OnFlame
of Wine, (a literal translation of her own name
in the Irish language.) Lasairfhíona conjures up a
stirring mixture of song and music in her own individual style,
including newly composed songs in Irish and English. The album
is coproduced by Máire Breatnach, who also provides
some beautiful musical accompaniment along with talented musicians
Mary Bergin, Johnny McDonagh, Bill Shanley and MacDara Ó
Conaola. (2005)
An
album of music and songs with proceeds going to the Aran Islands
Lifeboat. The album features tracks by Lasairfhíona, The
Waterboys, Frankie Gavin, Steve Cooney with Laoise Kelly, and Seán
Smyth, among others.
"Lasairfhiona Ní Chonaola's roots
are embedded in the sean-nos singing tradition of her native
Inisheer, the smallest of the Aran Islands, and 'Bean Phaidm/Paidm's
Wife' is taken from her astonishing debut album, An Raicin
Alainn." worldmusiccentral.org
Lasairfhiona
ni Chanaola enchants the listener with "Casadh an tSugein,"
a wonderful song found in the Connemara and Donegal Gaeltachts.
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