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KILLARNEY singer Grace Foley has always dreamed of recording an album of songs of County Kerry.
Grace is a classical crossover singer and covers many genres, including classical, contemporary, traditional Irish and folk.
She studied with the late Aine Nic Ghabhann, James Nelson of The Celtic Tenors and at the Royal Irish Academy of Music with Virginia Kerr. “In this industry you are often asked to turn your back on where you are from and move on but I always felt such a huge love for my home place that I never wanted to do that,” said Grace. “It is because of these kinds of experiences in my life that I want to sing the songs that remind me of my beautiful Kerry.”
The biggest obstacle for Grace’s project is funding, so she started a Kickstarter campaign in the hope of raising funds to make my album. “There are a lot of costs involved; studio time, mastering, photography and CD sleeves. If I don't reach my target of €5000 the project will have to be abandoned,” said Grace.
The deadline for backing this project is this Friday, March 25, and if the target is not reached then, none of the funds raised will go through. If you back Grace for €15 or more you will receive a copy of the album when it is released! Anyone who would like to help Grace can find out more at http://www.gracefoley.ie/ or https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/743191410/home-to-kerry or simply log onto www.kickstarter.com and search for 'Grace Foley'.
You can also listen to Grace on her website at www.gracefoley.ie
If you are interested in sponsoring Grace contact her on 087-6710087 or grace_foley@hotmail.com