AMANO

Amano is a songwriter, vocalist, and multidisciplinary performing artist from Kerry, Ireland. Her work takes shape across genres including folk, pop, sean-nós, electronic, spoken word and creative workshop facilitation in English and Irish. Born in Kyūshū and raised in Kerry, Amano finds inspiration in the thresholds where cultures divide or dissolve.

In August 2024 Amano released THREAD, an electronic music project in collaboration with producer Kalabanx. Singles from the EP including THREAD and HEART have been played on RTÉ Radio 1, Raidió na Gaeltachta, BBC Radio Ulster, Radio Kerry, Clare FM, RTÉ 2XM, Raidió na Life, Raidió Rí-Rá, 8 Radio, Dublin Digital Radio and Raidió Fáilte.

Amano is also developing her solo creative practice as an alt-folk writer and student of the Irish sean-nós singing tradition. In 2024 she was awarded the Traditional Arts Bursary from the The Arts Council of Ireland.

Her performances in 2024 have included, Electric Picnic, Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, Fuinneamh Festival, Cork World Book Festival, Brigid 1500 Festival, Fingal Poetry Festival, Knockturnal at The Kabin Studio, Culture Night, Arts and Minds Festival, and Little Whelans.