‘On her debut single Eve Clague is nothing but natural, and there's a very fulfilling clarity and pristine delivery to her vocal here, no distractions. On first listen you are struck by the classic sound of both voice and music, but it also sounds effortlessly timeless, like it could never sound dated no matter when it was released. A disarmingly gentle sway drifts all across the track, comforting and warm, yet confidently driven towards a determined rallying call, sitting somewhere in the apex of folk, soul and even little hints of jazz vox. An impressive debut single that sets out an ambitious stall for the future.’’
Eve Clague is an urban-folk singer songwriter hailing from Clonakilty, currently living in Cork City. She has just graduated from Cork School of Music, where she has been developing her sound for the past 4 years. Playing music from a very young age, Eve has performed with bands and as a solo artist at venues and many festivals including Body & Soul, Electric Picnic and Townlands.
Her first solo release Young Naive Me has just been released last March followed by her debut EP ‘’Young Naive Me’’ released today, April 26th 2019.
Eve sings honest songs that tell stories of friendship, life and relationships, Eve’s music is described as colourful, personal, guitar-driven blend of soul, folk and jazz, she is influenced by artists such as Lianne La Havas, Amy Winehouse, Bahamas, Aretha Franklin and Janis Joplin, Chaka Kahn and many more.
Since her early teens she's been a working musician, Having left school early at the age of 15 Eve has toured nationally as a vocalist and played saxophone with various bands. Just last year her vocal feature on two singles by Cork Hip Hop artist Dance which were streamed over 50,000 times and were featured on spotify curated playlists. Eve also recently completed a degree at the Cork School of Music which gave her the time and space to work on her own musical identity so she feels like this is the right time to get her music out there.
On this EP ‘’Young Naive Me’’, it features Eve Clague acoustic guitar and lead vocals, her brother Sam Clague on electric guitar, Brian Dunlea on bass, Paul Leonard on drums, Diartmait Mac Carthaigh on keys. It also features a string a section, Orla O Hanlon, Muireann Joyce-Hearne, Muireann Ni Raghallaigh and Katherine Veeckman.
This has been a very exciting year for Eve, She just kicked off the year at this year's Quarter Block Party which had a great response and recently just had her EP Launch at Plugd Records in Cork City. She will be playing with her 5 piece band at this years Body & Soul 2019 at the Orchard Lounge followed by a tour during the year TBC.
Links to Eve Clague
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eveclaguemusic/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/eveclague
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saxyevey/