Daoiri Farrell - The Wedding Above in Glencree (2023) Hi Res

The fourth solo album from Dublin's multi-BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winner Daoirí Farrell, in his own words, "combines the rawness of my first album, the impact of my second album and the beauty of my third album." The culmination of those three albums and over a decade of recording and touring, 'The Wedding Above In Glencree' is a landmark album for Daoirí Farrell.

Crafted and honed over two and a half years, it is the work of a mature artist who has succeeded in taking on the challenge of recording a completely acoustic album that heads deep into the heart of the songs.Not tempted to latch onto musical trends, Daoirí has instead trodden his own path, founded on a deep respect for folk music's oral tradition with a number of the songs on 'The Wedding Above In Glencree' collected from long-time members of Dublin's An Góilín Traditional Singers club.

The album benefits from a sympathetic production from Daoirí who, along with Trevor Hutchinson (The Waterboys / Lúnasa,) brings a real clarity to the recordings.

Daoirí is joined on the album by a stellar cast of musicians that includes Manus Lunny (guitar, bouzouki and bass bouzouki), Paddy Kiernan (5-string banjo), Mark Redmond (uilleann pipes and whistles), Pat Daly (fiddle and harmonium), Trevor Hutchinson (upright bass), Robbie Walsh (hand pan and bodhran), Alan Doherty (whistles), Geoff Kinsella (tenor banjo) and a special guest appearance on 'Sonny's Dream' by internationally renowned bluegrass dobro player, Jerry Douglas.