Interview with Edel Meade – vocalist, songwriter & educator in field of jazz, folk and contemporary music, from Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, currently artist-in-residence at John’s Square, Limerick.
Edel and I know each other since 2005 when we started studying Jazz Vocal Performance at Newpark Music Centre in Dublin.
We were both in heaven that first year singing and rehearsing almost everyday and doing what we love!
Enjoy!
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edelmeade.com
facebook.com/edelmeade
instagram.com/edelmeade
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Aideen
8.:00
What would you say to someone who's seriously considering singing?
Edel
8:09
I would say, listen to yourself, like it's your life, and take it step by step. I think there's there's a few really interesting things that you've mentioned there Aideen, and, like, with regards to career or no support, like for anyone pursuing singing, there's all sorts of different reasons why you might pursue it. Like, it doesn't have to be that you want a career for from it. I mean, it, people would have said to me very early on, it's going to be difficult, it's going to be difficult to make the living. So you need to be prepared for that. But like singing brings so much joy and fulfillment by itself. You don't have to necessarily be I don't know, like, what what is a successful singer these days? You know, there's different ways of measuring it, but just as long as you're happy, and I mean, it's your life at the end of the day, and no one can tell you what to do with your life.
Aideen
11:57
Let's talk a little bit about your album because, you've just released your second album. Tell us a little bit about it, and where your inspiration came from.
Edel
12:16
well, it's totally different to my first album, this album, Brigids and Patricias is a solo album. So it's, excuse me. I wrote all of the songs, and I'm performing everything on the album. And I guess, having worked as a professional jazz vocalist for over 10 years, I just felt, oh my god, this music. I just felt that it wasn't resonating with me anymore. I just felt all of the lyrics that I was singing were completely disempowering.
Aideen
20:13
it is and how, tell me a little bit about the response that you received to the album? And how, was that a surprise to you?
Edel
20:20
Oh, my God. Yeah, a huge surprise, Aideen, the response has been amazing. I'm blown away. Like, I think every major newspaper in the country in Ireland has given me like a really strong review. And it's been played across like RTE Radio 1, RTE lyric FM, Radio Na Gaeltachta and loads of different stations around the country. It's just the messages that I'm getting from people, whether it's from reviewers, or from DJs or from people. They just kind of keep telling me like, how courageous it is, and how brave I am.
Connect with Edel:
www.edelmead.com
www.bandcamp.com/edelmeade
www.facebook.com/edelmeade
www.instagram.com/edelmeade
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