T with the Maggies! (18/11/08)

Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh will be taking part in a concert along with Moya Brennan, Maighréad Ní Dhomhnaill and Tríona Ní Dhomnaill as part of the Temple Bar TradFest 2009. This will be the second time the four have performed together in a formal concert setting, the last being in memory of the late Mícheál Ó Domhnaill. The concert will take place on January 31st at The Button Factory in Dublin. For more information please join the mailing list or keep an eye on the gigs page.

Press Release

Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill, Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Moya Brennan
Venue:The Button Factory on 31st Jan.

On the festivals penultimate night comes the chance to hear some of the finest female talents that Irish traditional music has ever produced.

Nobody fits that description better than Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill whose high-pitched vocals and keyboard playing have been an integral part of Skara Brae, Touchstone, Nightnoise, Relativity and, most famously, The Bothy Band.

Maighread Ní Dhomnaill’s 1999 debut solo album No Dowry reminded everyone of the power of her voice. The album caused a stir partly because she had maintained a low profile since the demise of Skara Brae in the early ’80s, a band that included her brother Michael O’ Domhnaill, sister Tríona and multi instrumentalist Daithi Sproule.

Mairead Ní Mhaonaigh, when in college Mairead played with Frankie Kennedy who went on to become her husband. The couple recorded two albums together before helping to put together Altan, one of Irelands traditional supergroups and a regular at big festivals and concert halls around the globe. Mairead has also enjoyed stints presenting programmes on radio and TV.

Moya Brennan formed Clannad with her two brothers and her mother’s two twin brothers and achieved world fame with the single Harry’s Game achieving massive and enduring success. The group introduced Irish to an international audience and a duet with Bono pushed the groups profile even higher: he once described Moya’s voice as “one of the greatest the human ear has ever experienced” and altogether Moya’s has sold 20 million albums and recorded 25. Her debut solo Maire arrived in 1992 and her Whisper to the Wild Water earned a Grammy nomination.

Together the four artists are sure to deliver a truly magical and unique experience.

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