Artist
Clare Cunningham Music
Hailing from a tiny rural village called Collon, in Co. Louth, Ireland, Clare Cunningham is an independent, award-winning singer-songwriter, performing, touring, and recording artist. Her raspy, Celtic, soulful voice, with the ability to span across a multitude of genres, is what leads this young talented woman to be an extremely unique artist.
Clare's passion and calling lie in using her musical platform to bring awareness to mental and brain health, her faith, and her culture. Having faced a lot of adversities in her own life, Clare feels she must give back to her listeners and be real, raw, and honest to help de-stigmatize the conversations around mental health, including addiction, suicide, anxiety, depression, and many more problems our world is facing.
Her 'GRAND OLE OPRY’ debut (March 18th, 2023) was a sold-out show and an accomplishment that’s extremely rare as a completely independent artist. A surprise add-on to the bill on the night was her childhood hero, GARTH BROOKS, and TRISHA YEARWOOD. Clare also performed with STEVE EARLE, singing his infamous ‘Galway Girl’ as a duet.
‘The Josie Music Awards’ crowned her 'ARTIST OF THE YEAR' in 2022; ‘VOCALIST OF THE YEAR’ in 2021 and ‘FOLK/AMERICANA ARTIST OF THE YEAR' in 2020, to name but a few of the accolades she has picked up since moving stateside in 2018. The World Entertainment Awards crowned Clare as 'BEST NEW ARTIST' and Best Christian song for 'Somewhere I Want to Live', held in Hollywood during The Grammy's weekend in February 2024
Clare is currently nominated as 'NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR' at this year's Inspirational Country Music Awards being held at the Grand Ole Opry on May 29th, 2024, where she will also be performing.