Fiach Moriarty is an Irish singer-songwriter and television presenter from Dublin, Ireland. His debut album So I came out in 2010; it appeared in the Irish top 100 album chart and peaked at 62. His second album was released in April 2015 and debuted at number 29 in the Irish chart.[1]
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| Background information | |
| Born | Dublin, Ireland |
| Genres | Acoustic, folk |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, musician, TV presenter, voiceover artist |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano, violin, guitar, mandolin |
| Labels | Marcella Records |
| Website | www |
Early life
editAt the age of 5, Fiach Moriarty began to learn the violin at school in Inchicore. He states that he grew up with traditional Irish folk music in the home but was also influenced by Mozart and Beethoven, due to his mother's piano playing.[2] At the age of 12, he received his first guitar as a birthday gift and began writing songs, influenced by Nirvana and The Beatles.[3]
Career
editIn 2010, Moriarty released his debut record (released as 'Fiach'), So I, which appeared in the Irish top 100 album chart.[4]
He has performed on tour with Ray Davies,[5] Mary Black, Eddi Reader, Damien Dempsey and Declan O'Rourke.
In 2015, Moriarty released his second album, The Revolution, drawing on inspiration from the 1916 Easter Rising and World War 1.[6]
For Christmas 2016, Moriarty collaborated with John Byrne and Duncan Maitland, releasing a Christmas single, "In Love at Christmas Time".[7]
In Autumn 2017, Jingle Jangle, a six-episode musical travel show hosted by Moriarty, Jim Lockhart (Horslips) and Fiachna Ó Braonáin (Hothouse Flowers), aired on Irish television station be3. It featured Brian Kennedy, Una Healy, Duke Special, Mundy and many more well-known Irish musicians.[8]
In 2017, Moriarty lent his guitar and vocal skills live, in studio and on television to Damien Dempsey, ALDOC,[9] Pauline Scanlon and Beoga.[10]
Moriarty's work has been praised by Eddi Reader, Paul Brady, and Chris White of The Zombies.[11]
In 2019, Moriarty lent his voice as narrator to the Philip Lynott documentary Scéalta ón Old Town, which aired on RTÉ 1.[12]
From 2019 to 2021 he was a member of The Late Late Show house band, performing every Friday on the world's longest running chat show.[13]
His cover of "Mr. Blue Sky" by Electric Light Orchestra has been used in multiple videos on TikTok and has amassed in excess of 50 million views.[14]
In 2022, it was announced that Moriarty would be joining Horslips as lead guitarist for a run of gigs.[15]
In 2024, Moriarty put out his first solo release in five years, the song "I'm For Gallipoli", a duet with Damien Dempsey as the lead-in single for his upcoming album.[16]
His third album, Liberties, was released on October 18, 2024.[17]
Discography
edit- So I (album) – 2010[4]
- "Married to Music" (single) – 2013[18]
- The Revolution – 2015[18]
- "In Love at Christmas Time" (released as "HoneyPie") – 2016[19]
- "Mr. Blue Sky" (Degrees of Light charity album) – 2017[20]
- "Everything Will Rhyme" (single) – 2019[21]
- "I'm For Gallipoli" (single) – 2024[22]
- Liberties (album) – 2024[23]
References
edit- ^ "IRMA – Irish Recorded Music Association".
- ^ Hamish Brooks (8 May 2012). "Fiach, he's good | Surf Coast Times б╥ Bellarine Times б╥ Armstrong Creek Times". Surfcoasttimes.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ PopCultureMonster. "Fiach Interview". Pop Culture Monster. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ a b Freeman (1 November 2013). "Fiach – So I". acharts.us. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ Musicscene (5 November 2010). "Fiach | Music Scene". Musicscene.ie. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ Freeman, Pat (1 November 2013). "Festival And Gig Guide Ireland – Listings of festivals, what's on, gigs, music acts and venues in Ireland and the UK. Your Gig Guide! – Fiach Moriarty". Smtp.festivalandgigguide.ie. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ "You May Like This: In Love at Christmas Time". 5 December 2016.
- ^ "Dearg Films' 'Jingle Jangle' on be3 | the Irish Film & Television Network".
- ^ "A Quickie with Fiach Moriarty | Vantastival 2016 | Feature".
- ^ @beogamusic (25 November 2017). "We've some new music for London this week. @Fiachmusic @ryanmcmusic will be there to help us sound/look cooler than we are" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Fiach Moriarty Music website".
- ^ "Documentary Review: Scéalta Ón Old Town". 12 March 2019.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Chesney Hawkes - 'The One and Only' | The Late Late Show | RTÉ One. YouTube.
- ^ "Fiach Moriarty & Various Artists | ♬ Mr Blue Sky | on TikTok".
- ^ @Fiachmusic (22 June 2022). "Honoured and excited to play guitar with @horslipsmusic for a few gigs this year. I've been working hard on my ch…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ https://music.amazon.com/albums/B0DFX8DQGC
- ^ https://www.carlow-nationalist.ie/news/singer-songwriter-fiach-to-launch-new-album_arid-34473.html
- ^ a b "Fiach Moriarty - Music Charts". αCharts.
- ^ "In Love at Christmas Time - Single by HoneyPie". iTunes. 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Degrees of Light - Experiments in Happiness". Spotify. 10 May 2017.
- ^ https://imro.ie/news/fiach-moriarty-returns-with-everything-will-rhyme/
- ^ https://open.spotify.com/album/5VXmBlCdIgFVSu5IiNKBV2?si=eX3n48ZkTGy_rbUuurYSnw
- ^ https://open.spotify.com/album/79mc3JPNNrRSOcDFQ39ePb?si=dLO9VVwuTkGJiM_FOgNKpw