Singer/Songwriter, Daisie Conway, charts new path at St Mary’s University College, Belfast
Daisie Conway, has firmly made her mark on the music scene in Ireland as an emerging singer-songwriter and musician, appearing on television, radio and livestream in the UK and USA. She released her first original single “Calendar” in August 2021. The single has since been played on radio and selected by BBC Introducing as a new upcoming artist, named in the Belfast Music Recommends playlist by the Oh Yeah Music Centre and streamed internationally over 12,000 times within the first few weeks of release on Spotify alone. Daisie was also one of only five young singer-songwriters for the “21 Artists for the 21st Century” programme which was supported by leading Northern Ireland actor and filmmaker, Sir Kenneth Branagh.
St Mary’s University College Belfast is delighted that Daisie has chosen to combine her love of music and teaching by charting a new path studying for a BEd (Hons) Primary Teaching with Music, balancing a successful singing career with full-time third level education. Daisie said, “Teaching is not just a job, it is a way of life. Education can change the world. The St Mary’s BEd (Hons) Primary teaching degree has blessed me with the opportunity to combine my enthusiasm for teaching, working with children and music. To be able to bring my love of music into the classroom is just amazing. The welcome I have had from St Mary’s has honestly been incredible. I immediately felt so at home and fell in love with the College.”
Daisie will be opening for Brian Kennedy one of Ireland’s most inspired and revered ambassadors of music on October 15th. She is also set to release two more original singles by the end of this year. We can’t wait to see Daisie fully embrace life at St Mary’s and we look forward to seeing her perform on stage at the College.
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