NIC-D'EA

is a solo vocalist, exploring all sorts of sound realms from folk and mediaeval music over goth, wave, pop, rock, metal to avant garde, frequently working with experimental musicians such as
Leander Reininghaus, Andreas Stollenz aka Froyd, Massimo Nicoletti und Andreas v. Garnier.

Her focus is impro composition, quick lyric writing in various languages, invocations and meditative song, vocal layers and loops, yet at the same time she keeps writing songs on her guitar every day, following the path of singer-songwriter tradition in her very own voice and style - so currently is working on both, an acoustic and a loop-programme to perform live in Berlin, Dublin and Cardiff around spring 2011.

In March 2007 she established a collaboration of international musicians (Ireland, UK, Germany, Canada, America) to save the Hill of Tara in Ireland as a World Heritage Site, since endangered by a major road project.
The courageous activists on site, who stayed 24/7 to protect the culturally and spiritually (yes!) important grounds, failed - and as it is, the corrupt Irish government's bulldozers seem to have won, for now... but the songs ("Songs For The Unsung") remain. Many artists gathered for Tara in that year: There are two other great CD-projects, one of them involving Liam Ó'Maonlaí (-&rt;Hothouse Flowers) and the renowned harper and Tara-activist Laoise Kelly. You find their song for Tara here: http://www.myspace.com/liamomaonlaimusic -&rt; "Tara's Eye/ The Money Mad Mile" ...
Previously available for download from Outersounds.ie with the money going directly to the protesters on site, the SONGS FOR THE UNSUNG will be made available from i-tunes again soon; any earnings from sales shall go to the Irish Tara supporters as before. Check this place for fresh information coming up...http://uk.myspace.com/taravigilcampcd
or meanwhile check the artists involved in that project:

Participating international artists in alphabetical order ...................................................................................

Branded Oak - www.myspace.com/brandedoak

Breandan O'Ruaidh - www.myspace.com/oruaidh

www.myspace.com/buildingcastlesoutofmatchsticks

Gavin Douglas - www.myspace.com/fritzovdenips

Ivy Branch - http://ie.myspace.com/ivybranchmusic

KP The HipHop Bard - www.myspace.com/kpknowledgeispower

Lealoop - www.myspace.com/lealoop

Meadhbh Boyd - www.myspace.com/meadhbhboyd

Nic-D - www.myspace.com/nicdakacorvuscantans

Sullie - www.myspace.com/sulliej

Terrence O'Brien - www.myspace.com/terrenceobrien

Tim McCarthy - www.myspace.com/timmccarthymusic

Tinkerscuss - www.myspace.com/tinkerscuss

...and Bill Jacobs for mastering:
www.myspace.com/jake5577 (-&rt; Sonik Mastering)