Hannah Brine

Hannah Brine is a British singer, songwriter, and composer.

Career

Brine's performance and songwriting genres include folk, pop, and jazz. She has had numerous collaborations with songwriters that include Michael Garvin, Emily Phillips, and Jeff Franzel.[1]

Hannah releases her debut album Blue Sky Now in June 2025, with a tour across the UK.[2] Early pre-release reviews of the album cite it as "absolutely delightful" [3] and that "It digs deep into life’s quiet heartbreaks, hard-won joys, and the bittersweet moments we often scroll past." [4]. Hannah was interviewed about her forthcoming album & launch gigs by Robert Elms on BBC Radio London on June 20th, and two tracks from the album, Cobwebs & Lace and the title track Blue Sky Now, were also played.[5]

In 2019 Brine and DJs Genix and Ian Kerr climbed Mount Everest to break a record with the aid of a turntable deck. They also raised funds for Whizz Kids to assist mobile children to be more mobile with the assistance of a wheelchair.[6]

Brine has peformed in many venues including: The Birmingham Jazz Festival, The Pheasantry in London,[7] and both the Buxton Festival (where Brine will be supporting Rumer (musician) in 2025) [8] and the Buxton Fringe Festival, [9] [10] where her performance won her [11] the ‘Best Solo Vocal’ award in 2024.[12] [13] Brine also lead the Summer Sundae choir in 2010, three years after organising her own choir in Leicester. She has lead the Wilderness festival choir for the last five years.

Brine has performed alongside various artists including Gary Barlow, the lead singer of Take That.[14]

She has written with and performed alongside record producer Boo Hewerdine and singer, songwriter, musician and record producer Clive Gregson. Brine has co-written a song with singer-songwriter Daisy Chute on their collaboration "Spirit of the Singers", which is also on Brine's Live at Fiction Studios EP.[15]

Brine also wrote and sang vocals on You and I, for Ciaran McCauley & Roger Shah. This was Beatport Trance number 1 song in April 2022.[16]

Brine released a song to chronicle World Book Day in 2023.[17]

Choirs

Brine is the founder of a number of choirs which include Didsbury Singers, Walthamstow Singers, Victoria Park Singers (founded in 2013),[18] Finsbury Park Singers (Founded 2018), [19] Finsbury A Cappella, Fosse Singers (2007), Bollington Singers (Founded 2023), and High Peak Singers (2022). In 2015 Brine was nominated by various members of her choir and honoured as a BBC Music Day Unsung Hero for her work and innovation with community choirs, empowering voices to be able to express themselves via the medium of song.[20][21] [22] [23]

Brine organised and trained choirs for the 2016 Royal Variety Show and was also one of the choir members who performed with Gary Barlow; in addition, she coordinated a choir performance to support the Calendar Girls (musical) cast at the 2017 Olivier Awards. [24] Brine's choirs have performed with Andre J. Thomas and the London Symphony Orchestra and at the BBC Proms in 2019 in John Luther Adams' work ‘In the Name of the Earth’. [25]

References

  1. ^ "Hit songwriter Michael Garvin writes inspirational pandemic-themed choral song". KTBS. 6 January 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "Derbyshire singer-songwriter willl embark on first nationwide tour to plug debut album". KTBS. April 8, 2025. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
  3. ^ "Album review: Hannah Brine - Blue Sky Now". BeBopSpokenHere. May 25, 2025.
  4. ^ "Hannah Brine's Blue Sky Now Cuts Deep Beneath the Calm". Fame Magazine. June 20, 2025.
  5. ^ "Robert Elms, 20th June 2025". BBC. June 20, 2025.
  6. ^ Snow, Maia (April 10, 2019). "attempt to break record - using set of turntables". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Hannah Brine at The Pheasantry". Pizza Express Live. June 2, 2025.
  8. ^ "Rumer and". Buxton Festival. April 20, 2025.
  9. ^ "Music Reviews". Buxton Festival Fringe. 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Hannah Brine With Clive Gregson". Buxton Festival Fringe. 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  11. ^ Joseph, Tay. "BBC". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Local singer-songwriter Hannah Brine performs at Buxton Fringe". Arts Derbyshire. 2024.
  13. ^ "2024 Fringe Nominations and Awards". Buxton Festival Fringe. 2024.
  14. ^ Bolton, Gay (March 1, 2023). "Derbyshire woman's choral work with Gary Barlow on Strictly Come Dancing". Buxton Advertiser.
  15. ^ Hannah, Brine (November 1, 2023). "Local singer Hannah Brine releases new single Spirit of the Singers". Derbyshire Times.
  16. ^ "With "You and I" Ciaran McAuley paves the way for his debut artist album". No. April 15, 2022. Trance History.
  17. ^ Shobowale, Sali. "World Book Day 2023 song released by Leicester singer Hannah Brine". Leicestershire Live. Leicestershire News. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  18. ^ Federick, O'Brien (28 October 2019). "Hannah Brine's Victoria Park Singers: from East London to the Royal Albert Hall". Roman Road London. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  19. ^ Tayler, Liam (October 7, 2024). "Challenge yourself and you'll hit the right note". IslingtonTribune.
  20. ^ "BBC Music Day Unsung Hero". BBC. June 2, 2015.
  21. ^ "BBC Music Day celebrates five inspirational Unsung Heroes". BBC. June 5, 2015.
  22. ^ Emily, Chuddy (June 4, 2015). "Kensington Singers conductor wins BBC Music Day award". My London.
  23. ^ "Unsung Heroes". BBC. BBC. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  24. ^ "LSO Discovery About our Youth Choirs Choirs on stage performing with a small band". Short Hand Stories.
  25. ^ "Prom 66: John Luther Adams's In the Name of the Earth". BBC. September 8, 2019.
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