Saint Sister

Saint Sister
Saint Sister
	Saint Sister performing live (2018)
Background information
Origin	Ireland
Genres	Irish traditional; folk; Electropop; Folktronica; Celtic fusion;
Years active	2014–present
Labels	ie too
Members	Morgan MacIntyre; Gemma Doherty;
Website	saintsisterband.com

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

Morgan MacIntyre (vocals, synths, drum pads)^[10]
Gemma Doherty (vocals, electric harp)^[11]

Discography

Albums

Shape of Silence (2018)^[12]
Where I Should End (2021)^[13]

EPs

Madrid (2015)^[14]

Singles

Tin Man (2016)^[15]
Causing Trouble (2017)^[16]
Is it too early? (Kilmainham) (2019)^[17]
Dynamite (2020)^[18]
The Place That I Work (2021)^[19]
Oh My God Oh Canada (2021)^[20]

References

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

External links

[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.

[it-1-8] Boland, Rosita (19 June 2020). "Irish Women in Harmony record Cranberries song in aid of Safe Ireland". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

[mcd-1-9] "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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