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Lasairfhíona on The John Creedon Show,
RTÉ Radio 1
Tune into RTÉ Radio 1 at 12pm Thursday, 1 December to hear Lasairfhíona
on The John Creedon Show.
Click here
to listen.
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Meteor Awards 2006
Lasairfhíona has been nominated in the Folk/Trad category of the Meteor
Awards for 2006.
The Awards will take place at The Point on Thursday February 2nd and will be
broadcast on
Sunday February 5th at 9pm on RTÉ2.
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Lasairfhíona will perform at Coole Park, Gort, Co. Galway on Friday, November 25 at 7pm.
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On her new album, Flame of Wine, (a literal
translation of her own name) Lasairfhíona conjures up a stirring mixture
of song
and music in her own individual style, including newly composed songs in Irish
and English. The album is co-produced by
Máire Breatnach, who also provides some beautiful musical accompaniment
along with talented musicians Mary Bergin,
Johnny McDonagh, Bill Shanley and MacDara Ó Conaola.
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Hot Press Music Magazine 9/10
“Inishere-born singer Lasairfhíona
Ní Chonaola’s debut album An Raicín Álainn was the
surprise gem of 2002, her cool, airy voice,
and effortless style drawing raves from critics (including this one.) Following
it up was never going to be an easy task, but Ní
Chonaola rises to the challenge on this beautifully paced album which is varied
enough to keep the most jaded listener hooked,
from obscure local finds like ‘An tAmhrán Bréagach’
to the classic ‘big song’ ‘An Raibh Tú ar an gCarraig’
to two superb originals:
the gentle ballad ‘Galleon’ (one of two songs in English) and the
title track, a wordless piece of freewheeling mouth music that
Ní Chonaola describes as her ‘signature tune’. As on her
previous release, she’s included one spoken work number – ‘Aoibhneas
An Ghrá’, incanted over a spine-tingling combination of keening
vocals and rumbling bodhrán.”
Sarah McQuaid
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