Robbi McMillen
Robbi McMillen is a singer/songwriter from West Belfast in Northern Ireland. He was born into a mainly Gaelic speaking community, in the Shaws Road Gaeltacht area. He was a member of small Belfast quartet, Cabéal, who broke up after their last concert in 2005. Having worked with Róise Nic Chorraidh in Belfast's traditional music scene's hotspots he went solo, as did Róise, who is still singing at big events, and representing her county at many great occasions. Robbi enjoys many types of music, but his debut album, concentrated more on the Irish Traditional side of things.
"Tiocfaidh an Samhradh, and the three songs that I had written are most appealing because of their backing vocals and stories, but the other songs each represent an aspect of human life. For example, 'Mo Mháire' represents love, and 'Thíos Cois na Trá Domh' represents age."
Robbi, who used the Gaelic rendering of his name for this album, finally wrote three songs for his debut release.
Robbi is also a member of Dublin-based band, 'Back to the Road'. They are led by fiddle player and singer Anna-Mary Donaghy. Her parents are from Galway and Derry, and she now lives in Dublin.
Discography
Full Length Albums
Oíche Nollaig - An Irish Christmas, (2007?)
Façade, (2007)
Aisling Bhán, (2004)
Demos & Singles
Dhéanainn Súgradh, (2003)
An Dara Bhlas, (2003)
Codladh, (2004)
Silver Inches, (2005)
Send me a Star, (2006)
Her Name was Alex, (2006)
Charity releases
Hark! Hark!, (2006)
External reference
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