerns the mythical creature called the selkie - a seal-woman. Since then Karan has recorded three further solo albums released in 2001, 2003 and 2005. In a salute to her Celtic roots, several tracks were recorded in her native Irish tongue. She also features on the DVD "Solas Live".
Her 2005 album Chasing the Sun includes a number of songs Casey wrote herself. Her records are released by Shanachie Records in the United States and Vertical Records in Europe.
Karan is now living in County Cork, and is married to Niall Vallely, a composer and player of traditional Irish music.
Solo albums
* Songlines (1997)
* Seal Maiden (2000)
* The Winds Begin To Sing (2001)
* Distant Shore (2003)
* Chasing The Sun (2005)
Recordings with Solas
* Solas (1996)
* Sunny Spells and Scattered Showers (1997)
* The Words That Remain (1998)
* Reunion: A Decade of Solas (2006, CD and DVD)
As session musician
* Dancing at Lughnasa (film) (1998)
* Waking Ned Devine (film) (1999)
* "Celtic Solstice" by Paul Winter
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Karan Casey Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Karan Casey:
Ae Fond Kiss Ae fond kiss, and then we sever! Ae farewell, and then…
Another Day I don't want to go to work today, I'd rather Stay…
Ballad of Accounting In the morning we built the city In the afternoon walked…
Black Is The Colour Black is the colour of my true love's hair His face…
Bright Winter's Day Rain fall softly to kiss your face Bring me back to…
Chasing the Sun The stars they all stand up in the sky Make me…
Cradle Song Sweet babe, a golden cradle holds thee Soft a snow-white fle…
Distant Shore Everyone knows That there's no place like home But I'm jus…
Dunlavin Green In the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight A…
Eppie Morrie Four-and-twenty Highland men Came from the Carron side To …
Erin's Lovely Home Come all you sons of Paddy's land and listen onto…
Freedom Song I think of you each day Although you're far away I try…
I Once Loved A Lass I once loved a lass and I loved her so…
Jimmy Whelan One evening of late as I went a walking Watching the…
Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye While goin' the road to sweet Athy, hurroo, hurroo While go…
Just A Note Just a note for the time is short dear Hard is…
Lady Mary Anne Lady Mary Anne looked over the castle wall And there she…
Lord MacDonald's Tha smeorach 's a 'mhaduin chiuin Binn ,binn a' ceileireadh…
Love Is Pleasing I never thought that my love would leave me Until that…
Maidin Luan Chincíse Maidin Luan Chincíse labhar an síofra sa ngleann Do bhailío…
Martinmas Time It fell out upon one Martinmas time When snow lay on…
Mother Earth's Revenge I am a hawk on a mountain side A crashing wave…
One I love Chorus (after each verse): One, I love Two, she loves And th…
Quiet Of The Night In the quiet of the night I make up my dreams And…
Roger the Miller Young Roger the miller came courting of late To a farmer's…
Shamrock Shore You brave young sons of Erin's Isle I hope you will…
She Is Like The Swallow She's like the swallow that flies on high She's like the…
Song Of Lies And her mouth was as red As the fresh fallen snow The…
Strange Fruit Southern trees bearing strange fruit Blood on the leaves an…
The Ballad Of Accounting In the morning we built the city In the afternoon walked…
The Ballad Of Tim Evans Tim Evans was a prisoner Down in his prison cell And those…
The Cradle Song Sweet babe, a golden cradle holds thee Soft a snow-white fle…
The Creggan White Hare In the lowlands of Creggan there lives a white hare As…
The Curra Road In the summer we’ll go walking Way down to the river…
The Fiddle And The Drum And so once again My dear Johnny my dear friend And so…
The Four Loom Weaver (Chorus:) I'm a four loom weaver as many a man knows…
The Keg of Brandy I'm always drunk and I'm seldom sober In constant roving fr…
The King's Shilling Oh my love has left me with bairnes twa And that's…
The Labouring Man's Daughter A nobleman's son, he dreamed such a dream Of the beautifule…
The Liberty Tree It was the year of ’93 The French did plant an…
The Loony Moon High in the sky, high up there The moon is laughing…
The Snows They Melt the Soonest The snows they melt the soonest when the winds begin…
The Song of Wandering Aengus I went out to the hazel wood because a fire…
The World Looks Away I woke up from the dream To find it all the…
The World Turned Upside Down In sixteen forty-nine to Saint George's Hill A ragged band …
The Yellow Furze The yellow furze stole my heart again today The daisies in…
This Time Will Pass I'll keep your story I'll keep it for you Fold it into…
Town Of Athlone In the town of Athlone there's a young woman walking And…
Waiting for the Snow Feed us with your left hand Starve us with your right I…
Weary of Lying Alone One evening of late as I carelessly strayed I espied a…
When Will We All Be Free Some people live the high life They live like Kings and…
Where Are You Tonight I Wonder Chorus: Where are you tonight, I wonder? Where will you be t…
Who Put the Blood Where have you been all along summer's day Son tell it…
You Brought Me Up You brought me up and out of the water You brought…
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