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Northern Ireland’s
jamiedonnelly Singer/Songwriter
Jamie Donnelly is a 20 year old singer/musician from Strabane, Co. Tyrone. She is a current student at Queen’s University Belfast studying BMus Music.
She is no stranger to the stage as she has performed in theatres from a young age, taking part in local productions, musicals and concerts. Her first ever public performance was in the An Grianan theatre in letterkenny at the age of 9 accompanied by the group Kintra.
She is trained in musical theatre, having achieved grades 2-8 and her DipLCM diploma in performance by the age of 15. She is also a guitarist and violinist, having achieved up to grade 7 in violin with Trinity College London.
She has played in many bars and restaurants as well as singing at many weddings ceremonies and receptions across the country.
She has been backed by bands such as the Ryan turner band, Keltic storm and Country Harmony and has shared the stage with major Irish country singers such as Mike Denver, Johnny Brady, Michael English, Susan Mc Cann and many more. She has sang at many festivals such as Dergfest and sang on the BBC children and need radio show November 2019.
In the past she has taken part in The Birds Nest ‘Sounds like Country’ competition having reached its final in 2 occasions.
She released her debut album ‘Together you and I’ at the tender age of 16, featuring 5 cover songs from different genres. She had her album launch at Killeter Fair supported by The Senators band.
Jamie has released singles since, such as ‘Drinking with Dolly’ and ‘Catfish John’. Her single ‘Soapbox’ reached number one in the Irish Country Music Charts within hours of its release and her music is getting world wide radio play.
She is currently working on her newest album ‘The Country in Me’ which is a 12 piece album, featuring a mixture of cover and original tracks.
Publisher’s note: We had the extreme pleasure of an interview with Jamie not too long ago and found her to be as delightful personnelly as her voice when she sings. Download her music and visit her website at: https://jamiedonnellymusic.com
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