AN CHÉAD GHLÚIN EILE

Among them were two sisters, Étáin and Máire Ní Churraoin, from County Meath in north-west Dublin. They have been singing together since childhood, and have now decided to officially found a duo they have named An Chéad Ghlúin Eile, which in Irish means ‘the next generation’.
As children, they were immersed in music by their grandparents. On their father's side, they had emigrated from Conamara to Meath in 1935, while on their mother's side, they came from West Cork and were known as The Singing O'Sullivans.

When they were young, they were always asked the question: Cá'il an Bheirt? (Where are the two?). It's an expression they've chosen to call their first album. It features nine songs, all traditional and from different Gaeltachtaí regions. Moll Dubh an Ghleanna and Seachrán Chairn tSiail come from the repertoire of Lasairfhíona Ní Chonaola, a singer from the Aran Islands. Or Tá Mo Chleamhnas Déanta, learned from Donegal singer Emma Ní Fhioruisce. Or Tráthnóna Aoine from Waterford in the south-east of Ireland. All these songs are in Gaelic, with the exception of one, the ballad Mo Dheartháirín Óg.
Three guitarists alternate on these magnificent melodies: Cathal Ó Curráin, who also played with Bláth na hÓige, Nathan Grant and Jack Warnock.
The two Ní Churraoin sisters have magnificent voices, clear and limpid, and they are certainly talented. There's no doubt they won't stop there after such a delicate first album.

Autoproduit - https://acge.bandcamp.com/album/c-il-an-bheirt