Niamh Regan is a critically acclaimed songwriter from county Galway, Ireland. Her debut

album Hemet (2020, Black Gate Records) announced her arrival as one of the most

distinctive songwriters in Ireland today. Earning nominations for both the RTE Folk Awards’

and the Choice Awards’ Album of the Year, the album received soaring praise, and led to

performances on The Late Late Show, Other Voices, and La Blogothèque.

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“A game-changing record” – The Journal of Music

“A quietly stunning debut” – The Sunday Times

“A quiet and determined triumph” – The Irish Times

“One of the best albums released this year… sublime” – Nialler9

“Stunning” – Hot Press

“A bewitching album” – Irish Independent

“A heartfelt, timeless, and captivating release” – Folk Radio UK

Following her studies in flute and guitar at UL, Regan honed her craft as a songwriter by

travelling between Ireland and California, writing about her experiences along the way. As a

result, her songs seamlessly weave the intimacy of the Irish lyrical tradition with the

expansive breadth of American songwriters such as Karen Dalton, Stevie Nicks, and Joni

Mitchell, but the resulting sound is entirely her own.

A natural storyteller, Regan’s songs are windows into her world, snapshots of the intimacy of

everyday life. This is evident on her latest EP, In the Meantime. The EP is a collection of

songs written during the challenges of the pandemic, exploring themes of acceptance,

uncertainty, independence, family guilt, silence, and ordinary acts of love. With her singular

mastery, Regan's songwriting draws us into the intricate details of everyday life and elevates

them into something universal.

Over the past year, Niamh has been busy performing live in Ireland and the UK, playing at

Ireland’s most loved festivals – Body & Soul, All Together Now, Another Love Story, Féile na

Bealtaine, and Galway International Arts Festival. She has opened shows for the likes of

Fionn Regan, Damien Dempsey, Paul Brady, Sorcha Richardson, The Lost Brothers, SOAK,

and joined James Vincent McMorrow at The Barbican, London.

Niamh is currently working on her second album, whilst continuing on the road around

Ireland, Switzerland, the UK, the US, and Australia in the coming months.