Irish Mythen

Irish Mythen
BornIreland
OriginCanada
GenresFolk
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Years active2007–present
Websitewww.irishmythen.com

Irish Mythen is an Irish-born[1] Canadian contemporary folk singer-songwriter. In recent years, Mythen has performed with Rod Stewart, Gordon Lightfoot and Lucinda Williams at major festival stages the world over.[2] Mythen's first two full-length albums were Sweet Necessity in 2008 and Open Here in 2011.[3] She moved to Prince Edward Island in 2007, where she won the Songwriter of the Year Award in 2016 for her song "Gypsy Dancer".[4][5] Her third album, released in 2014 titled Irish Mythen, won the East Coast Music Association 2015 Roots Album of the Year.[6] She was one of several female artists at the 2018 edition of the legendary Cambridge Folk Festival, who were singled out by the Guardian newspaper in their praise of new (since 2017) festival booker Bev Burton's female-heavy line-up for the festival.[7]

Her album Little Bones received a Juno Award nomination for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2020,[8] and won the Canadian Folk Music Award for Solo Artist of the Year at the 15th Canadian Folk Music Awards.[9]

References

  1. ^ McDonagh, Michael (15 August 2018). "Audiences don't think I'm K D Lang after they've heard my show – The Irish World %". The Irish World.
  2. ^ Sally Cole. "P.E.I. singer-songwriter Irish Mythen talks about her recent Australia tour and shares some stories, excited about March 4 concert at home – Entertainment". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Musician singer songwriter". Irish Mythen. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  4. ^ Chapin, Laura. "'Gypsy Dancer' nets Irish Mythen P.E.I. Songwriter of the Year award | CBC News". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  5. ^ Olesko, Ron (25 May 2016). "Irish Mythen named Music P.E.I.'s Songwriter of the Year". Sing Out!. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Festival – Awards Archive – East Coast Music Association". Ecma.com. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  7. ^ Irwin, Colin (6 August 2018). "Cambridge folk festival review – verve and energy in a female-focused weekend". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  8. ^ Melody Lau, "Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 28, 2019.
  9. ^ Allie Gregory, "Watch the Online Ceremony for the 2020 Canadian Folk Music Awards Winners". Exclaim!, April 5, 2020.