Lisa Hannigan (born Lisa Margaret Hannigan on 12 February 1981 in Kilcloon,… Read Full Bio ↴Lisa Hannigan (born Lisa Margaret Hannigan on 12 February 1981 in Kilcloon, County Meath, Ireland) is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician. Originally coming to public attention in 2001 as the female vocalist from Damien Rice's best-selling breakthrough albums O and 9, she began her solo career in 2007. Since then she has released the albums Sea Sew (2008), Passenger (2011) and At Swim (2016). Hannigan's music has received award nominations both in Ireland and the USA.
A stunning vocalist, Hannigan regularly performed live with Rice from early 2001 until March 2007 when Rice's official website announced that his professional relationship with Hannigan had "run its creative course". During 2005 Hannigan and Rice co-wrote Unplayed Piano which was released to support the Free Aung San Suu Kyi 60th Birthday Campaign. Hannigan also appeared on backing vocals on Mic Christopher's album Skylarkin, as well as the soundtrack to "Goldfish Memory".
In 2006 Hannigan featured as part of The Cake Sale, a collective of mostly Irish, but featuring some international artists, formed by Brian Crosby of Bell X1. On 3rd November 2006 they released a self-titled album in Ireland to raise money for Oxfam and the Irish Make Trade Fair campaign. The album was so successful that it was given an international release the following year; released 10th September 2007 in the UK and 16th October 2007 in the US.
Hannigan has since gone on to pursue her own solo career, releasing her first album Sea Sew in Ireland on September 12th 2008, debuting at number 4 and earning her a Choice Music Prize nomination, two Meteor Music Award nominations and has been shortlisted for the Mercury Prize 2009. The album's first single was Lille followed by I Don't Know.
Sea Sew got an official US release on February 3rd 2009 and a UK release on May 4th 2009. On 21 July 2009, two days after a triumphant performance in torrential rain at the Latitude Festival, it was announced that Sea Sew had been nominated for the prestigious Mercury Music Prize in the UK.
The O Sleep Songfacts reports that Hannigan began writing for her second album in late 2009 and only completed it in March 2011. However, she and producer Joe Henry spent a mere week laying down the tracks in Wales. Passenger was released in the US and Canada on September 20, 2011 and in the Republic of Ireland on October 7, 2011.
http://www.lisahannigan.ie/
http://www.myspace.com/lisahannigan
A stunning vocalist, Hannigan regularly performed live with Rice from early 2001 until March 2007 when Rice's official website announced that his professional relationship with Hannigan had "run its creative course". During 2005 Hannigan and Rice co-wrote Unplayed Piano which was released to support the Free Aung San Suu Kyi 60th Birthday Campaign. Hannigan also appeared on backing vocals on Mic Christopher's album Skylarkin, as well as the soundtrack to "Goldfish Memory".
In 2006 Hannigan featured as part of The Cake Sale, a collective of mostly Irish, but featuring some international artists, formed by Brian Crosby of Bell X1. On 3rd November 2006 they released a self-titled album in Ireland to raise money for Oxfam and the Irish Make Trade Fair campaign. The album was so successful that it was given an international release the following year; released 10th September 2007 in the UK and 16th October 2007 in the US.
Hannigan has since gone on to pursue her own solo career, releasing her first album Sea Sew in Ireland on September 12th 2008, debuting at number 4 and earning her a Choice Music Prize nomination, two Meteor Music Award nominations and has been shortlisted for the Mercury Prize 2009. The album's first single was Lille followed by I Don't Know.
Sea Sew got an official US release on February 3rd 2009 and a UK release on May 4th 2009. On 21 July 2009, two days after a triumphant performance in torrential rain at the Latitude Festival, it was announced that Sea Sew had been nominated for the prestigious Mercury Music Prize in the UK.
The O Sleep Songfacts reports that Hannigan began writing for her second album in late 2009 and only completed it in March 2011. However, she and producer Joe Henry spent a mere week laying down the tracks in Wales. Passenger was released in the US and Canada on September 20, 2011 and in the Republic of Ireland on October 7, 2011.
http://www.lisahannigan.ie/
http://www.myspace.com/lisahannigan
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Lisa Hannigan Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Lisa Hannigan:
A Sail It's long gone, that carry on from December. It is no…
An Ocean and a Rock What you at my gentle spoken friend I lack a frame…
Anahorish My "Place Of Clear Water" The first hill in the world Where…
Braille For you, I leave my light on To do its best…
Courting Blues Green are your eyes In the morning, when you rise…
Fall Hide your horses, hold your tongue Hang the rich and spare…
Home Home, so far from home, so far to go, and we've only…
I Don't Know I don't know what you smoke Or what countries you've been…
Keep It All For you, we steer a house of smoke and brick…
Lille He went to see for the day He wanted to know…
Little Bird Your heart sings like a kettle And your words, they boil…
Lo Every night of late I'm wide awake Because I feel That every…
Nowhere to Go Bird, you've so many hearts on your sleeve. One for each…
O Sleep O Sleep, come for me, I will go quietly, where the…
Ocean and a Rock What you at my gentle spoken friend I lack a frame…
Òra I was adrift and Caught in the ropes Under a pinhole sky Blo…
Paper House We lended our heavy hearts, motors with broken parts, we h…
Passenger Walking round Chicago, I have smuggled you as cargo, thoug…
Pistachio Sit down and fire away, I know it's tricky when…
Prayer for the Dying A prayer for the dying, For the waves coming in. And washing…
Safe Travels Please eat your greens And don′t sit close to screens, Your …
Sea Song There's one man, he's like The wishful thinking in my life,…
Silent Night Silent night, broken night All is fallen when you take your…
Snow Heading from city to sea Just you and me Our boots creaking…
Song Of The Sea There's one man, he's like The wishful thinking in my life,…
Splishy Splashy Surface slowly at your own speed Waiting for some sky. We're…
Swan And what he wanted was a house To fill that house…
Teeth Waking up today, it was cold out There's something I should…
Tender Tender as a loose tooth Askew at the root My love You came…
The Song There's one man, he's like The wishful thinking in my life,…
Undertow I wanna swim in your current Carry me out, up and…
Venn Diagram I have lost you to sleep again. Sleeping as we…
We The Drowned We, the drowned Hold our hollow hearted ground 'Til we swall…
What'll I Do What'll I do without you around When my words won't pun,…
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Ale Alj
Same as ever it begins
Heard a knock and let it in
This is just the medicine
To swallow
I'll be on my own awhile
Smiling like a crocodile
You can see for miles and miles
It follows
Broken as it is, this is love
I don't remember where I was
Heavy is as heavy does
Weighed me down because
It's hollow
Broken as it is, this is love
CaptainFram
I always wondered if this track would play well live - HOLY HELL IT DOES
Tefo Init
Better than the studio version.
soundman uk
Everything about this song, this performance, this performer is beautiful and magical. Thank you Lisa Hannigan.
Micaela
This is my favorite from the album, I just get so lost in the music, her voice is hauntingly beautiful
Mr.A
Wow what a voice and what feeling and emotion she can convey a true artists
Harris
One of the best live performances I've seen in my life
simonorton
This is, quite simply, one of the most beautiful things. The Big Bang included this. It is a part of creation - of such colour and bliss. This is the song that Bill and Ted should have brought world peace with! For me it twins a little bit with Headphones by Bjork and perhaps elements of Protection era Massive Attack. God I'd love a whole album in this vein from Lisa. Wow. Just wow
Emiliano Borghesi
Amazing performance! I am hearing it without continuity solution. Lisa is simply fantastic
Ale Alj
Same as ever it begins
Heard a knock and let it in
This is just the medicine
To swallow
I'll be on my own awhile
Smiling like a crocodile
You can see for miles and miles
It follows
Broken as it is, this is love
I don't remember where I was
Heavy is as heavy does
Weighed me down because
It's hollow
Broken as it is, this is love
tiniak le niak
omment il peut prendre cher, sur ce coup, @damienprice