*Aileen Morgan*
Homage Records
info@aileenmorgan.com
Aileen Morgan threads indefinable energy into harmony created through her angelic voice, catchy hooks, and a strong command over the acoustic guitar. Aileen's music, a blend of pop-folk, with a touch of blues and jazz, is based on her own intimate experiences and the grassroots sounds from the various places she has lived. Her songs are "living memories" that find empathic ties with both men and women and leave no generation untouched.
As a young child growing up in an old farm town on the outskirts of New York City, Aileen knew she had no choice but to pursue a life of music, where she could use her talents to create a cycle of positive energy and growth. Although mostly self-taught, at the age of ten, an independent and free-spirited Aileen decided to leave home to attend boarding school in Ireland, and so begin her formal musical education in voice. At the age of eighteen, Aileen received a vocal scholarship to attend the University of South Carolina. During these years, Aileen flourished artistically. She taught herself the guitar, began writing music with bluegrass artist Seth Morrison, studied with renowned jazz musician Bucky Pizzarelli, and recorded with southern folk phenomenon Frank Carlier. Traces of their jazz, folk and charged bluegrass sound can be detected in Aileen's music while she successfully preserves her own unique style and flair.
Aileen toured throughout Ireland for an entire summer, which culminated in opening for one of Ireland's latest success stories Brian Kennedy (Irish Singer/Songwriter, guitarist for Van Morrison and former lead in Broadway's Riverdance.) Aileen performed this May at the Dylan Fest at Warwick Valley Winery, an event co sponsored by WFUV 90.7 FM. She has performed at various venues up and down the East Coast and as far west as Santa Fe and Northern California. In the New York City area, where she currently resides, she has performed at the Bitter End, CAMI Hall, The Turning Point, The Sidewalk Café, and The Listening Room at Caffe Vivaldi. She has also performed at Warwick Valley Winery's Harvest Folk Festival,(cosponsored by WFUV 90.7 FM), SolarFest in Vermont, The Rockville Folk Festival in upstate NY, The Black Mountain Music Festival in North Carolina, El Farole in New Mexico, and at the Walden Concert Series in Walden, New York.
Aileen's music is a favorite among WVKR 91.3FM listeners of Poughkeepsie, New York where her songs Escape, Love Alone, What You Do and No In Between receive frequent airplay. Her songs have also been played on the radio in Charleston, South Carolina on WSCI 89.3FM and have gotten local airplay in Ireland.
Aileen has just returned from a great recording session and plans to release a high powered, band backed, ear opening mindblowing version of some songs you know and love and some new songs that will win you over like all the rest, very very soon. Stayed tuned for details!
No matter the size of the audience Aileen plays to, she relishes in her ability to connect with them emotionally. As an artist, she tries to inspire people, enrich their lives, and to provide comfort and a sense of community through her music.
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