“What has risen to the surface along my journey is that I write, sing and play my music as a form of healing and self-growth.”
Of her upcoming album, “Room To Grow” produced by award winning producer and composer Michael Whalen, Aileen says, “Something magical is happening with each new song that I write. Through this deeply honest and revealing medium of expression, a beautiful reaction has occurred; my listeners have found my music healing too.”
There are the facts: a singer-songwriter, a...
“What has risen to the surface along my journey is that I write, sing and play my music as a form of healing and self-growth.”
Of her upcoming album, “Room To Grow” produced by award winning producer and composer Michael Whalen, Aileen says, “Something magical is happening with each new song that I write. Through this deeply honest and revealing medium of expression, a beautiful reaction has occurred; my listeners have found my music healing too.”
There are the facts: a singer-songwriter, an Irish-American daughter, born in an old farm town on the outskirts of New York City, a uniquely talented musician who has studied with legends in their fields, a performer equally gifted in command of both voice and guitar. There are the impressions, left on anyone who sees her perform: the smile, the depth, the soul on display in a three-minute song, and of course that voice. But somehow more important than all of that is the music. It may be described as pop, folk, or rock, but behind the inevitable labels there is a music that is formed by her own experiences and distinctly her own.
Draw at age 11 to live overseas, in a mystical oasis set in the highly secluded mountains of West Ireland, thus began her formal musical education in voice. Although mostly self-taught, Aileen thrived in her new musical environs, earning a vocal scholarship to attend the University of South Carolina at age 18. While in Charleston, Aileen absorbed and interpreted the new sounds and styles of music around her, in a fashion that has continuously marked her musical career.
Flourishing artistically, Aileen taught herself guitar, began to write music and perform with bluegrass artist Seth Morrison, study with renowned jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, record with Southern folk phenomenon Frank Carlier and even shared the stage with Ireland's Brian Kennedy. The songs from this early period in her songwriting are astounding works of emotion that demonstrate an innate ability to communicate ideas and feelings through song. Today, Aileen has grown this gift into an unmatchable bounty of music, capturing the experience of love, growth and the essence of life through song.
No matter the size of the audience Aileen plays to, she relishes in her ability to connect with them emotionally. As an artist, Aileen heals, inspires, enriches lives, and provides comfort with a sense of community through her music.
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