Saint Sister | |
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 Saint Sister performing live (2018) | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Ireland |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | ie too |
| Members |
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| Website | saintsisterband |
Saint Sister is an Irish traditional duo, whose music has been described as "atmosfolk." [1] [2] [3]
Morgan MacIntyre (from Belfast) and Gemma Doherty (from Derry) met at 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 Irish collective of female singers and musicians called Irish Women in Harmony, that recorded a version of the song "Dreams" in aid of the charity Safe Ireland, which deals with domestic abuse which had reportedly risen significantly during the Covid-19 lockdown. [8] [9]
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