I came across Aisling Lyons’ music while reading through some posts from my alma mater, The Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at The University of Limerick. We did talk a bit about  UL during our chat..  The track playing in the background is Aisling’s composition, ‘Buíochas’, which translates to “Thank You” in Irish,  was composed as a thank you to UL and it is also a  track from her new album coming out later this year. You can find this opening track on  Spotify, iTunes & Apple Music, and Bandcamp ahead of the album’s release later this year.  Artists joining her on this track are: Fiddle & Viola: Fergal Scahill, Double Bass: Paul O'Driscoll, Guitar: Seán Lyons and the beautiful album artwork was created by County Clare artist Sorrell Reilly. 

 LINKS:

Aisling’s website: https://aislinglyonsmusic.com/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3VMWWedquxRNHXJiSp3Vbm?si=SYmJGunHTmi4AflNB3jlkg&dl_branch=1

Bandcamp: https://aislinglyons.bandcamp.com/track/bu-ochas

Instagram: @aislinglyonsmusic

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aislinglyonsmusic

Artist Sorrell Reilly’s Etsy shop: 

https://www.etsy.com/shop/SorrellReilly

Fiddler Fergal Cahill: https://www.fergalscahill.ie/

Seán Lyons: https://www.facebook.com/seanlyonsmusician

Tolü Makay: https://tolumakay.com/

Lá na Cruite, Harp Day 2021 takes place on Saturday 16th October: https://www.harpireland.ie/national-harp-day-overview/

Irish World Academy of Music and Dance - University of Limerick https://www.irishworldacademy.ie/

Aisling grew up with music, in fact her parents met through Irish music. Unfortunately, Aisling’s father passed away while she was studying for her masters degree.  She decided to take a year off from her degree and focus solely on music.   Working on the material for her newest album became a form of therapy for her and helped her with the grieving process.  

Along with composing and performing on harp and concertina Aisling is also a harp tutor at UL and most recently collaborated with Tolü Makay to perform for Irish President Michael D. Higgins’ 80th birthday.  

Aisling and Tolü Makay’s performance of, “Don’t Let Go '', for Irish President Michael D. Higgins’ 80th birthday

https://twitter.com/TG4TV/status/1382738357273378817?s=20&fbclid=IwAR2HzM1KhJhvFfR-HYcnt7Z94yR_mB0KZz4UL65fNSj3xIn6q7KdktddtyI

Aisling will also be participating in the annual Lá na Cruite | Harp Day 2021.

And for all of your harpers out there be sure to check out Harp Ireland’s website for more information on how you can participate.