Alana Henderson (born 6 October 1988),[1] is a Northern Irish musician, cellist, singer and songwriter from Dungannon.[2] She released her debut EP, Wax & Wane in 2013, and her single, Let This Remain, in 2017. She is now living in Belfast.[3]
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Alana Henderson |
| Born | 6 October 1988 Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
| Website | alanahenderson |
Early life
editAlana Henderson was born in Dungannon, Northern Ireland.[4] With her family from County Armagh, Alana grew up in a very music-friendly environment, and started singing and dancing from a very young age. Alana attended St Patrick's Academy, Dungannon and picked up cello there. Alana studied Law at Queen's University, Belfast, determined to become a lawyer, but in her words, "Law was incredibly dry, quite boring and I really began to feel frustrated and so I started songwriting."[2] After completing the degree, she eventually left to become a singer-songwriter, just before her solicitor apprenticeship started.[3]
Music career
edit2013: Wax & Wane
editOn 11 March 2013, Alana released her debut EP Wax & Wane, which also included "Song about a Song", "The Tower", and "Two Turtle Doves".[5] The EP got generally positive views, including Lee Gorman of The Thin Air Magazine saying "an immensely promising first effort, which marks Alana Henderson out as one to watch".[6]
In 2013, Alana joined The Jepettos, a Northern Irish alternative band, in their single, "Water".[7]
2014-2016: Windfall, Touring with Hozier
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In 20 February 2014, Alana released an album called Windfall, which is "a side–project, separate from my own contemporary writing, in which I recorded an album of re–worked, contemporary arrangements of traditional songs from the North of Ireland", according to her own words.[8] The album was shortlisted for the Northern Ireland Music Prize in 2014.[9] Windfall is currently not available on iTunes.
Alana accompanied Hozier, an Irish singer-songwriter, on cello and vocals from late 2014 to early 2016. Together with Hozier, she played at over 300 shows, including Glastonbury, Saturday Night Live, Jools Holland, and a Grammy performance joined by Annie Lennox. Apart from cello, Alana joined the duet with Hozier for his song "In a Week" on tour, when Karen Cowley, the original singer of the song, was not present.[10] During the tour, Alana occasionally performed her original songs as an opening act for Hozier.[11] In July 2015, Alana played a stripped back folk set with Hozier in Newport Folk Festival, which was "a highlight of the tour" for her.[12]
2017: Let This Remain
editOn 27 October 2017, Alana released her single "Let This Remain", which was her first musical release after 2 years of touring.[13] In 2017, Alana recorded a duet song "Holllllogram" with Joshua Burnside, a Belfast-based singer-songwriter.[14] The song was tracked in his debut album, EPHRATA.
Acting career
editIn 2007, Alana starred in Seacht, which was an Irish language television soap opera, and was broadcast by TG4 and BBC Two Northern Ireland.[15] She starred as Caroline, a singing cello player.[3]
Discography
edit| Alana Henderson discography | |
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| Studio albums | 1 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Singles | 1 |
| Music videos | 2 |
Studios
edit| Year | EP details | Peak chart positions |
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| 2013 | Windfall | — |
Extended plays
edit| Year | EP details | Peak chart positions |
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| UK | ||
| 2013 | Wax & Wane | — |
Singles
edit| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | |||
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| UK | IRL | UK Indie | ||||
| 2017 | "Let This Remain" | — | — | — | - | |
| "—" denotes that a title did not chart. | ||||||
Music videos
edit| Year | Title | Director |
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| 2014 | "Wax & Wane"[17] | Angus Mitchell |
| 2017 | "Let This Remain"[18] | Aislínn Clarke |
References
edit- ^ Olamide, Kolade (2 November 2017). "Alana Henderson". Broadtube Music Channel. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ a b Savage, Joanne (20 June 2014). "Q&A: Alana Henderson". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Alana Henderson; Let This Remain + 5 Random Facts". chasing-sky.com. Retrieved 22 January 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Schepis, Zach (23 February 2015). "Alana Henderson". BTRtoday. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Wax & Wane |Alana Henderson". iTunes. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ Gorman, Lee (3 May 2013). "Alana Henderson - Wax and Wane EP". The Thin Air. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Water | The Jeppetos". iTunes. 15 December 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Alana Henderson". Tasi Awards. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Northern Ireland Music Prize 2014". Northern Ireland Music Prize. Retrieved 23 January 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Hozier feat. Alana Henderson - "In A Week" Live Billboard Session @ Lollapalooza 2014". Billboard. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ Steph.Colledge (23 January 2015). "Hozier + Alana Henderson @ The Institute, 23rd January 2015". Brum Live!. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ Barnard, Mike (30 November 2017). "Alana Henderson". zap! bang! Magazine. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Let This Remain | Alana Henderson". iTunes. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Holllllogram | Joshua Burnside". iTunes. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ Irish Language Broadcast Fund (12 January 2009). "Seacht: new series airs tonight". Northern Ireland Screen. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Wax & Wane |Alana Henderson". iTunes. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ Mitchell, Angus (3 May 2014). "Alana Henderson - "Wax and Wane"". Vimeo. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Alana Henderson". Help Musicians. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2018.