Announcing my new LP ‘Constellation’
‘Fall Into Place’ is out today. It’s a song from my upcoming album ‘Constellation’ which will be released on May 24th on Gondwana Records. You can pre-order the album from Bandcamp now - https://caoilfhionnrose.bandcamp.com/album/constellation I wrote ‘Fall Into...
Tour supporting Hania Rani starts this week
All set for going on tour this week around the UK supporting the wonderful Hania Rani:) I'm going to be joined by Rich Williams on guitar and Jasmine Myra on saxophone and we'll be playing lots of new songs! 5 March — Leeds — Project House6 March — Newcastle — Wylam...
‘All That Light’ on Waterloo Road
Lovely to see my song ‘All that light’ being used at the end of Waterloo Road last night on BBC One. Hearing a little tune I wrote & recorded in my bedroom on TV is quite surreal. There’s also another song of mine 'Every Waking Minute' featured in Episode 2....
Truly t-shirts and London
Hello!I'm very excited to share my new T-Shirts – featuring the Truly album artwork by Daniel Halsall. There are a handful of these online and the rest will be available at upcoming gigs. Pick one up today as part of Bandcamp Friday or you can get one at my London...
Fireflies 360/VR
The 360/VR version of the Fireflies music video is out now! Thank you @richfilmedit for creating such a beautiful and immersive film, it’s truly unique and really special. You can experience it now on my YouTube channel. To find out more about Rich’s amazing project...
First London headline show at Folklore!
I’m excited to share that I will be playing my first ever headline show in London at the lovely Folklore on December 7th. Tickets are available on Dice - bit.ly/KeesLondon I will be performing with my band and we’re planning to play some new music as well as some...
‘Truly – Alternative version’ out today
When I'm writing songs, I sometimes like to try them in different ways on different instruments. This is a more stripped back version of 'Truly' on the guitar which includes some extra lyrics. It features on the deluxe edition of the album. https://idol.lnk.to/Truly...
New single ‘Fireflies’
Really excited to share ‘Fireflies’ and the beautiful video created by Rich Williams (People Staring). I wrote this song almost 3 years ago, inspired by my busking trips around Europe. It's a song about appreciating the beauty around you even when things are difficult...
Flourish – Out Now
I'm really happy to share my new single 'Flourish' with you, taken from my brand new album 'Truly' — out on April 9th on Gondwana RecordsYou can Listen & Pre-order exclusive signed copies on LP/CD/DL: ➜ caoilfhionn-rose.lnk.to/Truly Watch the video for 'Flourish'...
New album ‘Truly’ coming soon
I’m excited to share my new album ‘Truly’ with you soon. It's a hopeful and optimistic collection of songs. You can pre-save my new single ‘Flourish’: Caoilfhionn-Rose.lnk.to/Flourish
Live stream for Oben
This evening at 19.30 (UK) & 20.30 (Europe) Oben will be streaming me playing some songs - old & new. Head to their page to see Watch here
Green Man Rising
I'm really happy that Green Man Festival have selected me as a finalist to win a chance to play there next year!🤞If you have a minute and would like to see me at the festival please vote here: https://bit.ly/GMRISING
Bandcamp supporting artists today
Today's a good day to buy a record as Bandcamp are waving their fees - check it out and support your favourite musicians!https://caoilfhionnrose.bandcamp.com/
Glastonbury 2020
Super happy to be playing Glastonbury Festival (official) this summer on the Croissant Neuf stage, feels like a real milestone and i'm so excited to play. Fingers crossed that it's all able to go ahead 🤞😃😃
BBC Introducing Best of 2019
Happy New Year everyone. Thank you to BBC Music Introducing in Manchester for playing 'Being Human' on their Best of 2019 sessions show last week. Good luck to Michelle & Natalie for the future and thank you for all the support. x Listen again -...
Every Waking Minute (Live at Fletcher Moss Park)
This is a song called ‘Every Waking Minute’ we filmed in Fletcher Moss Park last week in all its beautiful autumn colours. I’ve been working on my second album which will be out next year hopefully. I’m really looking forward to getting back to gigging soon and...
‘Being Human’ video
I’m really pleased to share this video for ‘Being Human’. It's my favourite song on the album ‘Awaken’ and is a very raw and honest reflection on my life. To me it’s about appreciating the people that I’m surrounded by and feeling peaceful and happy. The video is...
Show cancellations
UPDATE: Really sad to announce that Caoilfhionn will be unable to play this years Bluedot Festival, Boomtown Fair and all other summer festivals and shows.Thank you for all the kind messages and wishes as she continues her recovery.xSadly we've had to...
Look at you now & tour dates
I started writing 'Look At You Now' in beautiful Genoa when I was on my first busking trip 3 summers ago. We've had some really amazing trips across Europe, Rich Williams has made a video montage of our travelsI'm looking forward to gigging more, follow this link to...
International Women’s Day
Happy International Women's Day! I'd like to share a few things with you to celebrate this day and every other day of amazing women 😃I really enjoyed writing this blog post for Bitter Sweet Symphonies for IWD. I talk about Polly Paulusma and how much her music and...
New tour dates
I really enjoy planning so I’ve been mapping out a wavering route through 2019. In-between writing new songs, we’ve got some really nice gigs coming up, here’s a list x #gigs#livemusic #goodplan #caoilfhionnrose#awaken #travelling #vanlife
‘Realistic Behaviour with Alabaster DePlume’ on WorldwideFM
It's super that 'A New Day' was included on Alabaster DePlume's wonderful & eclectic show 'Realistic Behaviour' on WorldwideFM. It's full of enchanting sounds from Avital Raz, Homelife, This is the Kit and I've made lotsa new great discoveries from Mike...
Supporting Paper Kites and more shows
It was great to support the incredibly lovely people of The Paper Kites last night at Manchester Academy 😀Spring is around the corner (yey) and throughout it we'll be playing in the many corners of Manchester, trying out some new tunes along the way...Fri 1st March...
A few thoughts, upcoming gigs & Hania Rani
Music is like a very good friend. It can pick you up when you’re down, it can carry you when things are on the up. It compliments any mood and setting and filters into many scenarios. It keeps me company when I’m walking along or just sat around doing not very much at...
Unravelled on BBC6 Music
Unravelled has been included on Tom Robinson's BBC Radio 6 MusicIntroducing Mixtape and will be played on tonight's show. Big thanks to Tom Robinson for playing it last night too and taking the time to spell out my crazy name xYou'll be able to listen to the mixtape...
‘A New Day’ Word of mouth session
The cool folks at Word of Mouth filmed us playing 'A New Day' in the magical space Stockyard North Salvage x
Northern Soul feature and new songs
Thank you to Northern Soul for the lovely feature. I spoke to Paul Davies in my favourite Fletcher Moss Park about finding inspiration and all things music. You can read it on their website here.The album was also reviewed by Dutch blog De Krenten Uit De...
KEXP, All FM and a new year
Thank you to KEXP for giving 'Being Human' a spin this morning and to ALL FM 96.9 for featuring us on their end of year shows last night.Really looking forward to 2019, making more music and having some more adventures. Thank you for all your support this year! x📸 Dan...
‘Awaken’ in Manchester Evening News’s Top albums of 2018
Amazing that 'Awaken' has been included in the top 5 albums in Manchester for Manchester Evening News thank you to David Sue for all the support x
Awaken featured in Bitter Sweet Symphonies ‘Albums of the year’
Thank you to Bitter Sweet Symphonies for the lovely write up and featuring 'Awaken' as one of their albums of the year.You can read the article on their...
Unravelled on BBC Introducing
Big thank you to BBC Music Introducing in Manchester, ALL FM 96.9, dj mr.nick and all the radio stations that have been been playing ‘Unravelled’ so far.
‘Unravelled’ video
Today we released 'Unravelled' the third single from my debut album 'Awaken' and a video to go with it!
When you stumble across something special
Rich told me to listen to this tune he heard on the radio this morning, 'Living' by Jan Gunnar Hoff and wow - it's so beautiful and moving. The chorus / theme reminds me of The Beatles 'Hey Jude', it's very powerful and inspiring.
Supporting Mammal Hands in Brighton
Ever beautiful sounds from Mammal Hands - always love supporting these guys! It was a special night in Brighton - our first gig there so thank you to all those who came and made it super nice. 🤗Dictionary Pudding put on a great gig at the beautiful St....
Germany dates postponed
Unfortunately our mini tour of Germany has been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances. We really can't wait to return to Berlin, Hamburg and Cologne and to anyone who bought tickets - we hope to see you soon!
Night Time Economy events
From time to time I team up with my dad Rob Birley & bandmate n buddy Rich Williams to put on a music event we call Night Time Economy. We've done a handful of gigs now at our favourite hang out The Klondyke in Levenushulme. We describe ourselves as:...
Bitter Sweet Symphonies music blog
My good friend and wonderful music blogger Charlotte Holroyd asked me to write about my creative endeavours so far and some background on 'Awaken'. Check out her blog Bitter Sweet Symphonies 🎶...
Live in-store at Piccadilly Records
This Saturday (27th October) me and my band will be playing in-store at my favourite record shop - Piccadilly Records! Eep! It's a free event and we'll be playing songs from 'Awaken'. Here are the event timings: Event timings: 15:00-16:00 -...
Gondwana 10 | The Roundhouse
Wow - what a weekend celebrating 10 years of Gondwana Records at The Roundhouse! I was so chuffed to be part of this special event full of so many musicians I love and admire. Congratulations to Matthew Halsall and the Gondwana family for everything...
Album launch at YES
Thank you to everyone who came to the album launch, it was so lovely to see so many friends. Also thank you to my bandmates, Gondwana Records & YES for making it a great night.
My album is out today!
My album 'Awaken' is out today on Gondwana Records You can stream it or buy a CD or vinyl here: https://gondwana-records.lnk.to/awdYrFA It feels great to finally share it with you! ‘Awaken’ represents a new beginning to me, it’s my first collection of...
Sofar Sounds – Manchester
Played my first @sofarmanchester today at lovely @popupbikes - such a special event and great to hear @alinalymusic and @catgodmusic.
Worldwide FM session at 80 Hertz Studios
We played a session for Worldwide FM on the Gondwana Records show with Matthew Halsall last week and you can watch the session again here. You can also listen to the whole show and interview over at mixcloud.
‘Awaken’ on BBC6Music
'Awaken' was played on BBC6Music a couple of times over the weekend on BBC Introducing. Thanks to Tom Robinson for including it on your Mix Tape. It was funny to see my name on the TV at home :).
Vinyl has arrived!
Happy days, I now have copies of 'Awaken' on vinyl & CD 😀 If you would like one, you can pre-order it here: https://caoilfhionnrose.bandcamp.com/album/awaken Or come along to our launch on Sunday 14th October...
‘Under the night sky’ music video
‘Under The Night Sky’ stemmed from wanting to write something a bit more ambiguous and descriptive rather than personal and direct. I was attempting to write a poem which eventually formed the lyrics and the melody followed. The video was filmed over...
Daydreaming playlist
I love going for walks in Fletcher Moss Park near me and playing music in my headphones. Here's a collection of songs I've put together that I recommend for Autumn walks and daydreams.
Album launch at ‘Yes’ Manchester 14/10/18
I'm really happy to announce my album launch will be at YES in Manchester on Sunday 14th October . It will be an early evening show from 6-7pm and will be free entry. https://www.facebook.com/events/266037254027111/
‘Awaken’ travelling far and wide
We discovered 'Awaken' has wandered far away and has been played on Hawaii Public Radio on Bridging The Gap show by dj mr.nick. Thanks for the plays, if anyone wants to listen here's the link...
BBC Introducing & ALL FM
Thank you to BBC Music Introducing in Manchester & ALL FM 96.9 for playing 'Awaken' on their shows last week. Here's the links to listen again: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06fvkr1 https://www.mixcloud.com/allFM You can pre-order the album 'Awaken' on...
First single and video from my forthcoming debut album ‘Awaken’
I'm so happy to share the first single and video from my forthcoming debut album 'Awaken' which is now available for pre-order here: https://caoilfhionnrose.bandcamp.com Music can be magic; at times it feels like a song was almost written especially for you, as if the...
Line of best fit premiering ‘Awaken’ today
Thank you to the The Line Of Best Fit for premiering the first single and video from my album 'Awaken' - really lovely words by Nad Khan. You can read the review here: https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/caoilfhionn-rose-awaken
Late Night Listening
When I was a Music student at Newcastle Uni I went through a phase & took a lot of comfort in staying up late searching for new songs to listen to. I could be quite reclusive from time to time but music kept me company and always filled the space. I...
Corner of the web & LOMA
Since I was a little girl I have filled dairies, notebooks and sketchbooks; scribbling and documenting all sorts. I love doing that and I thought I might share some things with you here. I have Spotify playlists going back to 2012, along with a growing...