Laura Sheeran, Irish

Irish people

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 singer and musician

Musician

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, born Galway

Galway

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 19th April 1987.

Sheeran is a Dublin-based singer, musician

Musician

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, composer

Composer

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 and artist

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. She performs with Fovea Hex, having been recruited for the group by Clodagh Simonds

Clodagh Simonds

Clodagh Simonds Clodagh; , is an Irish musician, songwriter and singer. She was born in Banbridge, Co. Down, Northern Ireland, UK and raised and educated in Killiney, Co...

.

Sheeran sings and performs on a loop

Loop

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 station, bowed saw

Saw

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, melodica

Melodica

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, accordion

Accordion

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, flute

Flute

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, ukulele

Ukulele

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, and electronic treatments. She frequently encorporates improvisation into her performances.

Musicians with whom she performs include Cora Venus Lunny

Cora Venus Lunny

Cora Venus Lunny is an Irish violinist. Her father is the musician Dónal Lunny and she is the niece of Manus Lunny.Established as one of Ireland's leading classical musicians since her teens, Cora Venus Lunny is active as a soloist, chamber musician, interpreter of contemporary classical ...

, Kate Ellis

Kate Ellis

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, Catriona Cannon, Dave Redmond, Tony Higgins and Marc Aubele.

Solo Discography

• Music for the Deep Woods, EP
  Extended play
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  , 2010.
• To The Depths, EP
  Extended play
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  , 2010
• Live Studio Recordings - November 2010 2010
• Lust of Pig and The Fresh Blood, 2011.

Fovea Hex: Neither Speak Nor Remain Silent trilogy

• Bloom EP
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  - Janet Records, Dublin and Die Stadt Records, Bremen, November 1 2005,
• Huge EP - May 10 2006.
• Allure EP - June 1 2007.

External links

• http://www.laurasheeran.com/biography.html
• http://www.myspace.com/foveahex
• http://breakingtunes.com/laurasheeran
• http://harmlessnoise.wordpress.com/2011/04/18/competition-laura-sheeran/