Alana Henderson (musician)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Alana Henderson |
| Born | 6 October 1988 Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
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| 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]
In March 11, 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[edit]
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In February 20, 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]
In October 27, 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 (TV series), which was an Irish language TV 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 |
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Studios[edit]
| Year | EP details | Peak chart positions |
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| UK | ||
| 2013 | Windfall | — |
Extended plays[edit]
| Year | EP details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK | ||
| 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]
- ↑ "Alana Henderson". broadtubemusicchannel.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Q&A: Alana Henderson". Belfast Telegraph. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "ALANA HENDERSON; LET THIS REMAIN + 5 RANDOM FACTS". chasing-sky.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ↑ "Alana Henderson". btrtoday.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ↑ "Wax & Wane |Alana Henderson". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ↑ "Alana Henderson - Wax and Wane EP". The Thin Air. Retrieved 23 January 2018.}
- ↑ "Water | The Jeppetos". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Alana Henderson". tasiawards.com. Retrieved 23 January 2018.}
- ↑ "Northern Ireland Music Prize 2014". Northern Ireland Music Prize. Retrieved 23 January 2018.}
- ↑ "Hozier feat. Alana Henderson - "In A Week" Live Billboard Session @ Lollapalooza 2014". Billboard. Retrieved 22 January 2018.}
- ↑ "Hozier + Alana Henderson @ The Institute, 23rd January 2015". brumlive.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.}
- ↑ "Alana Henderson". zapbangmagazine.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.}
- ↑ "Let This Remain | Alana Henderson". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ↑ "Holllllogram | Joshua Burnside". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ↑ Irish Language Broadcast Fund (12 January 2009). "Seacht: new series airs tonight". Northern Ireland Screen. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ↑ "Wax & Wane |Alana Henderson". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ↑ "Wax & Wane | Alana Henderson". vimeo.com. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ↑ "Alana Henderson". help musicians UK. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
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