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This article is about the music duo. For the 19th-century missionary and ancestor of this Hudson Taylor, see Hudson Taylor.
Hudson Taylor
Hudson Taylor live at Alexandra Palace in 2014
Hudson Taylor live at Alexandra Palace in 2014
Background information
OriginDublin, Ireland
GenresFolk, Singer/Songwriter
Years active2011–present
LabelsRubyworks Records
MembersHarry Hudson-Taylor
Alfie Hudson-Taylor
Websitehudsontaylormusic.com

Hudson Taylor (previously Harry & Alfie) are an Irish folk duo formed in 2011. The duo consists of brothers Harry and Alfie Hudson-Taylor, who are signed to Polydor Records in the UK.[1] They grew up in Dublin, where their father was a musician and their mother was a dancer. They began busking at a young age. Prior to being signed they released their début EP, "Battles", in August 2012, which peaked at #1 on the Irish version of iTunes and at #14 on UK version of iTunes.[2] In November 2012, the band followed with a second EP, "Cinematic Lifestyle" and a third, "Osea", in October 2013.

Work began on a full-length début album, Singing for Strangers (a reference to the band's earlier busking), which was released in January 2015 in Ireland and the UK. Singing for Strangers peaked at number 3 in Ireland and number 24 in the UK.[3] It included the single "Chasing Rubies", which entered the UK Singles Chart at #51.[3]

In February 2016 Hudson Taylor were signed[4] to Rubyworks in Ireland. They are managed by Caroline Downey[5], who also manages fellow label-mate Hozier.

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions
IRL UK
2015 Singing for Strangers 3[6] 24[3]
"—" denotes a title that did not chart.

Extended plays

Title Release details Peak
IRE UK
Battles[7]
  • Released: 24 August 2012[7]
  • Label: Polydor[8]
  • Format: Digital download, CD[8]
 — —
Cinematic Lifestyle[9]
  • Released: November 2012[10]
  • Label: Polydor[11]
  • Format: Digital download, CD[11]
 55[6] —
Osea[12]
  • Released: 11 October 2013[12]
  • Label: Polydor[13]
  • Format: Digital download, CD[13]
 36[6] —
"—" denotes an EP that did not chart or was not released.

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
IRE UK SCO
2014 "Battles (2014)"[14] 35[6] — — Singing for Strangers
"Chasing Rubies"[14] 50[6] 51[3] —
"Weapons"[14] 53[6] — —
2015 "World Without You"[14] — — —
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.

References

  1. ^ http://www.polydor.co.uk/group_artists.php?id=213[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ http://chuffmedia.com/artists/hudson-taylor
  3. ^ a b c d "HUDSON TAYLOR". officialcharts.com.
  4. ^ Taylor, Hudson (2017-02-04). "it is an absolute pleasure to be part of the team! So good to be home!". @HudsonTaylor. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  5. ^ "Caroline Downey (@CarolineAtMCD) | Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Hudson Taylor". acharts.us.
  7. ^ a b "Battles". last.fm.
  8. ^ a b "Battles: Amazon.co.uk: Music". amazon.co.uk.
  9. ^ "Cinematic Lifestyle". last.fm.
  10. ^ "Hudson Taylor". last.fm.
  11. ^ a b "Cinematic Lifestyle: Amazon.co.uk: Music". amazon.co.uk.
  12. ^ a b "Osea". last.fm.
  13. ^ a b "Osea: Amazon.co.uk: Music". amazon.co.uk.
  14. ^ a b c d "Hudson Taylor". iTunes.
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