Listen to the dulcet tones of Ireland-born Canberra singer Inez Hargaden as she launches her EP Dear Songs, all while sipping a tipple of wine or two.

The singer-songwriter will perform at Tallagandra Hill Winery on Sunday 9 February.

The album will also be released on all major streaming platforms.

Hargaden said the EP was recorded at Amberly Studios, which is situated on a farm in Kambah.

“The songs go way back; some of the older songs I wrote eight years ago,” she said.

“But the project from mixing and mastering, to distribution, was 12 months.

“It’s so nice to record out there. It feels like you’ve left the city behind.”

Inez is originally from a small village in the Republic of Ireland called Glangevlin.

“It is genuinely so beautiful. I have lived away from Ireland for 11 years (Canada and Australia) and when I go back, I think ‘good god, it’s one of the best places on earth’. The time slows down there,” she said.

Inez said music was played at every event in Ireland.

“I’ve sung my whole life. I’ve always played guitar. Santa Claus bought me my first guitar when I was 10,” she said.

“The Irish heritage part of it – the joke I make is ‘that the weather in Ireland is so terrible all we can do is sit inside and tell stories and make music’.

“I think those values surrounding storytelling and connecting with people and spending time with people together – they’re the things I try to incorporate when I perform.

“I try to tell stories through the songs. Connection is the driver.”

Since moving to Canberra with her partner six years ago, she has become part of the local music scene, inspired by those around her to continue playing music

“Finally, everything lined up and I was able to bring the project together,” Inez said.

CDs will be available to purchase at the event.