“Unaccompanied 35” Continues Live From Dublin  In A Special Acapella Performance With Renowned Singer Caitríona O’Leary

Live-streamed on Facebook every Saturday at 2:30 PM Dublin time (GMT 1:00)

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On Saturday January 30th, Heresy Records' recording artist, Caitríona O'Leary, will offer the 35th installment of Unaccompanied: ongoing micro-concerts live-streamed from Dublin on Facebook. This highly welcomed series was inspired by O'Leary's own participation in Ireland Performs, established May 2020 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic by Culture Ireland and Facebook Ireland.

For Unaccompanied O'Leary sings a wide range of songs acapella. Among rarely heard works, the repertoire includes medieval songs, sean nòs, folk and traditional songs from Ireland, England, Scotland and North America. During the broadcast from her home in Dublin, she speaks about the history, provenance and texts of the songs, often performing variations of the same song which may be found in different countries and on different continents. Adding to the visual enhancement of Unaccompanied, O'Leary sings in originally designed and crafted costumes. (Videos are available for replay on her YouTube channel)

Unaccompanied 35: Programme - Saturday January 30, 2021

Oh, Open the Door - tune traditional, words Robert Burns (1759-1796)
Je Vivroie Liement - Guillaume de Machaut (c.1300-1377)
An Bunán Buí - traditional Irish (Donegal)

About Caitríona O'Leary:

Internationally renowned and critically acclaimed as a singer of early music, traditional Irish song and folk music, Caitríona O'Leary is particularly known for her performances and many recordings of unaccompanied song. Referring to a concert she performed at Beethovenfest Bonn, Germany, the General Anzeiger wrote, "This is a special genre of vocal art, called sean nós...in this type of singing O'Leary is a master." Her latest recording for Heresy Records, The Red Book of Ossory with her ensemble Anakronos received five stars from the Irish Times; ArtMuseLondon called it "a singular work of genius" and RTE Lyric fm and The Journal of Music lauded it as "One of the records of the year". Most recently Caitríona O'Leary is featured in director Eric Fraad's short film, "Love's Fever" based on the song Deh Lassa La Mia Vita from Day 7 of Boccaccio's Decameron - Watch it here.