21/Apr/08 Plans for Stars Are Blind

hello again, have had some emails asking me about Star Are Blind and whether I will be releasing it or can one download it. Im just about to re record it & fingers crossed a music video will be made too. So thanks for the support & hopefully good things will come for the song in 2008.

21/Apr/08 Jazz Creche outings

The Jazz Creche are out playing in Dublin & Co. Wicklow over the coming weekends. Glad to be playing the Bray Jazz Festival, which gets better each year. Check out www.brayjazz.com for all the great acts. I recommend 'Togetherness' which features the amazing Justin Carroll. Our gigs are all free. Our set is pretty traditional vocal jazz, with some great standards & soul tunes from Aretha, Diane Schur, Nina Simone & more. I will be uploading some tracks this week onto myspace.com/chiarabrowne of The Jazz Creche material recorded live last year in Dublin. See you on the long weekend in May. chiara

08/Jan/08 Sailing & Sofas in Arklow

An intimate date in Arklow,Co. Wicklow, playing some new material & the new-worn versions of Night Time album tracks. I have my new Roland Piano...new strings on my Maton & also friend & guest Steve Belton on guitar. My special guests Novatone will be doing a set before me. Members & guests of the club are all welcome. See Gigs for details. Happy 2008 to you all. Get to gig early to secure a couch by the bar. chiarax

15/Dec/07 Jazz Evenings by the Sea

hello there...I have had the pleasure of booking some great music for Sundays in The Porterhouse,Bray. So far,The Jazz Creche, with myself on vocals, Justin Carroll Quartet & Mia Parsons. Still to come,The Gumbo Bros,Phil Ware & Izimir 3. I hope it will be a long running gig,so if your in Dublin,come down to Bray.Co Wicklow for a cosy evening...6-8pm. You will be home early!

15/Dec/07 Sara Browne...my special guest

Jan 19th 2008, is a night with The Shoestring Collective.Joining me for an acoustic set is award winning actor & playwright,Sara Browne. We will be performing our own collaborations & more.The Collective is a night of music & performance from all corners of creative arts in Dublin. Check out my myspace for details. Till then, Happy Christmas,whatever that means to you. May you be blessed with rest & belly laughs in great proportions...chiarax

13/Oct/07 Buy A Ticket

Thanks for the continuing support with the song Buy A Ticket...still on the Radio One Playlist here in Ireland. You can still request it by texting Rte Radio One on 51551 (in ireland). Its great to have some airplay. Also thanks to East Coast Fm for continuing to play my version of Stars Are Blind...yes the Paris Hilton song. Hoping to have a clip made early in the new year for the song. Also check out myspace to hear both tracks & to find more about songwriter Sonny Condell (RADAR), the writer of Buy A Ticket. Hoping to play with Sonny & Radar before the year is out. More radio chats coming up on Dublins Country & morning radio with Pat Kenny in early November. Stay tuned...chiarax

18/Sep/07 BEAT VULTURES in a Cherry Tree...

hello there...Fri 28th Sept sees a reunion gig of the band The Beat Vultures, featuring Shane Atlas (drums), Andrea Rodo (guitar) with special guest Davey Byrne (bass)& always a guest,contrary to some gossip once heard in a Dublin bar.... Chiara Browne (vox). Old school funk & soul tracks to warm your newly winter-weather hearts on a Friday night, at Dublin's best kept secret... The Cherry Tree in Walkinstown. All welcome.Bookings: www.musiclee.ie

04/Sep/07 Radio Waves

Good Autumn greetings to you all...pleased to hear today, that RTE Radio 1 have playlisted BUY A TICKET a song written by Sonny Condell & featured on my album Night Time. You can hear the track on my myspace page & tune into www.rte.ie/radio1 also. Sonny's band RADAR are also worth checking out...Im thrilled to have his song on my album. My version of STARS ARE BLIND continues to be a wee success story & thanks to East Coast FM for the plays.chiara

17/Aug/07 Wicklow,Clare, Kerry & West Cork Dates

Very pleased to confirm all the gigs in September 2007. Please see gig list for dates. Hope you can join me. Best wishes, Chiara

02/Aug/07 CRAWDADDY, DUBLIN 5TH SEPT 07

Hello again, Im excited to be playing Crawdaddy in Dublin for the first time with the band. Tickets are available now from www.crawdaddy.ie Support is from Andy Blaikie, a good friend & talented songwriter from Western Australia, having been in Ireland like myself for the best part of 10years. Four more dates after Dublin in September. Hope you can join me along the way.Chiarax

02/Aug/07 Philip Scott Album Launch/ 15th August 07

Philip Scott is a fine Singer/Songwriter from Kildare, where he lives with his family. Philip & I have written & recorded songs together and his song Simmer is a feature on my album Night Time. Philip is launching his new album 'Emily & The Junkman' on August 15th at The Riverbank Centre, Newbridge, Co. Kildare. His band are Garvan Gallagher, Sean Devitt, Kevin McGing & myself. Philip's music sits reverently with The Band, Dave Matthews & Sam Cooke. Hope you can come along or tell a friend. Cx www.myspace.com/philipscottsounds

19/Jul/07 www.balconytv.com

Hello there, Balcony TV was great fun, thanks to Tom, Stephen & Pauline for there cyber invention & hospitality. My performance of Cry Baby is still available to see & rate at www.balconytv.com or at my myspace for good if you like. Got some Ireland national dates coming up in September 2007, starting at Crawdaddy, with some special guests. The summer has arrived for the afternoon so i will go & get outside. Dont forget the album is available now at cdbaby.com & will let you know when available to download very soon. Cx

19/Jul/07 I Love Paris

My version of Stars Are Blind by Paris Hilton is up on myspace. Just click the link on my homepage. Let me know what you think before I persue it more. It has been going down well at gigs. I may meet Paris yet. Chiarax

26/Jun/07 Copenhagen Gigs

hello again... I am looking forward to playing some dates with my good friend Sean Needham in his new base of Copenhagen this month. So if your there or have the jet available come along! I'm also looking forward to my spot on Balcony TV, July 16th 2007...check out www.balconytv.com for previous performances. Chiara

26/May/07 Night Time for Sale!

Im thrilled to say to you and the rest of the universe, that you can now buy the album here at the website. Thanks to Niall for your help & special thanks to CD baby.com for the great service so far. Thanks to the lovely Nancy Falkow for the recommendation. You can hear tracks here at the site & at myspace.com/chiarabrowne before you buy. Loads of info too at CD baby if you are new to my music. Night Time has been a major labor of love and new songs are in the pot so I hope you will stay in the loop of my music as it comes to you. Blessings....c

11/May/07 Jazz, Bluegrass & Night Time

HI there...June 15th@ The Crane Bar, in Galway, is where I will be with Conor O'Donnell(The Big Muddy) & Wayne Waits(The Old Yellers). An acoustic version of The Big Muddy who normally reside in Wicklow. Check out The Old Yellers on myspace.com . Also The Jazz Creche, my muse, are continuing their residency @ The Beacon Hotel Sandyford every Sunday at 1pm (brunch darlings!)We had a great gig on the 5th May at Peggy Murphy's with special guest Ritchie Buckley. Next gig is in June with Eamon Murray on sax. Look forward to playing Dolans in Limerick next week with my band. Copies of 'Night Time' will be on sale & soon to be for sale on line...watch this space. cx

06/Mar/07 Back together for some Tuesdays

I am pleased to say that Aengus Devine & myself,will be playing some Tuesday dates in the coming months.For those who dont know, we had a residency together on a Tuesday for 3yrs in Whelans in Dublin in the front Bar. Also joining us is friend & drummer Stefan Schriener. Stefan is returning to his hometown Graz in Austria for a year with his family so we will miss him and his incredible positivity he carries with him. In April we will be in the newly revamped Cherry Tree in Walkinstown, Dublin. Our guest will be drummer Sean Devitt. Planning to build up another Tuesday night of music and keep some lovely guests coming too.

26/Jan/07 Charity Gig For DAI

For those who know or indeed care, Happy Australia Day to you. A sad day for some, however this is a music website & I have to keep my boundaries...for now anyway. The news is that the Charity gig is going ahead on Feb 15th, 2007 in aid of the Dyslexia Association of Ireland, in the Castle Inn, Newcastle, Co. Wicklow. Featuring Tin Can Alley aka Big Muddy, myself, KJ Mac, Novatone & the formidable Al O'Donnell & more. Email me if you are interested in booking tickets and I will sort them out. For more infomation about DAI got to www.dyslexia.ie chiara

26/Jan/07 Acoustic Fare, with guests Novatone

The first of a series of new acoustic gigs are starting on THURSDAY 1ST FEBRUARY, 2007 at The Seamus Ennis Cultural Centre,Naul,Co.Dublin with guests NOVATONE performing also. I will be with Sean Devitt on drums & Mick McCarney on guitar. No amps or mics...so we will drop the ACDC covers for the evening. The night is free in. Go to www.seamusenniscentre.com for details. The album will be on sale at the gig. Look forward to seeing you there. cc

12/Jan/07 New Year News

Happy New Year & a prosperous one to you all too! I have some gigs done & coming up. Thanks to The Space Inside, the Wicklow Arts Club for having me play at their monthly showcase of writers & performers. Thanks to those who bought the album and I hope it becomes apart of your much played collection. Thanks also to Eamon Murray & Garvan Gallagher who played with me on New Years Eve day. A really special gig. I'm never rehearsing again after that one! Check out the gig list for a gigs coming up in February in Naul, Co. Dublin & The Ruby Session in Dublin also. Planning a charity gig in Feb too in Co. Wicklow...watch this space for more details. Nameste... Chiara

30/Nov/06 Gig news in Oz for December

hello again...it has been a busy few months and Ive been playing plenty of gigs thank God and have started offically studying the piano. All in all life has been getting on with or without me and I'm hoping the new songs will come from all of it. Ive been recently working with Paul Brady again recording a song that he wrote with irish composer Ronan Hardiman. Great to have met Ronan and to be in the studio with two of Irelands best songwriters. I wish them well with the project. Paul is also playing some dates in Australia that I think you all need & deserve to go and see. He is in Melbourne & Sydney in December. Check out my links for details. Im also writing the music for a new short play written by my nearest & dearest Dara Clear. The play will be delivered to Sydney based actress Sara Browne(winner of Newtown's Short n Sweet Theatre festival) in the coming weeks as we hope there will be a opportunity for it to be performed by her in Australia. Best wishes to you all. chiarax

06/Sep/06 Whelan's comes to an end...

Sadly after more then 3years at Whelan's on a Tuesday Nite, the gig has come to an end. Its been a great musical learning curve for me. Working with Aengus & Stefan was always a great weekly ritual. Something all practicing musicians love is a residency gig. I hope Whelans will miss us and for those on staff who were good to us,many thanks. I have plans now to record some of our 'hits & misses'...watch this space.

16/Aug/06 Cleere's September 9th 2006

Chiara & the full band are back at Cleere's Theatre in Kilkenny on September 9th. Tickets will be available to buy for the gig at Cleere's. Update you more on that closer to the time...

16/Aug/06 Freddie White support Oct 5th, 2006

It has just be confirmed that Chiara will be support guest to Freddie White on October 5th 2006 at Dolan's Warehouse in Limerick. Hoping to see Chiara with her band in Limerick before the end of 2006...

04/Aug/06 Instore@Tower Records August 25th

Great to be booked into Tower Records to play a 6pm set on FRIDAY AUGUST 25TH with the band. Hope you can come along and pick up a copy of the album while you are there...

28/Jul/06 Tuesday Nite Music @Whelans

My longest running gig to date, I believe, continues every Tuesday night in the Front Bar of Whelans, Wexford St, Dublin City. We start at 9pm. Aengus Devine & I have been there for 3years now playing our own material and the best of covers in a form that reaches all musical generes and sweet harmonies too. Stefan Schriener has been playing snare and 'table' for the past year or so with us and together we have a great sound. All welcome & it's free.

28/Jul/06 Glendarragh Studio's Exhibition Aug 19th '06

I am delighted to be joining the visual artists of Glendarragh Studio's in their 2006 exhibition at The Mermaid Arts Centre, Bray, Co. Wicklow. Glendarragh in set in beautiful rural Co. Wicklow and I am currently the musician in residence there. The exhibition runs till the 16th September and on opening night, August 19th, I will be performing a solo set of songs from my album 'Night Time'. The album will also be there to buy during the exhibition. more info go to www.mermaidartscentre.ie/01 2724030

18/Jul/06 Launch Success

The launch night at Bewley's, in Dublin on the 7th July was a great success. A sold out show and with special guests, who came down to hear myself and the band. Equally important were each of you who came along and really made the night brilliant. Thanks. To those who couldn't get in, I am sorry & hope very much to see you at the next Dublin date. We are playing Cleere's of Kilkenny this THURSDAY 20TH JULY, if you are about. Don't forget the album is available in Tower Records, Dublin. Looking forward to seeing you at the next gig...

30/Jun/06 July 7th 2006 @ Bewleys Cafe Theatre

Hello, alot has been happening in the past weeks to make the 7th July at Bewley's a great unoffical launch...whats offical when your independent? Anyway its all good. There is review of 'Night Time' in the Irish Times coming up in the next week or so & if you buy the Indpendent there is an article on Friday 7th in the Day & Night supplement that you might like to catch.Looks like people are booking seats for Bewley's, so If you would like to do so then call 0868784001. The other good news is Tower Records, in Dublin City, has stocked the album this week! It will also be available to order online at Tower in a wee while. I will let you know. Be Well. See you at Bewley's. Chiara

19/Jun/06 'Night Time' News

Well 'Night Time', my debut LP is about to be out in retail world. I'm currently playing & promoting the album through my gigs, in Ireland. Looking forward to playing on JULY 7TH at Bewley's Cafe Theatre in Dublin, with the full band to celebrate its launch. Feel free to email me if you would like an invite to be sent out to you or just to let me know and I will reserve a concession ticket for you. More booking details at www.bewleyscafetheatre.com Look forward to seeing you there...

26/May/06 Chiara & the band play Dublin

Chiara & the band, featuring Sean Devitt(drums),Garvan Gallagher(bass)& Mick McCarney(guitars)play in The Backroom @ The Cobblestone, D7 on FRIDAY 9TH JUNE.

26/May/06 Chiara is special guest to Geoff Muldaur...

FRIDAY 26TH MAY Chiara special guest to Geoff Muldaur (folk/blues/gospel), genius guitarist from the U.S @ The Backroom, The Cobblestone, Smithfield. Doors 9pm. check out www.musiclee.ie for artist & booking details.

18/May/06 Paul Brady tour...

Chiara Browne has been announced as the support act for Paul Brady's forthcoming Irish tour taking in 18 dates countrywide. See gig listing for dates.