Saturday 19th April 2025
Location: Cleeres Bar and Theatre, 28 Parliament Street, Kilkenny
ELISE’s new EP ‘Ive Been Here’ is a deeply introspective 5 track record that delves into the complexities of the human mind and the emotional weight of mental health struggles. Through reflective storytelling and raw lyricism, her songs navigate themes of hindsight, overthinking and lessons learned along life’s bumpy road. Set against the backdrop of a small town, ‘Ive Been Here’ captures the feeling of being stuck between nostalgia and the desire for something more, painting a vivid picture of both comfort and confinement. Each song offers a window into ELISE’s thoughts, inviting listeners to relate, reflect, and find solace in shared experiences.

ELISE is a singer-songwriter from Kilkenny Ireland.

Since 2019 she’s independently and successfully released music in the indie/alternative-folk genre.

Her debut EP ‘These Thoughts’ was released in late 2019 and set a great start to her musical journey landing plays on national radio stations like RTE Radio 1, KCLR, Beat102103 and selling out top music venues such as The Set Theatre in Kilkenny, Crane Lane in Cork and Bello Bar in Dublin. To continue upward in January 2020, Elise Headlined upstairs at Whelan’s Ones To Watch and planning to go on tour later in the year until the pandemic hit.

When the music industry was down and gigging was a No-Go, Elise turned her focus online.

Her Single ‘Cowboy’ was released in October 2020, it was added to Spotify’s Fresh Folk playlist where it gained her over 30,000 new listeners in its first week.

To maintain momentum, the following year Elise released her next single ‘Ragdoll’ with an accompanying Video which premiered over on HotPress Magazine.

2022, the return of live shows, Elise played Vantastival festival, The festival series Marble City Sounds (April, September, December) Kilkenny Yule-fest and a sold-out Solo show in Cleere’s Theatre.
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