Kerry musician set to work with Grammy winner after album fundraiser hits target
Lorraine released her first album All That I Can Be back in 2023 before releasing a deluxe edition of the same album earlier this year.
Expressing her hopes to work with multi-Grammy award-winning musician (14 Grammys to be exact) Ron Block on this sophomore album, Lorraine set a target of raising €20,000 through the online fundraiser.
This, she said, would help to cover the costs of travelling to Nashville in Tennessee to work with Ron, as well as other costs associated with making an album – things such as mixing, mastering, CD printing, graphic design, and videography, to name but a few.
Reacting to the news that she had hit her target – as well as the realisation of a dream to play Glastonbury – Lorraine posted the following on her Instagram:
"Words can't convey how surreal these last few weeks have been. The support people have shown has absolutely blown me away and I am forever grateful. There is so much more that needs to be said, but for now, a sincere thank you to each and every one who has joined me on this new adventure.
"This fundraiser has started so many conversations for me about the current state of the music industry, and how we are becoming more and more dependent on the people who see value in what we as artists do.'
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