Proper LNC001 music/sound recording CD Folk Lasairfhiona Ni Chonaola

This is the first solo album by a great singer. Lasairfhíona is from Inis Oirr, the smallest of the Aran Islands, and does not confine herself to the old songs; quite a bit of her repertoire is from the writing of her father. However, she does sing the old songs, and she sings them most beautifully. This debut solo album contains both modern and traditional songs. Even the new ones have a very traditional feel. The production and accompaniment is restrained and simple. It is very rarely that we see young talent as great as this; she has a beautiful voice which she uses with great intelligence. There are 13 examples of her singing, all of them in Gaelic, and every one is a jewel.