Songwriter and composer Tara Novak performs with her husband Ciaran Nagle in their contemporary Irish folk band Ishna and is known internationally for her captivating violin and fiddle playing. She has spent many years touring with large shows (Aladdin, Riverdance,...

Erin Duffy is a Career Transformation and Stage Presence Coach. After 25 years of managing dual careers, first as an executive in a creative agency by day and simultaneously as a singer/actor by night, she combined the two to create...

Phoebe Leona is the Founder of the nOMad Collective & creator of somatic practice, Mvt109TM and 500 E-RYT. Phoebe is an author, dancer, yoga teacher, and guide who helps people feel more embodied through somatic, movement, and expanded awareness practices...

Stuart Elliott is recognised for helping people break free from the mental prison of negative self talk that keeps them drained of passion and dissatisfied with life. Through Mindful Hypnotic Life-Coaching he helps them snap out of their trances of...

Stephanie is a classically-trained singer turned voice, presentation and sales coach. She moved to New York City and performed in operas, musicals and cabaret before creating her business, The Empowered Voice. For over 20 years, she has helped singers, speakers...

Michael Wolpe, aka Mike, is an award-winning freelance composer, music producer, sound designer and audio engineer. Born in Michigan, USA, He spent most of his career working in the music and filmmaking industries in Washington, DC, and Los Angeles, CA....

Eyvindur Karlsson is an Icelandic singer-songwriter, theater professional and author. He teaches songwriting to serious musicians who want to improve their skills and write better songs. Eyvindur writes Americana and folk music in the vein of Tom Waits and Nick...

Maria Butterly is an award-winning Irish singer/songwriter who lived in the US for 17 years where she toured extensively. Maria headlined at the Angelica Heuston Gala Event at the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel and supported The Pogues, The Hot House...

Lowry Olafson is a Canadian singer-songwriter who has toured the globe and released nine albums. In addition to his performing career, he is also the founder of PowerSongs and has co-written more than 500 songs with over 10,000 people. The...

Ziza Natur is a voice coach & mentor, award-winning singer, musician, writer & performer based in Bucharest, Romania. She has worked as a singer, actress, performer, music composer, radio host, journalist, TV collaborator, film director assistant & cultural event promoter...

David Drake is a prolific songwriter and composer originally from Detroit now based in Los Angeles. He has fronted multiple bands and now also produces for other artists. His debut solo album ‘Imaginary Movies’ was released in 2021. He writes...

Lais Scort is a brazilian frequency holder, sound priestess and visibility coach for divine creators to see their true power and delight in it. She guides soul-led women to bring their inner light to shine outside through mentorship, sisterhood and...

Rachelle Babler grew up in Southern California near the sunny beaches of San Diego and has always been an avid explorer, traveler, musician and creative soul. At the height of her career in forensics in 2017, she quit her job...

Gwenno Dafydd Williams M. Sc. Econ. is a leadership and public speaking coach, broadcaster, published author and performer. She has worked on television, radio, in films, theatre and cabaret and has performed in America and extensively around Europe and the...

We talked about: Singing From The Soul The Emotions of the Voice Shame around Singing Self Acceptance, Expression and Playful in Singing How Singing Impacts Your Life in a Huge Way The Psychology of the Voice Bridget Aileen Sicsko is...

Carrie Griffiths is a voice coach, business coach and former singer who has enjoyed success as an international performer and best-selling artist. Having started her successful voice coaching business with just £6 she has developed a system for contemporary artists...

Meryl is an Accredited Certified EFT Practitioner helping stressed and overwhelmed spiritual professional women heal from their past so they open up to receive more love, respect, support, free time and money in their lives. She facilitates deep transformation of...

For more than 30 years, Roger has devoted his life to personal development. He has accomplished this through experiences and those of others he has coached.  Every morning, Roger's higher aspect, "Wilhelm" channels messages through him during his automatic writing...

Ciaran Nagle is the founding member of the internationally recognized Three Irish Tenors, with whom he toured for nearly 2 decades. Ciaran focuses most of his time now on solo work or performing in a trio with his wife, violinist/vocalist Tara...

Mattia Maurée is a life coach and interdisciplinary composer. They're particularly passionate about disability justice, trans rights, and trauma recovery through the arts and embodiment. Connect with Mattia: WEBSITE:  www.mattiamauree.com INSTAGRAM & TICTOC: @pufflingmoo LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattiamauree/ 0:31 Welcome to the Confidence...

Ron Long is an Edmonton, Canada based voice teacher and performer.  He is the first and only Estill Master Trainer in Alberta, Canada.  He regularly teaches Belting and pop Workshops and provides introductory courses for Estill Voice Work. He is...

Calodagh McCumiskey is an accredited thought leader in wellbeing, a life coach and meditation teacher. She's the founder and director of Spiritual Earth, and their well being programs help people to find balance, peace, happiness and success Calodagh's work is...

In this episode I'm welcoming Brigitte Beraha, improvising vocalist and composer. She is one of the leading talents on the UK jazz scene and has recorded a number of critically acclaimed albums both as leader and as part of collaborative...

In this episode I'm welcoming Julianna Jay, who is a heart and soul guide, spiritual educator. As a soul guide, author, a spiritual growth educator and master akashic records reader, Juliana lives life to the fullest and shares wisdom gleaned...

Imelda Kehoe is an Irish Contemporary Folk Singer Songwriter. She has created her own style, which is influenced by Folk, Blues and with elements of Soul. Her songs are Melody rich, full of stories, life experiences written with the listener at heart and...

I was so honoured to interview Pierce Turner for the Confidence in Singing Podcast - we chatted about his "calling" to be a musician and how he worked hard to get his lucky breaks as an artist.  Have a listen...

Christine Deady is a  singer songwriter and proud and lucky mother of two wonderful children from West Cork. Christine has been invited to tour with the legendary Paul Brady, played support for Cathy Davey, Mick Flannery, The Frames and Marketta...

Dan Comerford is a Vocalist, Guitarist, Sound Engineer, Instrument Maker. In this episode we chatted about his childhood passion for music and the challenges of creating a career in the music industry. Dan is guitarist and vocalist with dream pop...

Denise is a Sacred Singer and Inspirational Bard from Armagh, lovingly dedicated to opening the Heart of Humanity through her Song and Story.  With her angelic vocals and gentle humour, Denise presents her work through story and song in the...

This interview with Cianan Curran is about his passion for singing and how his connection to the ancestors inspired him to use a song to support fundraising for the Hopi Native American Tribe. Cianan isn't just a singer and an...

Interview with Edel Meade - vocalist, songwriter & educator  in field of jazz, folk and contemporary music, from Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, currently artist-in-residence at John’s Square, Limerick Edel and I know each other since 2005 when we started studying Jazz...

Yippee! The Confidence In Singing Podcast is launching this week!!! I'm so excited to be sharing this conversation with Rachel Grace who is a up and coming, young singer songwriter from Wexford. Enjoy! Connect with Rachel: www.facebook.com/rachelgracemusicwx www.youtube.com/rachelgracemusicwx www.instagram/rachelgracemusicwx SPOTIFY...

In August 1996 I interviewed for a job as cabin crew for Japan Airlines, London Base and got in! While I studied “in cabin” Japanese in London, I spent 6 weeks living on the floor in a nurses dorm of…

Aideen began her own journey in singing and performance as a young child singing along to theme songs and jingles on the TV. This early exposure to music and the joy she got from singing as a child was a…

A big reason that I started teaching singing and set up Confidence in Singing is due to the confidence I’ve gained by taking a spiritual journey of my own. In 2014, I started meditating regularly. And because of meditation, I…

Sadly, my Grandmother passed about a month ago. She was my mother’s mother and she lived in Monroe, Michigan which is almost 5 hours drive from where Mike and I live now. I am so grateful that I managed to…

It’s been a year and a half since Mike and I got married and I finally ordered our wedding photo album!  It was a lovely process to go through all the photos and choose which ones we wanted to include….

By Wendy Connolly As the final days into Ireland’s Culture Night wind down, and final rehearsals are complete, this question, put to me by a student, came back to me. It’s a question we ask ourselves as the jitters sink in,…

Hello everyone, it’s Aideen here! Some of you might never have met me so I am the singer and singing teacher involved in Confidence In Singing. I’m very happy to have you here. Today is about how to choose the…

Since childhood I have been an avid reader but my tastes and the time I spend reading has changed dramatically over the years. As a kid I loved detective stories like The Hardy Boys & Nancy Drew and Harriet the...

  I have a some lovely news for you all. Just 6 weeks ago I got MARRIED to gorgeous Mike from LA, who I actually met 10 years ago in Dublin at the Metro Cafe. We were together for a while then but...

Just like many of my students, I had my own disappointments around feeling heard as a child and young adult. I remember admiring my young cousin who used to sing “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” so beautifully and I remember the...

Singing is like juggling. There are many elements that come into play and it takes time for our mind to understand them and build the skills we need. It can be useful for singers to understand some of the psychological...

What a whirlwind it has been since filming for Nationwide and having it aired at the end of October last year! I couldn’t believe that within just over a year of teaching, I have been featured on the TV. It...

In Ireland we have a lost tradition of singing for each other in our homes with family and friends. The decline began during the 1930’s, when radios became more popular, closely followed by Television in the 1950’s and 60’s.  Nowadays,...

When we hear an amazing singer we often decide they are just lucky to have a voice. We might believe that they were just born like that. Now, I’m not disputing that some people are naturally gifted however it isn’t...

We finally managed to put on our Secret Singer’s concert in the Wexford Arts Centre after rescheduling​ due to the snow a few weeks ago. To be honest, I was wondering would amid-week​k concert be as good as our previous...

What a lovely surprise to be mentioned in Ireland’s Own last week. I had no idea I had anyone from the magazine attending my last Secret Singers Concert! Ireland’s Own has been published in Ireland for over a hundred years!!...

A lot of singing on TV is linked to competitions. Now, this may be a good way for some unknown singers to get to a bigger audience but the down side is that it feels like those who do well...

It was a whirlwind of activity with singing classes, promotion and event organising but it all came together in the end with a fabulous concert at Wexford Arts Centre!  Here are some of the photos of the event… Enjoy! And...

About Aideen Aideen is an Intuitive Voice Coach, Mentor and Singer. She unlocks the mental and emotional blocks to being seen and heard so that you can speak up, Sing OUT and step forward in life with renewed faith in...

Can you develop self-confidence? Are some people just born with it? Can everyone sing? In this interview, with Maria Colfer from Christian Media Trust, I speak about my journey and my approach to building confidence in singing. About Aideen Aideen...

As you know, taking on any new challenge and completing it is hugely beneficial for self-confidence and self-belief. Even a little self-belief can help you take on even bigger challenges and make changes that you always wanted to make in...

When I posted this testimonial saying Aine was a star pupil, I never realised how much of a star she was. Within a few days the video had reached almost ten thousand people on Facebook and was watched by over...

Nine people from Co Wexford have proven that, with the right support, anyone can learn to sing and overcome stage fright. The nine undertook a 6-week singing course recently that culminated in a performance at the Sky and the Ground,...

If you would like an insight into my approach to teaching and some of the techniques I use then you might like to watch my interview with Victoria Mary Clarke for her Art of Living Radio programme.  We had a...