Listen to ‘Screen’ by Ellie Finnerty
Ellie Finnerty is a pop/acoustic singer-songwriter from Devon, UK, known best for her story-telling, dynamic vocals and captivating live performances. For an artist who is yet to drop her debut EP, she has already made big waves in the singer-songwriter scene both at home and abroad. She has most recently opened for The Undercover Hippy and Funke and the Two Tone Baby on their respective UK tours and performed on the Second Stage at Tunes in the Dunes Festival in Cornwall.
Finnerty’s original music fuse the catchy refrains of pop, the honesty of folk with the story-telling of country. Each song is a diary-entry peek into her world, giving a voice to being young and uncertain and in and out of love, with lyrics that are deeply personal yet resonate universally.
She introduced the world to her flair for story-telling with the infectious ‘Six Pound Forty’ in 2021 - the witty story of her teenage holiday romance - as a result of the song amassing over half a million views on TikTok. ‘Screen’ and ‘Home’ were to follow in 2022; aired on BBC Music Introducing South West, highly praised by DJ Daniel Pascoe and performed on the Live Lounge stage at Chagstock Festival ‘22.
When it comes to performing live, Finnerty is no stranger, having sustained a career as a professional vocalist and guitarist since the age of 19 with work that has taken her across the globe as Guest Entertainer on cruise ships across the Mediterranean, Caribbean and Australasia. Finnerty now gives her most confident and entertaining live shows; with seemingly effortless vocal control and an unmatched ability to instantly connect with the crowd in front of her.
With a string of live performances across the UK planned throughout the rest of 2024 and beyond, her fast-growing fan base are eagerly awaiting the arrival of her debut EP.
Ellie Finnerty performs unreleased track ‘Eternally’ from her upcoming debut EP, as part of her acoustic duo, live at the Barrel House, Totnes, opening for The Undercover Hippy
Ellie Finnerty released her debut album in July 2022. Listen now on SoundCloud.
Delve deeper into the lyrics of Finnerty's debut album
With high demand from fans to be able to listen to her original songs at their own leisure, in July 2022, Finnerty released her debut album: 'Ellie Finnerty'. To accompany this project, Finnerty created the 'Lyric Diary', containing not only the lyrics of all nine tracks, but also the stories, pictures and inspirations behind them, to allow fans a greater insight into her work.
"In many of her self-penned numbers, Ellie cleverly combines that cocktail of emotions that sum up what it’s like to be young and in…and out…and quite possibly back in again…love." - Darren Billings, The Hearing Aid
Performing in the Music Hall on the Ovation of the Seas, April 2024
Advertising acoustic vocal performances on board Rpyal Caribbean Cruise Ships
Guest Entertainer on the Ovation of the Seas, Sydney, Australia, March 2024
Photography by Emily Appleton - June 2020
'A Not So Silent Night' Christmas Fundraiser gig - November 2018
Live Room, Discovery 1, Marella Cruises - August 2022
Aliathon Resort, Paphos, Cyprus - October 2020
Squid & Anchor, Discovery 1, Marella Cruises - August 2022
The Anchorage, Plymouth - July 2021
Powderham Live Film Screening, Powderham Castle, Devon - August 2021
Photography by Emily Appleton - June 2020
Busking on Dawlish Warren seafront - June 2020
Orchard Manor Summer Fete, Dawlish - July 2021
Sandford Holiday Park, Dorset - February 2022
The Gresham House Inn, Dawlish - November 2021
Busking Coryton Cove, Dawlish - June 2021
Sandford Holiday Park, Dorset - March 2022
Artwork for debut single 'Six Pound Forty' released May 2021
Powderham Live, Powderham Castle, Devon - November 2017
Artwork for 'Those Nights (The Cliff Song) [Live]' released June 2022
Ellie Finnerty CDs now available - July 2022
'Screen' aired on BBC Music Introducing - August 2022
Sandford Holiday Park, Dorset - June 2022
Artwork for 'Home', released October 2022
Chagstock Festival, Devon - July 2022
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