Sweet Sorrow
New album out now on limited edition white vinyl
and cd digi-pak
Méav Ní Mhaolchatha
& Stephen Rennicks
These ten original songs by Méav Ní Mhaolchatha and Stephen Rennicks are a meditation on grief, memory and consolation. Through an exchange of melodies, harmonic sketches, poems and fragments of text, these ideas were gradually woven into songs that speak quietly but powerfully about love, absence and remembrance. They combine Méav's distinctive blend of Irish traditional and classical influences with Stephen's acclaimed contemporary minimalist writing, creating an intimate and deeply personal musical landscape.
The album was recorded with engineer Hugh Drumm at his Dún Laoghaire studio, where many of Stephen's celebrated film scores have been created. It was mixed in New York by Thomas Bartlett, whose collaborators include Taylor Swift, Norah Jones and The Gloaming, and mastered by Josh Bonati.
Méav Ní Mhaolchatha is a singer and composer whose unique sound was forged by the combination of her family heritage in the Irish language and folk music tradition, and her classical training in voice, harp and piano.
As a solo artist Méav has performed with orchestra in Carnegie Hall and the Irish National Concert Hall, and has toured with her own band in Europe, Asia and North America.
Méav is a founder member of the group Celtic Woman which has sold over ten million albums worldwide. Her vocals and compositions feature prominently on their Grammy-nominated album Destiny.
She has released four successful solo albums including her album The Calling which was a collaboration with Craig Leon, the legendary producer of Blondie and The Ramones.
Méav’s fifth solo album, Sweet Sorrow, is an exploration of grief and consolation. Written in collaboration with award-winning Irish film composer Stephen Rennicks, it is released on October 23rd.
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