Secret sounds
‘Niamh de Búrca is one of Irish music’s best-kept
secrets. She possesses a voice that stays with the listener.’ So
says Altan’s Mairéad Ni Mhaonaigh about this debut album
from Dubliner Niamh de Búrca.
And now the secret is out now Maire Breatnach’s masterful production
of the album guarantees that Niamh’s golden voice will soon become
one of Ireland’s best-loved sounds.
Samuel Lover’s The Fairy Boy and Andy Stewart’s If I Never
Spend A Morning Without You share space with Neansai Mhíle Grá
and Michael Davitt’s poignant Faoilean in a setting by Tríona
Ni Dhomhnaill.
Niamh’s singing has been long valued by her musician friends and
now that treasure is to be shared with all Irish music lovers.
Among the many highly regarded musicians who join with Niamh on her debut
album are Séamus Brett, Mark Kelly (Altan), Bill Shanley (Mary
Black Band), Mick O'Brien, Mick Giblin, James Blennerhasset (Mary Black,
Frances Black), Danny Byrt, Jim O’Leary (Ragus), Fergal Ó’
Murchú (Ragus) and the widely acclaimed musician and composer Maire
Breatnach, who also produces the album.
Niamh de Búrca has sung to enthusiastic audiences at folk festivals
in Estonia, has toured extensively in Northern Spain and performed with
the acclaimed Ragus show in Town Hall Theatre, Galway.
This is an album waiting to be discovered and then cherished.
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