Lisa Gorry

Lisa Gorry is a pop-folk singer-songwriter from Kildare, who is now based in Cork. She has been inspired by many of the great modern Irish songwriters, such as <a href="spotify:artist:5tIXFM4sGNRR4Oo3hLbFdf" data-name="Mick Flannery">Mick Flannery</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0q5nSMn2efX9Pm61bCxIv8" data-name="Paul Noonan">Paul Noonan</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:0z7Yuv7DuDQ5SaVn4VSlLt" data-name="Lisa Hannigan">Lisa Hannigan</a>, and has sought to emulate the strong storytelling of the scene in her raw and honest songwriting.

Gorry cut her teeth in the Dublin music scene prior to moving to Cork, and developed an intimate but powerful performance style, showcased more than once at Doyle’s iconic Ruby Sessions, and has opened for the likes of <a href="spotify:artist:4hF6bdWBdhIpC267jeYJpx" data-name="Paddy Dennehy">Paddy Dennehy</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2265ni2XmcHMCgB1R37Dq1" data-name="The Lost Brothers">The Lost Brothers</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:44ityZ5IcvXKYMDImgxNS0" data-name="Maria Doyle Kennedy">Maria Doyle Kennedy</a>.

She was inspired to start releasing music in 2019 in the wake of a significant break-up: “It dawned on me in the taxi, on the way to the gig [a sold out launch party for her debut single <a href="spotify:track:0YL79cX5crB2tWHMmSLBLf" data-name="Parts">Parts</a> in the Workman’s Club] that none of this would have happened if we hadn’t broken up.” She has since independently released two EPs; <a href="spotify:album:2Lopgfyi0Em8M90MnaOGs6" data-name="Is It Me?">Is It Me?</a> in 2020, followed by <a href="spotify:track:1NBZrcnMJ9CQB3ENSNFLD9" data-name="It Was You (and Me)">It Was You (and Me)</a> in 2021, which explored the themes of love and loss and relationships, and in 2022, she was awarded funding from the Arts Council which produced her debut album <a href="spotify:album:0twDu6bwmc8hON4NfED4dZ" data-name="Teething">Teething</a> in 2024.