After recently supporting boygenius on their Irish gig in Dublin Ye Vagabonds have recorded a version of ‘The Parting Glass’ with the trio.
Irish folk brothers Ye Vagabonds and Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus and Phoebe Bridgers band boygenius have recorded a charity single of the traditional gathering song often heard at the end of nights out in Ireland.
A version of the song was recorded by Sinéad O’Connor in 2002, and the artwork for the song features Sinead, who passed away this past July.
All proceeds from the Interscope-released record will go towards the Aisling Project, an after-school project working with children and young people growing up in a disadvantaged area in Dublin, Ireland, chosen by the Sinéad O’Connor Estate.
Phoebe Bridgers has released an annual holiday single for charity every year.
“We are absolutely thrilled that boygenius have chosen to give proceeds from the release to Aisling Project,” says Project Leader Mícheál Clear.
“It’s an absolute privilege to be associated with the stunningly beautiful homage to Sinead O’Connor and we can’t possibly thank boygenius enough.”
Boygenius released their debut album earlier this year and received six Grammy nominations last week including for Album Of The Year and Record Of The Year.
Aisling Project is an after school intervention program working in five different centres across the whole of Dublin’s suburb of Ballymun, serving over 150 children and young people from the age of 7 to 18+ years. Each child and young person who attends Aisling Project receives a hot, nutritious dinner and is supported and helped to complete their homework. Aisling Project provides a wide range of ever-expanding activities all in a welcoming, safe, caring and fun-filled environment.
Aisling Project takes a holistic child focused approach and provides a wrap-around approach to care, education, and listening to the voice of the child. Aisling Project has developed strong links to several other servi
