Winter Aid

Shane Culloty, known by the stage name Winter Aid, is an Irish musician.[1]

Career

Culloty grew up in Kerry, Ireland.[1]

In 2013 he released his debut EP as Winter Aid, titled "The Wisp Sings". The title track would grow to become a sleeper hit,[1] becoming a "viral sensation" with over 300 million streams on music services, and over a billion plays on TikTok.[2][3] The song also featured on multiple television shows.[4] Full-length album "The Murmur of the Land" would follow in 2017, with "The Night is an Ocean" as lead single.[5]

In 2023, Winter Aid released "The Wisp Sings" on vinyl for the first time, with an accompanying digital edition.[6] This was followed by an EP, Inner Sunset, released in early 2024.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c Maleney, Ian (2017-11-27). "Growing up in Kerry, people 'acted weird and called it normal'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  2. ^ Murphy, Lauren (2024-01-14). "Who needs a record deal? The Irish musicians making it on TikTok". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  3. ^ Culloty, Shane (28 November 2023). "Meet the Irishman whose song has 1.1 billion plays on TikTok". RTE.ie.
  4. ^ Stuart Clark. "Winter Aid's viral 'The Wisp Sings' hit gets 10th Anniversary re-release". Hotpress. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
  5. ^ "ATL's Track for the Day #457, Winter Aid". BBC. 2017-04-11. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  6. ^ Nialler9 (2023-11-01). "Winter Aid marks 300 million streams with new EP edition". Nialler9. Retrieved 2023-11-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Newsdesk, The Hot Press. "New Irish Songs To hear This Week". Hotpress. Retrieved 2024-01-14.

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