The Casey Sisters: Sibling Revelry | Album review

Intimacy and intuition are at the heart of this radiant collection.

Máire Ní Chathasaigh, Nollaig Casey and Mairéad Ní Chathasaigh are already highly regarded, but together, the sum of their parts reveals a generosity of spirit, a shared delight in the tunes and an appetite for forensic musical excavations.

Máire's harp is at its subtle best on O'Carolan's Katherine O'More, its sotto voce conversation with the fiddle giving full voice to the tune's delicacies.

The Bandon- bridge Suite, composed by the sisters, is a playful, meditative and sweeping reflection on a part of the country seldom referenced in the traditional music canon.

Máire's vocals bring a rich dimension and the unveiling of Connamara, a previously unpublished tune from the Bunting collection, is a further treat.

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