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Abigail Smith-Album out in Tower&Road Records

About Me

Multi instrumentalist, vocalist and songwriter Abigail Smith has released her first album Night Time Walking. Smith began writing music at a very early age. Her original style of music is the result of a diverse musical up bringing. She has featured on albums by David Kitt, Somadrone, 3epkano, Brianna Corrigan (Beautiful South) and Star Little Thing. She was selected to play at the 2008 Electric Picnic with her group. She won a prize with Hotpress and the New York Tisch Film School to have a music video made for her song “Oh Sam.” http://short.ie/ohsam.
She was commissioned to write music for the animated film “Trolley Boy,” which was screened at the Galway film festival 2009. This film was also selected for the 2010 L.A. Shorts Comedy Film Festival. She was commissioned to write a piece for the internationally renowned ‘Diversus Guitar Ensemble.’ They included an arrangement by Brendan Walsh of her song Light A Match from her album Night Time Walking on their tour.
Night Time Walking is Abigail’s first release. She is currently working on her next album, which will be released in 2010.
“Multi-instrumentalist and composer Abigail Smith, who has just released her debut solo album, is also one to watch. Night Time Walking is a wonderfully bizarre collection of Smith's own songs that sounds like Kate Bush and Bjork had a love-child with Schubert and the Cocteau Twins. …”
Cormac Larkin, The Sunday Tribune.
“…her album, Night Time Walking, a series of songs arranged for voice, piano, viola and cello, is a thing of rare beauty indeed. It is to be tracked down and devoured immediately....”
Derek O’Connor, Image Magazine.
"Expect it to feature prominently when critics come to assess their favourite Irish records…"
Ed Power, Independent on Friday.


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Member Since: 01/05/2006
Band Website: www.abigailsong.com
Band Members: Abigail Smith-vocals and viola/ music and words, Lioba Petrie-cello, Grainne Deery-piano, Niamh Loughran and Maeve Buckley-violin, Andrew Cooke-Bass, Andy Clarke-Drums
Influences: "All music that moves me. It could be the sound of a baby gurgling or a bird singing. Music is everywhere. Notes are in the squeak of a chair or the fall of a step. Influences come from everywhere. We are naturally receptive beings so even sounds that jar are sounds that influence. I am very inspired by people who create whether it is a song, a painting, a cake or an idea. Events and people also influence my music." Abigail Smith
Sounds Like: Music
Record Label: Abigail Smith and band are available for bookings

My Blog

Vote for John O'Reilly in the Picture Works Competition!!

Please vote for John O'Reilly in the picture works competition. He is ARTIST C. If he wins he will have his image distributed on postcards all over Ireland. Please vote for me him here, I'd appreciate...
Posted by on Mon, 17 May 2010 13:10:00 GMT

Buy Night Time Walking on Itunes and amazon

My album Night Time Walking is now now up on itunes. Here is the link It is also on Amazon Books. Here is that link Photo by Hazel Fitzpatrick
Posted by on Sat, 01 May 2010 11:45:00 GMT

Music by Abigail available on Cd Baby

My music is now available on CD Baby. It will be up on Itunes in the next few weeks too. You can order a cd to be posted out to you from CD Baby or download tracks for $0.99. Here is a picture I did f...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Apr 2010 07:47:00 GMT

Trolley Boy selected for LA Comedy Shorts Film Festival

The short film Trolley Boy that I wrote and performed music for has been selected for the LA Comedy Shorts Film Festival. Yay so excited for Teemu the director.
Posted by on Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:00:00 GMT

Video of Light a Match performance with Diversus Guitar Ensemble

Here is a video of a performance of my song Light a Match with the Diversus Guitar Ensemble. It features the amazing singer Georgia Cussack and was arranged for the guitar ensemble by Brendan Walsh. I...
Posted by on Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:54:00 GMT

Odessa Sessions

Playing at the Odessa Sessions last night was great fun. Thanks to everyone who made it in. It is a very nice room to play in. I hear they might be getting in a real piano which would be amazing. We p...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:57:00 GMT

18/02/2010 Tonight at the Odessa Sessions 9pm

Tonight I am playing with the band at the Odessa Sessions. I'll be playing some new songs and some songs from the album. I'm really excited about the gig and am looking forward to performing the new s...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:50:00 GMT

Voting for Meteor still open, Image Mag and Odessa Sessions gig

Hi, Thanks for your support and lovely comments. I really appreciate it. The voting for the Meteor Most Promising new Act Award is closed on January 28th. You can vote everyday and one vote per day ...
Posted by on Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:06:00 GMT

In Round one of Meteors Best Newcomer award-vote in poll

Delighted to be in the first round of Meteors Most promising act of 2010 poll. If you would like to vote for me here is the link....http://meteormusicawards...meteor.ie/competitions/vo ting/..41/The vi...
Posted by on Sat, 23 Jan 2010 11:17:00 GMT

Nominated for an IFTA-Trolley Boy

Delighted to hear that the animated film I composed and performed music for called Trolley Boy has been nominated for an award in the Irish Film and Television Awards in the animation category. Teemu ...
Posted by on Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:17:00 GMT