Muireann Bradley

Muireann Bradley (born 18 December 2006) is an Irish musician from County Donegal who plays and sings country blues and ragtime guitar from the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s in the fingerpicking style of the original artists. Bradley began learning guitar at the age of nine. On 31 December 2023, aged 17, she appeared on BBC TV's Jools' Annual Hootenanny show and was given a standing ovation for her performance of Rev Gary Davis's 1961 song 'Candyman'. Following this television appearance, her debut album I Kept These Old Blues entered the top ten of the UK Albums Download Chart. Bradley signed to Decca Records in December 2024. Decca released a remastered version of I Kept These Old Blues on vinyl in February 2025.

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