Catherine McGrath

Northern Irish singer and songwriter

Singer
songwriter

Instrument(s)

Vocals
guitar

Years active2016–presentLabelsWarner Bros. RecordsWebsitewww.imcatherinemcgrath.com

Musical artist

Catherine McGrath (born 9 June 1997)^[1] is a Northern Irish country music singer and songwriter.

Career

Early life

Born in Rostrevor, Northern Ireland, McGrath learned guitar from her grandmother, who taught her to play and sing "The Lion Sleeps Tonight".^{[citation needed]} McGrath's parents are both musicians and were frequent performers at the annual Fiddler's Green Music Festival held in County Down, Northern Ireland. McGrath honed her skills by observing her parents on-stage and by watching instructional videos online. McGrath took up songwriting, and in addition to performing her own material, she began making homemade videos of herself performing current pop hits, which she then posted online. McGrath has said that her country music influences include Taylor Swift, Kacey Musgraves, Kelsea Ballerini, Brad Paisley, and Rascal Flatts;^[2] she credits Swift's song "Love Story" in particular for introducing her to country music at the age of 12.^[3]

2016–present: Signing with Warner Bros. Records and debut studio album

McGrath's videos attracted the attention of Instrumental, a company that finds talent online and grooms them for larger success. She moved to London to work for the company, and after only a few months, began travelling to Nashville for songwriting and studio sessions.^[4] In the summer of 2016, McGrath signed with Warner Bros. She recorded and released her first solo EP One in December later that same year. Her major label debut album, Talk of This Town, was released on 27 July 2018.^[5] McGrath played a set at the C2C: Country to Country festival in 2019 and joined Hunter Hayes on stage at the O2 Arena to duet on their song "Don't Let Me Forget".

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
Title	Details	IRE ^[6]	SCO ^[7]	UK ^[8]	UK Country ^[9]
Talk of This Town	Release date: 27 July 2018 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, digital	17	9	13	1

Extended plays

Title	Details
One ^[10]	Release date: 23 December 2016 Label: Warner Bros.
Starting from Now ^[11]	Release date: 9 June 2017 Label: Warner Bros.

Singles

Year	Title	Album
2017	"Talk of This Town"	Talk of This Town
2017	"Thought It Was Gonna Be Me"
2018	"Wild"
2019	"Grace" ^[12]	Non-album singles
2023	"Next New Year"	Non-album singles

Music Videos

Year	Video
2017	"Talk Of This Town"
2018	"Thought It Was Gonna Be Me"
	"Don't Let Me Forget
	"Lost In The Middle"
	"Wild"

Writing credits

Year	Title	Artist	Album
2018	"Paperboy"	Megan McKenna	Story of Me
2018	"High Heeled Shoes"	Megan McKenna	Story of Me

Recognition

In 2018, McGrath was fan-voted as the winner of the International Emerging Artist of The Year award in the Music For A New Generation Awards, run by Australian country radio program, Planet Country.^[13]

References

^ "Catherine McGrath Biography". Country Music Booking Agency. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
^ "Catherine McGrath". Wilful Publicity. Wilful Publicity. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
^ Sargeant, Glenn. "CATHERINE MCGRATH – ONE BRIGHT STAR". Just Listen To This. Just Listen To This. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
^ Deming, Mark. "Catherine McGrath, Biography & History". AllMusic. AllMusic. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
^ "Catherine McGrath – 'Talk Of This Town' – Album Review". R o c k 'N' L o a d. 24 July 2018. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
^ "Discography Catherine McGrath". irishcharts.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
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Peak positions on Scottish Albums Chart:
- Talk of This Town: "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 (03 August 2018 - 09 August 2018)". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
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Peak positions on UK Albums Chart:
- Talk of This Town: "Official Albums Chart Top 100 (03 August 2018 - 09 August 2018)". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
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Peak positions on Scottish Albums Chart:
- Talk of This Town: "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20 (03 August 2018 - 09 August 2018)". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
^ "One EP by Catherine McGrath". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
^ "Starting from Now EP by Catherine McGrath". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
^ "Grace - Single by Catherine McGrath". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
^ "Planet Country MFANG 2018". Planet Country Radio Show. 10 December 2018. Archived from the original on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.