Brigid Mae Power and Aoife Nessa Frances

Brigid Mae Power and Aoife Nessa Frances

Tuesday, 23 April 2019, 7.00pm

BRIGID MAE POWER is an Irish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who, like Judee Sill, Micky Newburyor Linda Perhacs before her, paints her songs in dreamily expansive strokes, transporting earthly compositions into universal and exultant realms. Her self-titled debut on Tompkins Square was a majestic suite of reverb-swathed laments for voice, guitar, piano, accordion, and harmonium, recorded at the Portland studio of key musical foil Peter Broderick. Themes include transformation, change, motherhood, acceptance, strength, courage and trust. In the words of Power, the album was about “trusting if you lose yourself or your way - you can come back”.

New album ‘The Two Worlds’ is another masterful collection of effortless, hypnotic folk, and an album that furthers the songwriter and multi-instrumentalist’s already stellar reputation. Live, Brigid can encapsulate the timeless magic of her songs either solo or as a duo with Peter. Thus far she has toured throughout Ireland, UK and the US together with artists including Lee Ranaldo, Richard Dawson, Alasdair Roberts, Peter Broderick and Ryley Walker, with performances at Le Guess Who? and TUSK festivals along the way.
http://www.brigidmaepower.com/

AOIFE NESSA FRANCES is a Dublin born musician and singer-song writer. She is inspired by the poetic styles of folk music and psychedelic rock.
https://www.instagram.com/aoifenessafrances

“The Two Worlds is Power’s most ambitious and her most introspective” – PITCHFORK

“The Two Worlds coexist beautifully here, the soft Power and the raw” – UNCUT

“The Two Worlds churns like rough seas, Power’s voice veering between steely warning and piercing transcendence” – THE GUARDIAN

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Published by Journal of Music on 22 April 2019

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