YANA
„Yana has a unique ability to bewitch her listeners with her vocals” – Bayview sounds Get in touchAbout
Yana is a singer/songwriter from Czech Republic with strong ties to Ireland. She might have lived there in the past life in you believe in that sort of thing. Being fascinated by meaningful lyrics all her life, it’s no wonder she makes listeners think and pay attention to what she sings.
She’s building a strong reputation by working with the likes of Liam Ó Maonlaí (Hothouse Flowers) or Colm Mac Con Iomaire (The Frames), supporting The Hills Mover (BE), sharing the stage with many talented artists in UK, Ireland and Czech Republic.
News
Radio Wigwam awards
Radio airplays are vital for independent artists. Yet finding the right ones willing to play the unsigned acts and being open to various genres takes some cherry-picking. But you can find them. UK based Radio Wigwam is one of these gems. They have been running at...
Last and very personal album single – THE TRAVELLER
Time keeps flying and with each passing day we are getting closer to the album being released. Excited? I can promise you it will be worth the wait. I know I made an album I wanted to make. And much more than that. In the meantime, let me tell you a bit more about...
The Third Album Single and More
It’s been quite some time since I posted an update here. Those subscribed to my mailing list are somewhat aware of what I’m up to. But for the rest of the world: I’m very excited to be releasing the third single from my forthcoming debut album. The single is called...
The man who introduced guitar into my life
This is gonna be another deeply personal post. But let's face it - the best way to get to know somebody is to learn something about their life. That's what this is gonna be about. 16 years ago, on July 13th 2004, my first musical hero, who introduced guitar into my...
The very first review of the EP just in and it’s a glowing one!
The good things keep coming!! Wow! Still find it hard to wrap my head around it. This past month was crazy busy but the hard work and perserverance seem to be paying off. The very first review of the EP came in and it's a beautiful one! Dave McMahon of Bayview Sounds...
Happy birthday Ferg!
This post might be a little more sentimental and I hope you'll forgive me for that. Today is a big day. So many emotions are going through my heart. After what seemed like an eternity my debut EP Distant Shore is finally out in the world! What an incredible feeling!...
My debut EP is out in a week!!
The ride has been long and wild but I'm thrilled to share the exciting news that my debut EP "Distant Shore" is coming out in a week, on June 30th! It still hasn't completely sunk in. The date is quite symbolic as it would have been a birthday of the late Fergus...
Welcome to my page!
Hi folks, welcome to my website. Here you’ll find everything you might like to know about my little music world. I’m more than happy to connect with you so get in touch if you feel like. Exciting news on the way so stay tuned!!
Music
Press
04/2024 – Bold Journey – Meet Yana
12/2023 – Canvas Rebel – Meet Yana
08/2023 – Brno – město hudby – Brněnská písničkářka Yana: v Dublinu jsem natáčela se svými přáteli
08/2023 – ShoutoutLA – Meet Yana/singer-songwriter
05/2023 – IMRO Ireland . Yana shares her debut album “Journey of the Soul”
04/2023 – Edgar Allan Poets – Journey of the Soul is Yana’s album, Out Now
04/2023 – CoolTOP20 -New Release- Journey of the Soul (album) by Yana
04/2023 – Longwave Music Radio LMR – Yana’s Journey of the Soul gets April release
04/2023 – Klefnotes – Yana – Song Review “The Traveller”
02/2023 – Illustrate Magazine – Yana’s Journey as The Traveler
02/2023 – VoyageLA – Check out Yana’s Story
02/2023 – Edgar Allan Poets – The Traveller is Yana’s single
02/2023 – Track Review: The Traveller (ft. Maurice Culligan) // Yana
02/2023 – KIMU – Yana teams up with Maurice Culligan on an emotive ode to her late friend, The Traveller
02/2023 – IMRO Ireland – Yana shares new single “The Traveller”
02/2023 – Less Than 1,000 Folowers – Yana”The Traveller”
10/2022 – Illustrate Magazine – Funeral of Life by Yana Review
10/2022 – Klefnotes – Yana – Song Review “Funeral of Life”
10/2022 – Gifted Balance Records – Going With The Flow Listening to “Funeral of Life” by Yana
09/2022 – FV Music Blog – Yana – “Funeral of Life”
09/2022 – Edgar Allan Poets- Funeral of Life is Yana’s Single/Indie Music
09/2022 – KIMU – Yana releases existential yet inspiring new single, Funeral of Life
09/2022 – We Write About Music – Yana teases last single “Funeral of Life” before 2023 debut album release
09/2022 – Less Than 1,000 Followers – Yana “Funeral of Life”
09/2022 – IMRO – Yana Set to Release “Funeral of Life”, Third Single from her Forthcoming Album
08/2022 – Illustrate Magazine – Exclusive interview with Yana
07/2022 – York Calling – Interview: Yana
07/2022 – Klefnotes – Yana – Song Review “Calm Before the Storm”
07/2022 – SinusoidalMusic – Yana – Calm Before the Storm/Comforting
07/2022 – The Other Side Reviews – Yana – Calm Before The Storm (2022)
06/2022 – Less Than 1,000 Followers – Yana “Calm Before the Storm”
06/2022 – Gifted Balance Records – Finding inner peace listening to Calm Before the Storm by Yana
07/2022 – Pigeon Reviews – Artist Interview: Yana
06/2022 – Popfad Music Blog – Artist Interview: “Calm Before the Storm” by Yana
06/2022 – We Write About Music – Yana memorializes an icon on her latest single “Calm Before the Storm”
06/2022 – Lindo -Yana’s adventurous journey and Calm Before the Storm…
06/2022 – Edgar Allan Poets – Calm Before the Storm is Yana’s new single
06/2022 – IMRO – Yana releases “Calm Before the Storm”, second single from forthcoming debut album
04/2022 – Plastic – New music from Yana
04/2022 – London Peaky – Yana’s Desert Island Album
03/2022 – Nexus Music Blog – Track Review: Reach Out // Yana
03/2022 – FVMusicBlog – Music Interview: Yana “Reach Out” Single Out Now
03/2022 – Klefnotes – Yana – Song Review “Reach Out”
03/2022 – The Other Side Reviews – Yana – Reach Out (2022)
03/2022 – The Sounds Won’t Stop – An Interview with Yana
02/2022 – Edgar Allan Poets – E.A.Poets Approved/Bands We Like – Yana
02/2022 – Gifted Balance Records – Yana Gets Deep In Her Brand New Single, “Reach Out”
02/2022 – Less Than 1,000 Followers – Yana “Reach Out”
02/2022 – Rising Artists Blog – “Reach Out”- by Yana
02/2022 – London Peaky – Something for the weekend?
02/2022 – The Punk Head – YANA “REACH OUT”
02/2022 – PopFad – Reach Out /// Yana
02/2022 – TUNEBUBBLE – YANA Q&A
01/2022 – IMRO – Yana To Release ‘Reach Out’, First Single From Forthcoming Debut Album
09/2020 – Music Authentic – Yana takes us to discover a different cultural heritage with her music
09/2020 – The Other Side Reviews – Yana – Distant Shore (2020)
09/2020 – FVMusicBlog – Yana – ‘Distant Shore’ EP Released
09/2020 – MAKING A SCENE! – Yana Distant Shore
08/2020 – ZAP! BANG! Magazine – Interview
07/2020 – Klef Notes – Yana “Distant Shore” EP Review
07/2020 – Bayview Sounds – Distant Shore EP review
07/2020 – Reclessreviews – Yana releases debut EP, Distant Shore
06/2020 – MusicBox PR – Interview
05/2020 – GraffitiVibe.co.uk – Yana’s debut EP coming out on June 30th 2020
04/2020 – A&R Factory – Trapped In A Cage single review
03/2020 – Bayview Sounds – Trapped In A Cage single review
12/2019 – A&R Factory – Will You Be There single review
12/2019 – Bayview Sounds – Will You Be There single review
10/2019 – Merryn Magazine (UK) – Interview
10/2019 – Klefnotes – Distant Shore single review
09/2019 – Bayview Sounds – Distant Shore single review
09/2019 – Rocking Magpie – Distant Shore single review
08/2019 – A&R Factory – Distant Shore single review
08/2019 – Blog de los Muertos – Power of dreams (Distant Shore single review)
Photos
FILMING WITH DAMN IT TV
26th January 2020
SONGS FROM THE RUA ROOM
18th September 2019
PORTRAITS BY BOB DIXON
12th September 2019
PHOTOS WITH DANNI FROTO
21st June 2019
THE SUNDAY SONGBRUNCH 28
8th September 2019
SUPPORTING THE HILLS MOVER
21st June 2019
RECORDING DISTANT SHORE EP
21st March 2019
PHOTOS WITH JOTA GAMBUZINO
19th November 2018
SONGS AND STORIES AT COUNIHANS BAR
6th June 2018
THE SUNDAY SONGBRUNCH 2
20th May 2018
LIAM ORAGH’S THE ARGUMENTS AGAINST INSANITY CD LAUNCH
27th April 2018
ALCHEMY OPEN MIC
5th March 2018