Josephine Foster

Abhainn Studio & October Nights are thrilled to welcome the acclaimed US singer Josephine Foster to Enniscrone, as part of an Irish tour.

Josephine Foster (b. 1974) is a North American artist celebrated as a singer, multi-instrumentalist, and composer.

Her voice seems to drift from another time. Her music carries the soul of old folk songs, operatic hymns, and blues, yet moves freely, like a dream half-remembered.

Born in Colorado, she sang in a log cabin church as a girl before setting out on the road, collecting songs and stories along the way. In her twenties, Foster immersed herself in Chicago’s experimental rock and free jazz scene, shedding remnants of her early operatic ambitions. A transatlantic move followed, leading her to rural Spain, where she spent over a decade honing her craft.

Later, stints in Nashville’s recording studios further shaped her prolific career, resulting in a rich tapestry of solo and band albums. Whether on stage or in the studio, she has shaped a body of song that mirrors her wandering heart—restless, soulful, and unbound.

Playing guitar, piano/organ, harp, and autoharp, Foster moves effortlessly between structure and spontaneity. Her performances feel both intimate and otherworldly, drawing listeners into a world uniquely her own.

Press

‘Domestic Sphere’ album review 9/10 ALBUM OF THE WEEK Loud & Quiet

“You could be forgiven for thinking that Josephine Foster’s quavering, sepia-tinted voice is something beamed in from another age. It conjures up images of an older southern woman, sitting on the porch of a clapboard shack in the years before the civil war, absent-mindedly singing ancient folksongs”. The Guardian

‘Her old-timey aesthetic and vocal style hovers somewhere between opera and folk, earthy and ethereal. Her music is cultivated across a broad range of genres from spirituals, hymns and lullabies to rhythmic folk and country’ The Wire

Watch/ Listen

Child of God

Haunted House

Josephine Foster interview

Social Media

Josephine Foster Instagram

Fire Records

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Irish Tour 2025

June 6th / Bello Bar, Dublin (Presented by Foggy Notions)

June 7th / Abhainn Studio, Enniscrone, Co Sligo

June 8th / Black Box, Belfast (Presented by Moving On Music)

(Photo by Javier G. Aguirre)

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