Golden Discs, in Dundrum
Every Friday, we give away a newly-minted, freshly-pressed voucher for TWENTY-FIVE euro to spend with aplomb and abandon at the Golden Discs location of YOUR choice. Any of fourteen of them, nationwide.
All we ask from you is a tune we can play at an UNSPECIFIED time.
This week’s theme: Irish women singers.
What female Irish voice tickles your ear buds and breaks your booze-soaked heart?
To enter, please complete the following sentence:
“The best Irish female voice by some distance is ________________________ particularly when performing____________________________”
Lines must close at 5.45pm MIDNIGHT.
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The best Irish female voice by some distance is Delores Keane, particularly when performing anything at all.
Ha! Was about to say the very same thing about Sinead
“The best Irish female voice by some distance is Lisa Hannigan particularly when performing.”
Rather than put in a song at the end I think a full-stop sums it up better.
Or the word “fellatio” would have worked quite well..
The best Irish female voice by some distance is Sinead O Connor particularly when performing Mandinka. Nothing Compares to you is a close second.
beat me to it..
The best Irish female voice by some distance is Carol Keogh particularly when performing “Out of This” while part of Automata. A brilliant band, and amazing singer (also Cathy Davey on the first album, another fantastic voice).
+1
Liberty Bell is my new favourite not-really-Christmas Christmassy song
And Tycho Brahe/Tychonaut, Plague Monkeys… Carol Keogh is amazing. Good call.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM66dHE0ezo&list=PLwuogDfW_snkIoDehVQi8vTfSCSDuw8dH
The best Irish female voice by some distance is Eithne Ní Uallacháin particularly when she performed from her recent 2014 Album Bilingua and in particular the tracks Lughnasa Damhsa, Senex Puer and the title track Bilingua. Eithne, from the Cooley Peninsula Co. Louth, sadly passes away in 1999 and her family and musical comrades made sure this work in progress saw the light of day. She was years ahead of her time which is very evident in this important recording, her use of a distinct traditional voice and influences from other cultures and electronica makes it’s sound very current and hugely relevant. Please give it a listen if you get a chance. I was lucky to have known this great woman. Snippets found at http://www.eithneniuallachain.com/recordings/bilingua/
Actually, forget Dolores Keane, you’re right Iwerzon. Ní Uallacháin, to my eternal shame, I’d forgotten about. Wonderful singer and musician, a terrible loss to music.
The Crystal Swing gals are hard to beat in full flow!
The best Irish female voice by some distance is Mary Black, particularly when she sings, “Song For Ireland”. Gives me goose bumps every time, she sings it so hauntingly beautifully.
The best Irish female voice by some distance is Eimer Quinn, particularly when performing The Voice at the Eurovision which was a great vocal performance showing great range and, I mean come on, it won the feckin Eurovision!
Listen to the performance again. She’s all over the shop vocally.
but it won!
Sinead O’Connor – Troy
Leslie Dowdall – Don’t fear me now
Maura O’Connell – Still hurts sometimes
Moya Brennan – Harry’s game
Hazel O’Connor* – Will you
*appropriating her for this.
I was all over Dolores, but Hazel O’ Connor’s Will You deserves the prize. I am also adding Roisin Murphy – what a voice.
Have to add:
The best Irish female voice by some distance is Katell Keineg particularly when performing Gulf of Araby.
Hansard’s intro is a bit worthy, but she is something special https://youtu.be/ZlfjNgl7rc8
If you could fill a veil with shells from Killiney’s shore
And sweet talk in a tongue that is no more
If wishful thought could bridge
The Gulf of Araby
Between what is
And what can never be…
Still remember seeing her on Nighthawks performing a cover of Quapelle Valley and being transfixed, even considering Shay’s bizarre set.
I think this was from the same episode, her with Vinnie Kilduff https://youtu.be/PGDR2e2Bndw
And while she may be Breton-Welsh technically, her formative music years were spent here, so appropriating her too.
“The best Irish female voice by some distance is Roisín Murphy particularly when performing live as she is bloody brilliant”
She’s arguably the best Musician / Music Star to come out of Ireland in the last 2 decades. Chamleon like, electronica, pop, disco. Guilty of forgetting her sometimes, but this ends here.
Absolutely! Overpowered was a great album. Great to think it’s a decade ago now!!
Winner
Kate Bush is half Irish so if I win just give me €12.50
The very best irish female singer has to be Sinead o Connor sing she moved through the fair. Absolutely beautiful version
Margaret Barry singing She Moved Through the Fair.
Great article here
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jan/18/margaret-barry-wild-irish-woman-of-the-british-folk-scene-celtic-connections?CMP
One of the best Irish female voices is that of Leslie Dowdall particularly when performing All I Wanted when she was with Inn Tua Nua
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=InmR5R1X428
Lovely choices here.
“The best Irish female voice by some distance is Mary Coughlan particularly when performing Double Cross.”
https://youtu.be/JU-XUeDDXE0
Ah here lads
Ye don’t konw what yere talking about
Louise Morrissey
The closest we’re ever had to the Linda Ronstadt/ Helen Reddy/ Petula Clark/ Barbara Streisand calibre of voice, range, and pitch
Seriously
When I think of Irish female singers no one really compares to Sinead O’Connor however by the time it gets dark I like to listen to Mary Black. There is some great stuff from the Transatlantic Sessions on Youtube where you see her hold her own with the likes of Emmylou Harris
Hazel O’Connor……..”Will You”…..Also the sax solo is cool!
Is Hazel not English?
THE best Irish female voice by some distance is Imelda May…particularly when performing Black Tears..eh…if we are talking about performance, raw talent, image and voice…Imelda May…any doubters?..just checkout out Jools’ Hootenanny. Incredible.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6WZlXBDnYk
+1
actually, did anyone see her perform ‘black tears’ on jools holland new year’s eve? she was stunning.
She’s good but overrated I feel. Sorry