Callaghan has a single name and a singular talent, which will be on display when she makes her Sundilla debut on Friday, May 31. Showtime at the AUUF is 7:30. Advance tickets are just $15 and are available at Spicer’s Music, World Cup Coffee, and online at sundillamusic.com; admission at the door will be $20. Free coffee, tea, water and food will be available, and attendees are welcome to bring whatever food or beverage they prefer.
Originally from the UK, Callaghan moved to the USA in 2010 to tour and record with Grammy-nominated US artist Shawn Mullins. Since then she’s become a headliner in multiple cities across the US and UK. Playing piano and guitar Callaghan delivers a stunning vocal which earns frequent comparisons with artists like Sarah McLachlan and Emmylou Harris. Her songwriting chronicles the stories, experiences and emotions which are part of everyone’s lives.
Callaghan’s music is a blend of pop/rock/singer-songwriter genres, with influences from great artists including Shawn Mullins, Sarah McLachlan, Johnny Cash and James Taylor.
A long-time Shawn Mullins fan, she contacted the Atlanta singer-songwriter online and, after being knocked out by her music, he agreed to produce her debut album.
Life in Full Colour was tracked in and around Atlanta and released in summer 2012 to a great reaction. The Huffington Post called the album “joyful listening” and Mullins described Callaghan as “a voice the whole world needs to hear”.
Since then Callaghan’s been constantly on the road building her audience and headlining shows across the USA. Reviewing Callaghan live No Depression says “her extraordinary voice truly sets the music apart…nothing short of stunning”. This summer her live shows have included a date opening for James Taylor and Paul Simon in London’s Hyde Park.
Callaghan’s second studio album, A History of Now, was recorded in Nashville and earned praise on both sides of the pond. In the UK BBC Radio put three singles into rotation and in the US Daytrotter and Sirius XM’s Coffee House station both featured her live in session.
The latest chapter of Callaghan’s US journey has taken her to LA to collaborate with producers Starr Parodi and Jeff Eden Fair who work at the pinnacle of the movie soundtrack industry, and Anthony Resta who has previously produced Blondie, Duran Duran and Elton John. Together they have produced Callaghan’s latest album simply called ‘Callaghan’.
“A wonderful artist…hugely talented. The reaction to her music on my shows has been fantastic” BOB HARRIS, BBC RADIO 2
“Her extraordinary voice truly sets the music apart…nothing short of stunning” NO DEPRESSION MAGAZINE
“A voice the whole world needs to hear” SHAWN MULLINS
“[Callaghan is] changing the shape touring, if not music consumption entirely” BILLBOARD MAGAZINE