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Check out this lilting live performance from Dublin’s Saint Sister

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Monday, July 13, 2015

Hailing from Belfast and Derry but based in Dublin, Gemma Doherty and Morgan MacIntyre’s project Saint Sister (formerly O Sister) has supported San Fermin, Spies and Will Butler lately and it’s easy to hear why.

A folk-rooted duo with a background in the Trinity Orchestra (same as Hozier and others), their harmonic vocal chops feature prominently on their songs as does a Celtic harp. Their music is folk, pastoral and dreamy yet with its pop eyes wide open.

The band will record their debut EP in August with Alex Ryan, bassist with Hozier. In the meantime, check out this lilting performance of their song ‘Castles’ filmed by Second Frame:

Saint Sister - Castles [Live Sessions]

They’re also on Breaking Tunes

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Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.