Saint Sister
Saint Sister performing live (2018)
Saint Sister performing live (2018)
Background information
OriginIreland
Genres
Years active2014 (2014)–present
Labelsie too
Members
  • Morgan MacIntyre
  • Gemma Doherty
Websitesaintsisterband.com
Gemma Doherty in November 2018
Morgan MacIntyre in November 2018

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

References

  1. ^ Bruton, Louise. "Saint Sister capture the confusion and confidence of youth on debut album". The Irish Times.
  2. ^ "Saint Sister biography". Last.fm.
  3. ^ "Saint Sister are making music unlike any other Irish band". www.irishexaminer.com. 9 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Saint Sister release new contrasting song 'Is It Too Early? (Kilmainham)' & headline tour". 15 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Saint Sister".
  6. ^ "Lyra McKee funeral: Updates as loved ones pay moving tribute to murdered journalist". www.mirror.co.uk. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Lyra McKee murder: Journalist shot dead during Derry rioting". www.bbc.com. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  8. ^ Boland, Rosita (19 June 2020). "Irish Women in Harmony record Cranberries song in aid of Safe Ireland". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Irish Women in Harmony". MCD.ie. n.d. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Behind The Music With Saint Sister". 5 January 2017.
  11. ^ Murphy, Lauren. "Saint Sister: Shape of Silence review – Atmosfolk to see you through the wee hours". The Irish Times.
  12. ^ Sharkey, Luke (4 October 2018). "Saint Sister's debut album captures ethereal beauty, chemistry & harmony".
  13. ^ "Saint Sister: Where I Should End review – Easy listening in the best sense". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Saint Sister - Madrid EP | EP Review". GoldenPlec. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Saint Sister on Breaking Tunes". breakingtunes.com.
  16. ^ Nialler9 (25 May 2017). "Saint Sister are 'Causing Trouble' on new single". Nialler9. Retrieved 20 July 2020.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ "Listen: Saint Sister - 'Is It Too Early? (Kilmainham)'". Clash Magazine. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  18. ^ Smither, Tanis. "Track of the Day: Saint Sister – 'Dynamite'". Hotpress. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  19. ^ Lipicar, Sean. "Irish duo Saint Sister share new single/video The Place That I Work featuring Lisa Hannigan". Hotpress. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  20. ^ Nialler9 (5 May 2021). "Saint Sister – 'Oh My God Oh Canada'". Nialler9. Retrieved 12 May 2021.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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