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“It’s a shame Nanci isn’t here to see the beautiful job you’ve done”
“Full of heart and wisdom”
“I love this song and I love Gillian’s singing”
“There are some songs you hear and immediately you say “I wish I’d written that”. Gillian Tuite and Fred Koller have written such a song in
Something We Should Try”
Secret Sign (2022)
Secret Sign is an upbeat country/folk song about living in the moment, taking chances and recapturing our childhood sense of adventure.
Gillian co-wrote Secret Sign with Matt McGinn over a number of video chats in 2020, having connected through Matt’s online showcase gig Cocoons. They finally met on the other side of lockdown in late 2021 when Gillian visited Matt’s native County Down.
Secret Sign is the first song to be released from Gillian’s forthcoming debut album. It was recorded and produced by Joe Murray at Sessions in the House and also features Niall Murphy on fiddle.
Secret Sign was named Song of the Week on The Acoustic Yard Radio Show and on Downda Road Radio, and featured on the RTÉ Radio 1 Recommends list.
“A splendid singer songwriter”
On Grafton Street (2021)
Gillian was honoured to have been asked by Fred Koller (co-writer of Something We Should Try) to record her own version of On Grafton Street, a song he wrote with the late Nanci Griffith.
As a long time admirer of Nanci Griffith, Gillian had been playing On Grafton Street at her live shows at Christmas time for a number of years, connecting deeply with the sentiment of the lyrics, beautiful melody and haunting guitar accompaniment.
On Grafton Street was produced by Joe Murray at Sessions in the House and features Gillian on vocals and guitar, alongside Joe Murray (backing vocals, bass, percussion) and Colin Henry (dobro).
“Stellar vocals and beautiful instrumentation”
Who I Am Today (2020)
‘Who I Am Today’ is a reflective country ballad, about taking it easy on our younger selves and realising that all of the the mistakes we’ve made along the way have led us to where we are now. The song was written with American songwriter Gary Ferguson and recorded at the Sessions in the House studio in Northern Ireland.
‘Who I Am Today’ will also feature on the forthcoming album Ferguson’s Farewell, a collection of songs Gary Ferguson has written with Irish songwriters (including Niall Toner, Errol Walsh and Mary Greene). Gillian and Gary met first through friends on social media, and later when she collected him from the airport to begin his most recent tour of Ireland in the summer of 2019. She was delighted when he reached out to her this year to work on a song for his new album.
“One of the most beautiful songs released this year”
The Way You Smile (2019)
‘The Way You Smile’ is an upbeat folk song about the beauty in daily interactions, and how something as simple as a person’s smile can tell us so much about them. The song was co-written with Charlie McGettigan and produced by Thomm Jutz at TJ Tunes in Nashville. The recording features Gillian on guitar and vocals, alongside Thomm Jutz (guitar, organ), Mark Fain (bass) and Lynn Williams (drums).
The idea for a collaboration between Gillian and Charlie arose during the course of a series of ‘in the round’ shows performed together in Cavan. In preparation for the release of the song, Gillian put a call out among friends, asking for photos of people smiling. These images were compiled in a heartwarming music video by filmmaker Declan Cassidy, which you can view below.
“Such a good song, I absolutely love it!”
Something We Should Try (2019)
Gillian’s single ‘Something We Should Try’ was co-written with renowned Nashville songwriter Fred Koller (Nanci Griffith, John Prine). This simple country love song was born on a November afternoon at Fred’s bookshop in Nashville. It tells the story of a friendship with the potential to be something more, written from the perspective of a person living alone who would like to take that next step and ‘make this house a home’.
Gillian returned to Nashville to record the song with acclaimed bluegrass producer Thomm Jutz at his studio TJ Tunes. The recording features Gillian Tuite (guitar, vocals), Thomm Jutz (guitar, backing vocals), Mark Fain (bass), Lynn Williams (drums) and Justin Moses (fiddle).
‘Something We Should Try was released in March 2019, accompanied by a wonderful music video from Dublin based One Productions. Check it out below!
Out now on iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon, Google Play, and more!
“A very accomplished piece indeed”
“Impressively polished EP of well-composed songs, dealing with matters of the heart”
Gillian Tuite EP (2012)
Gillian’s debut EP was released in November 2012 and showcased four of her beautifully crafted songs.
Recorded at House of Horns in Dublin, Gillian collaborated with a number of established Irish musicians to bring her songs to life: Noel Bridgeman (drums, percussion), Dan Bodwell (bass), Hugh Buckley (guitar, backing vocals), Stephen Brady (backing vocals), Patrick Daly (fiddle) and Michael Buckley (saxophone).
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