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//River Lea Recordings//
£23.99 – 1xLP
Recorded live in a house in Galway, with acclaimed producer, Philip Weinrobe (Big Thief, Adrienne Lenker), at the helm, the powerful and cinematic album features deeply evocative original songs infused with memory, tribute, and gratitude.
Throughout, a strong sense of home prevails, both their own hard-won digs, past and present, and an inner refuge for anyone longing for connection beyond time and geography. “All these songs have addresses,” says co-frontman Diarmuid Mac Gloinn. “They’re about specific locations and specific people.” The brothers cite fiction writers George Saunders and Claire Keegan as particular inspirations on this record.
The brotherly harmonies and multi-instrumental abilities of Diarmuid and Brían Mac Gloinn were joined on ‘All Tied Together’ by multi-instrumentalists Shahzad Ismaily (Laura Viers, Cass McCombs) who flew over from Brooklyn, Alain Mc Fadden, Caimin Gilmore, Kate Ellis, Sam Amidon, Romain Bly and Louise Gaffney.
While initially achieving renown as purveyors of their ancestors’ music mixed with folk-based originals, the Mac Gloinn brothers – Brían and Diarmuid – have increasingly focused on honing their own material, enlisting trusted co-conspirators to distill voice and vision into potent tunes. They have brought their interpretation of the Irish folk tradition to global audiences, going from Trad sessions to touring with the likes of Hozier and boygenius
Tracklisting:
1. On Sitric Road
2. The Flood
3. Danny
4. Cuckoo Storm
5. I’ll Keep Singing
6. Gravity
7. Where The Heart Lies
8. Mayfly
9. Young Again
10. Four Walls
11. Long Grass
12. We Alway Forget About The Rain
