Saint Sister Explained

Saint Sister
Origin:Ireland
Years Active:–present
Label:ie too
Current Members:
  • Morgan MacIntyre
  • Gemma Doherty

Saint Sister is an Irish traditional duo, whose music has been described as "atmosfolk."[1] [2] [3]

Career

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]

Personnel

Discography

Albums
EPs
Singles

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Saint Sister capture the confusion and confidence of youth on debut album. Louise. Bruton. The Irish Times.
  2. Web site: Saint Sister biography. Last.fm.
  3. Web site: Saint Sister are making music unlike any other Irish band. 9 October 2018. www.irishexaminer.com.
  4. Web site: Saint Sister release new contrasting song 'Is It Too Early? (Kilmainham)' & headline tour. 15 May 2019.
  5. Web site: Saint Sister.
  6. Web site: Lyra McKee funeral: Updates as loved ones pay moving tribute to murdered journalist. www.mirror.co.uk. 24 April 2019. 30 November 2019.
  7. Web site: Lyra McKee murder: Journalist shot dead during Derry rioting. www.bbc.com. 19 April 2019. 30 November 2019.
  8. News: Boland . Rosita . 19 June 2020. Irish Women in Harmony record Cranberries song in aid of Safe Ireland . 28 July 2020 . The Irish Times . en.
  9. Web site: Irish Women in Harmony . MCD.ie . 28 July 2020 . n.d. . 18 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200918133130/https://mcd.ie/irish-women-in-harmony/ . dead .
  10. Web site: Behind The Music With Saint Sister. 5 January 2017.
  11. News: Saint Sister: Shape of Silence review – Atmosfolk to see you through the wee hours. Lauren. Murphy. The Irish Times.
  12. Web site: Saint Sister's debut album captures ethereal beauty, chemistry & harmony. Luke. Sharkey. 4 October 2018.
  13. News: Saint Sister: Where I Should End review – Easy listening in the best sense. 2021-07-01. The Irish Times. en.
  14. Web site: Saint Sister - Madrid EP EP Review. 2021-07-01. GoldenPlec. en.
  15. Web site: Saint Sister on Breaking Tunes. breakingtunes.com.
  16. Web site: Nialler9. 2017-05-25. Saint Sister are 'Causing Trouble' on new single. 2020-07-20. Nialler9. en-GB.
  17. Web site: Listen: Saint Sister - 'Is It Too Early? (Kilmainham)'. 2020-07-20. Clash Magazine. 15 May 2019 . en.
  18. Web site: Smither. Tanis. Track of the Day: Saint Sister – 'Dynamite'. 2020-07-20. Hotpress.
  19. Web site: Lipicar. Sean. Irish duo Saint Sister share new single/video The Place That I Work featuring Lisa Hannigan. 2021-05-12. Hotpress.
  20. Web site: Nialler9. 2021-05-05. Saint Sister – 'Oh My God Oh Canada'. 2021-05-12. Nialler9. en-GB.

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