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George's
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Karrie O'Sullivan
My name is Karrie (O’Sullivan) and I’m
starting my second career following a long time as a horse
trainer in County Kerry. It seems I have a knack for picking
industries that are very difficult to progress in, have
long hours and are likely to cost more than I will ever
earn. My influences are many but Rickki Lee Jones and
Joni Mitchell feature to whom I’m flattered to be
compared with.
My previous career was as a showjumper, specialising
in breaking young horses. Based in County Kerry, The horse
industry was expanding rapidly throughout the naughties,
giving plenty of opportunity for me to practise my
skills.
The downturn since 2007, led to an implosion in horse
ownership and affordability and naturally the business
shrank alongside this. This gave me the motivation
to seek out my other passion, music. Having watched my
nephew MICK FLANNERY achieve considerable success with
his tunes, I decided to record my original music;
some new songs and others I have carried around for
years, relating to events in my life. Touring widely,
supporting Mick, Mary Coughlan, DeDannan, Mick Hanly,
John Spillane I think my career is growing
and album sales are brisk at gigs.
The process of recording my first album Jellylegged
involved me taking my lyrics and melodies to Chris Ahern
(Stargazers) at Colaiste Stiofan Naofa in Cork, who put
on guitar chords and we developed it with session musicians
from there. Pat Ahern then produced the album and it was
mastered in Los Angeles by Killarney man Ruairi O’
Flaherty. It was well received in Sept 2011 and is still
widely featured on national radio with seven songs getting
regular airings on John Creedon, Late Date and Risin Time.
I hope you enjoy keeping me company on my music journey
and that my music will enhance your lives, just as many
others' music has enhanced mine! Kar x |
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