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Saint Sister
Irish traditional
  • folk
  • Electropop
  • Folktronica
  • Celtic fusion
    • Years active2014 (2014)–present
    Labelsie too
    Members
    • Morgan MacIntyre
    • Gemma Doherty
    Websitesaintsisterband.com
    Gemma Doherty in November 2018
    Morgan MacIntyre in November 2018

    Saint Sister is an Irish

    traditional duo, whose music has been described as "atmosfolk."[1][2][3]

    Career

    Morgan MacIntyre (from

    Trinity College, Dublin. They founded Saint Sister in 2014.[4] They were voted the “Best Irish Act" by the readers of The Irish Times in 2016.[5] Their debut album, Shape of Silence, was released in 2018 and was nominated for the Choice Music Prize. They performed an a cappella rendition of the song "Dreams" by The Cranberries at Lyra McKee's funeral in Belfast,[6] who was killed by the New IRA in April 2019.[7]

    In 2020, the duo were part of an

    domestic abuse which had reportedly risen significantly during the Covid-19 lockdown.[8][9]

    Personnel

    Discography

    Albums
    • Shape of Silence (2018)[12]
    • Where I Should End (2021)[13]
    EPs
    Singles
    • Tin Man (2016)[15]
    • Causing Trouble (2017)[16]
    • Is it too early? (Kilmainham) (2019)[17]
    • Dynamite (2020)[18]
    • The Place That I Work (2021)[19]
    • Oh My God Oh Canada (2021)[20]

    References

    1. ^ Bruton, Louise. "Saint Sister capture the confusion and confidence of youth on debut album". The Irish Times.
    2. ^ "Saint Sister biography". Last.fm.
    3. ^ "Saint Sister are making music unlike any other Irish band". www.irishexaminer.com. 9 October 2018.
    4. ^ "Saint Sister release new contrasting song 'Is It Too Early? (Kilmainham)' & headline tour". 15 May 2019.
    5. ^ "Saint Sister".
    6. ^ "Lyra McKee funeral: Updates as loved ones pay moving tribute to murdered journalist". www.mirror.co.uk. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
    7. ^ "Lyra McKee murder: Journalist shot dead during Derry rioting". www.bbc.com. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
    8. ^ Boland, Rosita (19 June 2020). "Irish Women in Harmony record Cranberries song in aid of Safe Ireland". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
    9. ^ "Irish Women in Harmony". MCD.ie. n.d. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
    10. ^ "Behind The Music With Saint Sister". 5 January 2017.
    11. ^ Murphy, Lauren. "Saint Sister: Shape of Silence review – Atmosfolk to see you through the wee hours". The Irish Times.
    12. ^ Sharkey, Luke (4 October 2018). "Saint Sister's debut album captures ethereal beauty, chemistry & harmony".
    13. ^ "Saint Sister: Where I Should End review – Easy listening in the best sense". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
    14. ^ "Saint Sister - Madrid EP | EP Review". GoldenPlec. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
    15. ^ "Saint Sister on Breaking Tunes". breakingtunes.com.
    16. ^ Nialler9 (25 May 2017). "Saint Sister are 'Causing Trouble' on new single". Nialler9. Retrieved 20 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
    17. ^ "Listen: Saint Sister - 'Is It Too Early? (Kilmainham)'". Clash Magazine. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
    18. ^ Smither, Tanis. "Track of the Day: Saint Sister – 'Dynamite'". Hotpress. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
    19. ^ Lipicar, Sean. "Irish duo Saint Sister share new single/video The Place That I Work featuring Lisa Hannigan". Hotpress. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
    20. ^ Nialler9 (5 May 2021). "Saint Sister – 'Oh My God Oh Canada'". Nialler9. Retrieved 12 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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