Órla Fallon
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Birth name | Órlagh Fallon |
Born | [1] Knockananna, County Wicklow, Ireland | 24 August 1971
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Órlagh Fallon (born 24 August 1971), professionally known as Órla Fallon, is an Irish singer, songwriter and former member of the group Celtic Woman and the chamber choir Anúna.[2][3]
Early life and education
Fallon was born in
Career
Early career
Fallon auditioned for Michael McGlynn and later joined Anúna.[6]
Her debut album,
Celtic Woman
In 2004, Fallon sent a demo offer to composer David Downes, who was then working on the concept of Celtic Woman. Due to her unique vocal abilities, Downes contacted Fallon and asked if she would like to be a part of Celtic Woman, then only envisaged to be a one-night show. She agreed and became one of the founding members of the group as a singer and harpist.
Fallon was featured in the self-titled debut album
She wrote a song called Shooting Star for herself and performed it in the 2005 and 2006 Celtic Woman tours.
In 2009, Fallon announced that she would be leaving Celtic Woman to have a full break and spend time with her family and was replaced as a member of Celtic Woman by actress and vocalist Alex Sharpe.
Post-Celtic Woman
In 2009, Fallon appeared as a guest vocalist on
In March 2011, Fallon released another album, Órla Fallon: My Land, which tied in with another PBS special.[7][8] Both PBS specials were produced by The Elevation Group and WNET. Another solo album, Lullaby Time, was released in 2012.
Personal life
She has been married to John Comerford since 1997 and has a son named Freddie, who was born in 2012.[9][6]
Discography
- Solo
- The Water is Wide(2000 EURO) (2006 U.S.)
- Distant Shore(September 2009)
- Music of Ireland: Welcome Home (March 2010)
- Winter, Fire & Snow: A Celtic Christmas Collection (September 2010)
- Órla Fallon's Celtic Christmas (November 2010)
- Órla Fallon: My Land (March 2011)
- Lullaby Time (2012)
- Sweet By and By (March 2017)
- A Winter's Tale (October 2019)
- Lore (July 2020)
- Abide with Me: Celtic Hymns and Songs of Faith (2022)
- With Celtic Woman
- Celtic Woman (March 2005)
- Celtic Woman: A Christmas Celebration(October 2006)
- Celtic Woman: A New Journey(January 2007)
- Celtic Woman: The Greatest Journey(October 2008)
- Celtic Woman: The Best of Christmas(November 2017)
- With Jim Brickman
- Beautiful World (2009)
- With The Duggans
- Rubicon (2005)
References
- ^ "Singer Orla Fallon on love, loss and family". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Past Members of Anúna 1997 to 2009". Anuna.ie. 2009. Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2009.
- ^ "Orla takes brave decision to leave her comfort zone". herald.ie. March 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ^ Farragher, Mike (1 April 2011). "Knockananna's Celtic Woman Orla is Proud of Her Roots". Irish Central. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- Wicklow People(West Edition). 3 May 2017. pp. 30–31. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ a b "The Celtic Woman Now out on her Own". Irish Independent. 5 May 2017.
- ^ "Jim's Musical Guests – Beautiful World Tour 2009". Jimbrickman.com. 2009. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011.
- ^ "Wednesday, 10th March 2010". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Today with Pat Kenny. 10 March 2010. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Links to audio clips found on Fallon's official website
- ^ Dwyer, Ciara (29 July 2017). "Lullaby for my 'miracle' baby". Irish Independent. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
External links
- OrlaFallon.com – Official website
- Profile at CelticWoman.com
- Órla Fallon at IMDb
- Multimedia
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- Crossover – Jill Pasternak interview (18 March 2006)