Caitriona O' Sullivan: Quieten the negative voice in your head because there will be nobody as harsh on you as that voice in your own head.
What A Woman PodcastShow Notes
Caitriona O' Sullivan is a singer-songwriter from Tralee who's had number one hits on the Irish Country Music charts including her original song 'Don't say Goodbye' and her original duet co-written and performed with Johnny Brady called 'This Country Girl'. She's also just finished her nineteenth year as a resident judge on TG4's hit country music show, Glór Tíre and for her work on this show and her contribution to Irish Country Music, she is being honoured at the Hot Country Music Awards in April. We're also very excited to announce that Caitriona is releasing a new single with singer-songwriter, Sina Theil which is their own version of the Fields of Athenry and can be downloaded on iTunes from midnight on Saturday 11th March. Caitriona is also working on an upcoming TV music project stateside and details of this will be revealed very soon! Stay tuned to the end of this episode when Caitriona treats us to an amazing live performance of part of Aretha Franklin's 'You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman.'
We talk about:
- Making music a career
- Almost making it big in her twenties
- Relaunching a music career in her forties
- Juggling a music career with a family and job as a teacher and author
- Being comfortable with your own image
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