Orla Tierney Turning Heads On The Costa Del Sol With Soulful Sounds & Natural Charm

Originally from a mini colony successful Ireland called Garristown, Orla Tierney is turning heads pinch her soulful performances, singing and entertaining connected nan Costa del Sol.

How did your singing profession begin?

My sister, Siobhan, and I utilized to singing together arsenic a duo backmost successful Ireland.  She had been connected vacation to Benalmadena a fewer times and suggested that we travel complete for a fewer weeks successful nan summertime of 2003, to research nan gig scene, while having a vacation astatine nan aforesaid time. We lined up a fewer bookings, past we sewage much while we were here. It turned retired that we did really good for those fewer weeks. It started america reasoning astir a imaginable move to Spain successful nan future. I was unhappy anyhow successful my time occupation backmost successful Dublin, moving for nan wellness service. I had spent 15 years location and I was earning awesome money, but it wasn’t fulfilling maine astatine each and it had ne'er been my plan. I had ever wanted to make a surviving from music. Before that, I played piano. I started playing euphony astatine nan property of two, past started soft lessons astatine nan property of seven. I completed each my exams and sewage a school certificate successful soft erstwhile I was astir twenty. But astatine that stage, I was truthful tired of practising and exams that I ne'er went adjacent a soft again for galore years. I do person a soft successful my location now and I americium slow getting backmost into playing.

What brought you to Spain?

I retrieve my profession guidance coach asking maine successful schoolhouse what I wanted to beryllium and I answered that I wanted to beryllium a popular star! Well, it was nan truth! Anyway, backmost to 2004 erstwhile my sister yet decided to move to Spain. I was coming complete and back, visiting her.  And I yet decided successful 2005 to propulsion successful nan towel pinch nan “steady, permanent, pensionable” occupation successful Dublin and to yet unrecorded my dream of singing afloat time.

I planned a twelvemonth successful Spain but stayed 20, regret-free, surviving my dream. After 12 years successful expat-heavy Benalmadena, I craved authentic life and moved to Alhaurín el Grande successful 2018. Now successful a forested countryside cottage astatine a mountain’s guidelines pinch Spanish neighbours, I emotion it!

How was your first ever gig? Do you retrieve it?

I’ll ne'er hide my first solo gig successful a mini Benalmadena bar: conscionable 2 pitying patrons astatine nan back. Nerves deed hard; I astir fled, past sobbed successful nan bath during break, doubting my Spain move. Somehow it rallied for nan 2nd half—then an Irish stag statement burst in, turning it into chaotic fun!

Do you person a really memorable gig?

Over nan years, countless memorable gigs—hard to prime one. Early play performances successful a villa for nan mentally handicapped were profoundly rewarding, rubbing hearts profoundly pinch their joyful reactions. A caller Benalmadena aged attraction location show brightened days pinch smiles; I dream to return often. Favourites? Annual summertime outdoor thoroughfare stages successful Alhaurin el Grande!

What frustrate you astir Spain?

Nothing frustrating astir Andalucia springs to mind. Last summers scorched unbearably successful July-August, pinch gig parking nightmares. Overall, I emotion Spanish life: clasp nan “mañana” ethos, spell pinch nan flow, and fto spell of stress—what’s nan constituent otherwise?

Will you ever return to surviving successful Ireland?

Never opportunity ne'er to returning to Ireland, but aft 20 fulfilling Spain years, it’s difficult to time off full-time singing and free days for part-time gigs and a 9-5 grind. Sunnier ambiance seals it. Homesickness grows pinch age—maybe erstwhile my sound croaks, qué será será!