NIAMH REGAN’s 2020 debut album ‘Hemet’ introduced her as an artist with a gift for crafting folk-tinged songs with a quiet, reflective intensity. The release started to make waves and led to nominations for both the RTE Folk Awards and the Choice Music Prize ‘Album of the Year’.

‘Hemet’ was produced by Alex Borwick and released by the Galway-based label The Black Gate. The writing of the record was split between her hometown of Galway, and Hemet in California, where her husband is originally from. The release of her debut album brought her from open mics to headline tours around Ireland, UK, Australia, and more. Pairing this with many festivals and a variety of support opportunities with artists such as CMAT, Villagers, John Grant, SOAK, Patrick Watson, Sam Amidon, Cormac Begley, Sorcha Richardson, Josh Ritter, and many more, which has led to Niamh’s new-found confidence and joy performing on stage.

Niamh Regan released her second album, ‘Come As You Are’ on May 31st via Faction Records.

‘Come As You Are’ is an album full of acutely observed vulnerabilities and introspection. Its themes are the issues that many of us find loom large in the small hours: questions of self-doubt, uncertainty about your life’s direction, whether relationships are flourishing in the way you’d hoped and determining priorities.

photographer credit Katya Kaushan