Sibéal Ní Chasaide Explained

Sibéal Ní Chasaide
Birth Place:	Ireland
Origin:	Ráth Chairn
Genre:	Irish Folk
Years Active:	2016–present

Sibéal Ní Chasaide (in Irish pronounced as /ʃɪˈbʲeːlˠ n̠ʲiː ˈxasˠədʲə/; born 1998), known mononymously as Sibéal, is an Irish singer from the Ráth Chairn Gaeltacht, County Meath,^{[1] [2]} specializing in the centuries-old melismatic Irish singing style of sean-nós. She is best known for singing Mise Éire by composer Patrick Cassidy who composed music to the poem of Patrick Pearse's Mise Éire at the official government commemorations of the 1916 Rising.^{[3] [4]}

Discography

Albums

• Sibéal (2019) No. 6 Irish Albums Chart^[5]

Live albums

• Sibéal – Live at Abbey Road Studios (2019)^{[6] [7] [8]}

Songs

• "The Parting Glass" (2018)^[9]
• "Human" (2019)^[10]
• Traditional: "Carrickfergus" (arr. Pacey) (2019)^[11]
• "Fuarú" - with The Cranberries^[12] (Irish-language cover of Linger)

Filmography

• "1916" (2016) - 3 episodes
• "1916 Centenary" (2016)
• "Ooops! The Adventure Continues" (2020)

External links

• • Performance as soloist with Voces8
• Clip of Sibeal Ni Chasaide - "Mise Éire" | The Late Late Show | RTÉ One

Notes and References

1. News: 26 March 2016 . Young Gaeltacht vocalist brings Pearse poem to life . RTÉ TEN.
2. Web site: Horan . Niamh . 3 April 2016 . Songbird Sibeal once silenced by shyness . 10 October 2016 . Independent.ie.
3. Web site: A stroke of genius to kick off 1916 celebrations . 10 October 2016 . Independent.ie.
4. The Year of The Rising . 29 December 2016 . . 31 December 2016 . limited.
5. Web site: IRMA – Irish Charts . 17 August 2019 . Irish Recorded Music Association.
6. Web site: New Irish Music from Sibeal Ni Cassaide . Umusic Ireland.
7. Web site: Sibéal Ní Chasaide | Album Discography . AllMusic.
8. News: Murphy . Lauren . 28 July 2019 . Sibéal Ní Chasaide — a new trad music star is born . www.thetimes.co.uk.
9. Web site: The Parting Glass - Sibéal Ní Chasaide | Releases . AllMusic.
10. Web site: Human - Sibéal Ní Chasaide | Releases . AllMusic.
11. Web site: Traditional: Carrickfergus (arr. Pacey) - Sibéal Ní Chasaide, Voces8 | Releases . AllMusic.
12. Web site: Fuarú . YouTube.