COLLABORATORS

VARO / JOHN FRANCIS FLYNN / IAN LYNCH (LANKUM) / ANNA MIEKE

JUNIOR BROTHER / NIAMH BURY / BRANWEN / ALANNAH THORNBURGH /

RUTH CLINTON & CORMAC MACDIARMADA (POOR CREATURE) /

SLOW MOVING CLOUDS / INNI-K / LEMONCELLO

In 2020, we decided to work on a meaningful project related to the challenging and historical times the world was experiencing during the lockdown. 

Through the passage of time, political, social and cultural contexts vary, but the core of people’s experiences and feelings remain the same. Loneliness, heartbreak, racism, the importance of human connection, criticism of social and political context, homesickness, are universal themes. These themes are coextensive, not only nowadays but with the rich heritage of traditional music.

We contacted eleven acts who we used to play sessions with and decided to make an album that would bring us all together. We carefully chose a selection of ten songs, written between thirty and three hundred years ago that reflect the connection between our recent lived experience and our cultural heritage. 

Through this patchwork of music, stories and personalities, this album illustrates the timeless continuity of the human experience, using material written in the past to reflect the thoughts and feelings of people nowadays.

STUDIO RECORDING

HELLFIRE STUDIO, Co DUBLIN

IN THE MAKING