Caitriona O'Leary & Dulra - Sleepsongs [CD]

Cat. no: HERESY014
Format: CD
Barcode: 5060268640306
Release Date: 28 Apr 2023
Genre: Folk

Sleepsongs, an album of Suantrai: traditional Irish lullabies and songs relating to sleep from the 14th century to the present day, is once again available after a long absence from the catalogue

Join Dulra for a beautiful and dreamlike journey to the kingdom of sleep, a realm where mothers sweetly lull their infants to rest, faeries carry of babies to magical forests and mythic heroes wrestle through the night as they await their fate. Dulra brings a new sound to traditional Irish music with infuences from early music, contemporary classical and world music styles.

"This music is a special genre of vocal art, called sean-nos…in this type of singing O'leary is a master" General Anzeiger, Germany

"As we listen we become possessed by the fascinating charismatic singer Caitriona O'Leary with her angelic and ethereal voice" Crescendo Magazine, Germany

ARTISTS
DULRA
Caitríona O'Leary – Voice
Adrian Hart – Fiddle
Emer Mayock – Flute, Whistle
Kate Ellis – Cello
Mel Mercier – Bodhrán
GUEST ARTISTS
Deirdre O'Leary – Bb and Bass Clarinets
Erin Headley – Lirone, Viola da Gamba
Dave Redmond – Double Bass
Francesco Turrisi – Percussion
University College Cork Gamelan

Tracks: I Will Put my Baby to Sleep / And Lulla, Lullaby / The Lulla / Shush, my Baby / Hush o / Sleep, Child / He will Go / Little Yellow Legs / On the Fairy Mountain / I Am Asleep / Sleep a Little / Lullaby my Baby / New York Lullaby / Lollai, Little Child / When I was Young / Little Cuckoo / O Woman beside the Stream