Susan Enan

Biography

After leaving Liverpool with a music degree at the end of 1995 Susan Enan moved to Belfast and set up the Susan Enan Band. Their first EP, Inside, was recorded in 1998. The CD contained video footage of the band playing at the Rotterdam bar, Belfast as well as interviews with Enan. It was the first commercial CD-ROM to be released by an unsigned artist in Northern Ireland. The band played various venues in Northern Ireland including the Elmwood Hall as part of Moving On ''99 music festival with a full seven piece line-up. Other shows were performed at Belfast City Hall (with Brian Kennedy) and Antrim Castle. They also made numerous appearances on the ''11th Hour'' the BBC entertainment programme.

In February 2000 Enan became a solo artist. She continued gigging in Northern Ireland and began work on her first solo record. #one was recorded in a small studio with just four instruments, all played, programmed and mixed by Enan. The EP was released in September 2000. She has recently made an appearance on BBC1's John Daly show and is currently planning shows in the U.K., Scandinavia and the U.S.A.

Enan has appeared at Greenbelt music festival in England for the past three years as a solo artist.

Enan was also the initiator of the EVE project. An event to give a platform to Northern Irish female singer/songwriters. It was nominated for an Oh Yeah 1999 music award in Belfast.

'Susan has the potential to make a difference.'
Stuart Bailie, Hot Press (May 1998)

'Susan' is definitely someone to watch out for.'
Maeve Quigley, Belfast Telegraph (9/5/98)

'Putting in the necessary time is a hallmark of Enan's work. Her [Inside] CD'was a colossal undertaking.
Colin Harper, The Irish News (June 1998)

'Eve is'the single most imaginative and artistically exciting development on Belfast's live music scene for ages.'
Irish Times (June 1998)

Surely one of the finest female vocalists around at the minute'Truly enchanting stuff.'
Buzz Magazine (August 1999)

'Susan Enan sings great soul music as well as packing in the theory.'
   Oh Yeah website gig review (Belfest, October 1999)

''The [#one] CD is excellent'
Irish News (September 2000)

This is clearly a girl who isn't shy of innovation and short of imagination'. Every track on       #one is at once powerful and gentle, striking and sweet, and the overall effect is worth every penny.'
Northern Woman (October 2000)

''. one of the most innovative and original sounding artists doing the rounds'Enan's deeply felt and beautifully crafted lyrics are not merely thought provoking but also mesmerising and moving'Perhaps the most outstanding feature of the EP is Enan's voice, which is seductively enchanting, melodious and smoky.'
The Fly Magazine (October 2000)

'Odd little synths and snatches of cello dart about over subtle, simple programmed rhythms, whilst Enan's dark delicious vocals wrap themselves around disarmingly direct melodies. Don't Worry [is] an almost Eno-esque electronic drift that manages the neat trick of being both nonchalant and emotional at the same time. The piano led Mrs. Brown is another winner ' Kate Bush would have been proud of this one. Rolling melodies and wibbly synth sounds swirl behind a tale that could be a love song for the bereaved. Magical.
James Elliot, News Letter (November 2000)