Alana Henderson
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Background information | |
Birth name | Alana Henderson |
Born | Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland | 6 October 1988
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Years active | 2013–present |
Website | alanahenderson |
Alana Henderson (born 6 October 1988),[1] is a Northern Irish musician, cellist, singer and songwriter from Dungannon.[2] She released her debut EP, Wax & Wane in 2013, and her single, Let This Remain, in 2017. She is now living in Belfast.[3]
Early life
[edit]Alana Henderson was born in Dungannon, Northern Ireland.[4] With her family from County Armagh, Alana grew up in a very music-friendly environment, and started singing and dancing from a very young age. Alana attended St Patrick's Academy, Dungannon and picked up cello there. Alana studied Law at Queen's University, Belfast, determined to become a lawyer, but in her words, "Law was incredibly dry, quite boring and I really began to feel frustrated and so I started songwriting."[2] After completing the degree, she eventually left to become a singer-songwriter, just before her solicitor apprenticeship started.[3]
Music career
[edit]2013: Wax & Wane
[edit]On 11 March 2013, Alana released her debut EP Wax & Wane, which also included "Song about a Song", "The Tower", and "Two Turtle Doves".[5] The EP got generally positive views, including Lee Gorman of The Thin Air Magazine saying "an immensely promising first effort, which marks Alana Henderson out as one to watch".[6]
In 2013, Alana joined The Jepettos, a Northern Irish alternative band, in their single, "Water".[7]
2014-2016: Windfall, Touring with Hozier
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In 20 February 2014, Alana released an album called Windfall, which is "a side–project, separate from my own contemporary writing, in which I recorded an album of re–worked, contemporary arrangements of traditional songs from the North of Ireland", according to her own words.[8] The album was shortlisted for the Northern Ireland Music Prize in 2014.[9] Windfall is currently not available on iTunes.
Alana accompanied Hozier, an Irish singer-songwriter, on cello and vocals from late 2014 to early 2016. Together with Hozier, she played at over 300 shows, including Glastonbury, Saturday Night Live, Jools Holland, and a Grammy performance joined by Annie Lennox. Apart from cello, Alana joined the duet with Hozier for his song "In a Week" on tour, when Karen Cowley, the original singer of the song, was not present.[10] During the tour, Alana occasionally performed her original songs as an opening act for Hozier.[11] In July 2015, Alana played a stripped back folk set with Hozier in Newport Folk Festival, which was "a highlight of the tour" for her.[12]
2017: Let This Remain
[edit]On 27 October 2017, Alana released her single "Let This Remain", which was her first musical release after 2 years of touring.[13] In 2017, Alana recorded a duet song "Holllllogram" with Joshua Burnside, a Belfast-based singer-songwriter.[14] The song was tracked in his debut album, EPHRATA.
Acting career
[edit]In 2007, Alana starred in Seacht, which was an Irish language television soap opera, and was broadcast by TG4 and BBC Two Northern Ireland.[15] She starred as Caroline, a singing cello player.[3]
Discography
[edit]Alana Henderson discography | |
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Studio albums | 1 |
Music videos | 2 |
EPs | 1 |
Singles | 1 |
Studios
[edit]Year | EP details | Peak chart positions |
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2013 | Windfall | — |
Extended plays
[edit]Year | EP details | Peak chart positions |
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2013 | Wax & Wane | — |
Singles
[edit]Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | |||
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UK | IRL | UK Indie | ||||
2017 | "Let This Remain" | — | — | — | - | |
"—" denotes that a title did not chart. |
Music videos
[edit]Year | Title | Director |
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2014 | "Wax & Wane"[17] | Angus Mitchell |
2017 | "Let This Remain"[18] | Aislínn Clarke |
References
[edit]- ^ Olamide, Kolade (2 November 2017). "Alana Henderson". Broadtube Music Channel. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ a b Savage, Joanne (20 June 2014). "Q&A: Alana Henderson". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Alana Henderson; Let This Remain + 5 Random Facts". chasing-sky.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Schepis, Zach (23 February 2015). "Alana Henderson". BTRtoday. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Wax & Wane |Alana Henderson". iTunes. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ Gorman, Lee (3 May 2013). "Alana Henderson - Wax and Wane EP". The Thin Air. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Water | The Jeppetos". iTunes. 15 December 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Alana Henderson". Tasi Awards. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Northern Ireland Music Prize 2014". Northern Ireland Music Prize. Retrieved 23 January 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Hozier feat. Alana Henderson - "In A Week" Live Billboard Session @ Lollapalooza 2014". Billboard. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ Steph.Colledge (23 January 2015). "Hozier + Alana Henderson @ The Institute, 23rd January 2015". Brum Live!. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ Barnard, Mike (30 November 2017). "Alana Henderson". zap! bang! Magazine. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Let This Remain | Alana Henderson". iTunes. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Holllllogram | Joshua Burnside". iTunes. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ Irish Language Broadcast Fund (12 January 2009). "Seacht: new series airs tonight". Northern Ireland Screen. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Wax & Wane |Alana Henderson". iTunes. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ Mitchell, Angus (3 May 2014). "Alana Henderson - "Wax and Wane"". Vimeo. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Alana Henderson". Help Musicians. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- 21st-century singer-songwriters from Northern Ireland
- 21st-century women singers from Northern Ireland
- Women folk singers from Northern Ireland
- 1988 births
- Women singer-songwriters from Northern Ireland
- People from Dungannon
- Living people
- Musicians from County Tyrone
- People educated at St Patrick's Academy, Dungannon
- 21st-century folk musicians from Northern Ireland