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Muireann Bradley at home in Ballybofey. Photos: Joe Boland (North West Newspix)
Ballybofey blues singer Muireann Bradley has signed with Decca Records and Verve Forecast Records.
The 17-year-old rising singing sensation will re-release her debut album, 'I Kept These Old Blues’.
The album will be released on February 28.
The album includes her version of Reverend Gary Davis' Candyman - the song that shot her to stardom when first appearing on the BBC.
In July, Rolling Stones legend Bill Wyman endorsed Bradley’s talents.
In a Q&A to promote the new album, Wyman, who played bass guitar with the Rolling Stones for over 30 years, was asked what music he was currently 'grooving' to and he said: “I've recently come across a brilliant young artist called Muireann Bradley.”
In February, she was named as ‘Irish Rising Star for 2024’ by Ticketmaster
The Ballybofey teenager shot to fame after performing on Jools' Annual Hootenanny on BBC Two on New Year's Eve, playing Reverend Gary Davis' Candyman. She played alongside the likes of the Sugababes, Rod Stewart and Ruby Turner.
She subsequently pencilled in 16 live shows – including a sold-out gig at the Balor Arts Centre in her home town.
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In the summer, she played to a sold-out McGrory's Hotel Culdaff as part of the Earagail Arts Festival and performed at the Skibbereen Arts Festival as a special guest on the same bill as 16-time Grammy winning Jerry Douglas.
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