The Irish Women in Harmony are on the lookout for twelve talented Irish girls, aged twelve and under to join them as a children’s choir for their upcoming Christmas single.
Creator of IWIH, RuthAnne announced the news of the nationwide talent search, saying; “Irish Women In Harmony is all about inspiring young Irish girls to get into music and dream big. When I was younger I always wanted to sing at any opportunity I got, so we’d like to give 12 x 12s-and-under the chance to sing with us on our Christmas project. And we are so excited to hear your submissions.”
Submissions for the choir need to be a 30-second video clip of you singing Dreams, sent to irishwomeninharmony@gmail.com or post/dm your video on Instagram tagging @irishwomeninharmony and the hashtag #IWIHSearch. Everyone that auditions needs permission from a parent or guardian before they submit their entry. The deadline for entries is midnight on Wednesday, the 30th of September.
This announcement comes following the news that the group, comprised of thirty-nine Irish women appeared on the Late Late Show either in person or virtually to perform the song together for the first time. They also revealed that their charity single, a cover of The Cranberries track Dreams raised €250,000 for SAFE Ireland and has been in the top five Irish charts for over two months.
The song, which was released in June, came around after reports from An Garda Síochána that domestic violence in Ireland has risen 20% since the beginning of the COVID-19 global health crisis. SAFE Ireland is a charity that works to save women and children from domestic violence in Ireland.
The group was also set up to highlight the inequality in the Irish music industry. In an Instagram post on the IWIH account they said; “We are seeing the change and making the change so keep moving with us and let’s get more Irish female artists on radio, on festival line ups, on tv, in the press. We need to support our own because the talent we have in this country is outstanding. Lets continue to leave an Irish music legacy for the artists to come.”
The closing date for the submissions is the 30th of September. A date hasn’t been announced for the Christmas single just yet but their song Dreams is available on all platforms now.
