website associated_acts article_title background instrument genre origin name
-lsb- http://www.emmett-tinley.com www.emmett-tinley.com -rsb- the prayer boat emmett tinley
 solo_singer vocals , guitar , piano acoustic , folk , indie chicago , united states emmett tinley
emmett tinley

emmett tinley is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist , best known as frontman for the folk/indie band , the prayer boat and later for his solo work .
he was born in the united states in chicago , but was raised in ireland .
he has travelled extensively and lived in many different places , including amsterdam , swords , near dublin and arhus in denmark .
he likes cities which inspire him as a songwriter , some of his favourites being paris , new york and copenhagen .
before becoming a full-time musician , tinley completed the first year of a degree course at dublin institute of technology where he studied electronics and telecommunications .
