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Karan Casey
Irish folk singer
For the Canadian politician, see Karen Casey.
Musical artist
Karan Casey (born 1969) is an Irish folk singer, and a former member of the Irish band Solas. She resides in Cork, Ireland.[1]
Early years
Casey was born in Ballyduff Lower, Kilmeaden,[2]County Waterford, Ireland.[3] Her family encouraged her to sing in the house, in a church choir and at school. At Waterford Regional Technical College she studied piano then took music at University College Dublin in 1987. Having learned to copy Ella Fitzgerald's scat singing, she performed in a Dublin bistro several nights per week while still a student. At the Royal Irish Academy of Music she studied classical music and sang in a jazz band, then a folk-ballad band, then another jazz band. She also fell under the influence of Dublin folk singer Frank Harte. During this time she also formed her own band, called "Dorothy".
Immigration to the USA
In 1993, Casey moved to New York City,[4] to study jazz at Long Island University. When she began
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Karen Casey
Canadian politician (born 1947)
For the Australian Aboriginal artist, see Karen Casey (artist). For the Irish folk singer, see Karan Casey.
Karen Lynn Casey (born April 24, 1947) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Colchester North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, first as a Progressive Conservative (2006 to 2011), and then as member of the Liberal caucus from 2011 to 2021.
Personal life
Casey (née Thompson) grew up in Bass River. Casey volunteered as chair of the now-defunct Colchester-East Hants Health Authority.
Education career
Casey graduated in 1967 with a diploma from the Nova Scotia Teachers College. She later received a B.A. from Mount Saint Vincent University, a B.Ed. from Mount Saint Vincent University and a M. Ed. (Administration) from Saint Mary's University.
Casey has worked as a classroom teacher at various schools in Colchester County in both the Truro Municipal School Board, the Colchester County Municipal School Board, the Colchester-East Hants District School Board, and ended her c
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News
US Tour March 2025
Karan returns to the US in March in the company of Niamh Dunne and Seán Óg Graham for a tour that travels through New York, Massachussets, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota. More details here
The Women, We Will Rise
Karan will be bringing her acclaimed stage show "The Women, We Will Rise" to Glasgow, Dublin and Cork in early 2025. More details here.
Karan Casey Irish Song Tour 2025
More details coming soon - for more information and enquiries contact
info@karancasey.com
US Tour Sept/Oct
Karan is delighted to be heading back out to the US at the end of September for short tour taking in concerts in Vermont, Massachussets, New York and Illinois and finishing up at the Lotus Festival in Bloomingtonm, IN. More details here.
Karan Casey's Irish Song Tour
International singer songwriter Karan Casey is inviting people to come to Ireland and enjoy an epic 10-day tour - this marks a unique opportunity - a guided tour around Ireland - on a trip that truly delves into a deep appreciation of the music, the culture, the history
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