Leanne Harte

Leanne Harte is an Irish singer-songwriter.Harte has been fronting her own band since she was in her mid-teens. She first rose to prominence after an appearance on Irish radio RTÉ 2 at age sixteen. She was nominated as the "Hope for 2008" artist at the 2008 Meteor Music Awards.

On the weekend of 19–22 August 2011, Leanne Harte flew over to Germany for her first time. She was invited by friend and mentor Eamonn McCormack to play a well-received gig (trio with Marc-Inti Männel-Saavedra on bass and Tobi Baum on drums) at Offenbach and visited Toolhouse-Studios, Rotenburg/Fulda.

Founding her own indie label. An electric guitar endorsement deal by 16. Award nominations, and subsequent celebrations. TV appearances, radio airplay, nationwide tours. Critically acclaimed releases in the form of debut EP Eradication, eponymous LP Leanne Harte, and live album An Irish Girl in Paris. Whilst most of her peers were embracing the mischief that teenage and college years bring, Dublin multi-instrumentalist singer songwriter LEANNE HARTE was embarking on an impressive musical journey...

But like any journey worth making, there are inevitable bumps in the road - and struggles with both herself and others around her eventually led to Leanne taking a well-earned break to embrace alternative projects.

But Leanne never neglected her love of songwriting in the interim, switching her allegiance to all things acoustic to craft material which she has since been road-testing with long-time collaborators in venues across Ireland and Germany for the last 18 months. Her new EP showcases this new direction, produced by Ray Traynor & Gary Reddy, and recorded in Loudroom Studios. Restless Sleepers is out now and includes five servings of folk-with-an-edge, including live favourites ‘Wrote Away’, ‘Easy When You’re Gone’ and title track ‘Restless Sleepers’.

Harte volunteers some of her private time for hands-on charity when not busy with her work. She is additionally making an effort to explore other multimedia projects.

In June 2010, Harte came out as a lesbian.

• 2003: Eradicaton (True Talent Records)
• 2006: Leanne Harte (True Talent Records)
• 2007: An Irish Girl In Paris (True Talent Records)
• 2013: Restless sleepers (Leanne Harte/IMRO):
  • All songs written by Leanne Harte
  • Produced by Ray Traynor & Gary Reddy
  • Recorded and Mixed by Ray Traynor at Loudroom, Dublin
  • Mastered by Gary Scully at Acquaries Mastering, Berlin