Caitríona O’Leary & Dúlra’s five date tour of Handel In Ireland begins tonight in The Dock, Carrick on Shannon. The concert features songs and dances that were popular in Ireland at the time, music that Handel would undoubtedly have encountered here, as well as some works by the maestro himself, reimagined in traditional Irish interpretation. […]
Following a standing room only concert at the Händel Festival in Halle, Germany in June 2015, Handel In Ireland – performed over five dates on a tour of Ireland – is Caitríona O’Leary & Dúlra’s celebration of Handel’s stay in Ireland in 1741 – 1742 during which time he premiered his most famous work, Messiah. […]
Caitríona O’Leary & Dúlra perform Händel In Ireland at the world renowned Händel Halle Festival in Germany tonight, June 10th. The concert speculatively re-imagines Händel’s famous visit to Ireland in 1741 – 1742 during which time he premiered his most famous work, Messiah. During his sojourn to Ireland he travelled to Cork. On his travels […]
SLEEPSONGS by Caitríona O’Leary & Dúlra has been reviewed by Gwyn Parry-Jones at MusicWeb International. “Quite apart from the musical qualities, enormous care and imagination has gone into the presentation of the project. It comes in the form of a small hard-back book, the CD slipped inside the rear cover. The contents are illustrated with rather […]
SLEEPSONGS by Caitríona O’Leary & Dúlra has been reviewed by David Kidman at the Fatea Magazine website. “For Caitríona’s musical personality really does impart a special atmosphere to the disc: thrillingly intimate, intense and mesmeric – but never soporific (many of the tracks may be lullabies, but they won’t send you to sleep!). And the […]
Excellent piece on Caitríona O’Leary & Dúlra’s SLEEPSONGS by Michael Johnson of Facts & Arts. “As an arts snob, I had never paid much attention to Irish traditional music but here, in a new CD called “Sleepsongs” (Heresy 014, U.S. distribution by Naxos), the lovely Irish singer Caitriona O’Leary’s calming voice overwhelms from the first […]
SLEEPSONGS by Caitríona O’Leary & Dúlra has been reviewed by TGV Magazine in France. “The captivating voice of Caitríona O’Leary enchants the listener. In Sleepsongs, she performs a selection of lullabies and other songs on the theme of sleep with Dúlra, her excellent early music ensemble. They evoke Irish mythology, fairies, cursed princesses, and valiant […]
SLEEPSONGS, an album of Suantraí – ancient Irish lullabies and songs on the theme of sleep by Caitríona O’Leary & Dúlra has been reviewed by German music magazine AUDIO. Warning! This CD should not be played in a moving car, as it could impair the driver’s attention. Caitríona O’Leary has already released a CD of Joy […]
Irish Music Magazine has reviewed SLEEPSONGS by Caitríona O’Leary & Dúlra. “…a note about the booklet… It is nothing short of a work of art and one of the most evocative set of pages you are likely to find in any recording in any genre anywhere. Are the songs up to the art work? Yes […]
Heresy Records has released SLEEPSONGS by the critically acclaimed Irish band Caitríona O’Leary & Dúlra. The album also features celebrated guest artists from the world’s of early music, contemporary classical and jazz. SLEEPSONGS is an album of Suantraí – ancient Irish lullabies and songs on the theme of sleep. The album is released as a […]
Two reviews from TOCCATA ALTE MUSIK AKTUELL by Robert Strobl translated from German. From the passion to ecstasy is a small step, at least for us because we simply change the CD. And yet this new recording by Dulra brings us on a journey far to the north. It’s insular music again, this time from […]
Yesterday’s Irish Independent chose the upcoming The Wexford Carols concerts featuring Caitríona O’Leary and her band DÚLRA as one of their Favourite Things. Read the article Friday 6th December at 7:30pm Drogheda International Classical Music Series Droichead Arts Centre, Drogheda Tickets: €16/€12 and €5 students/children, Box Office 041 9833946 Buy tickets online Saturday 7th December […]
Traditional Irish singer/early music specialist Caitríona O’Leary and her band DÚLRA along with special guest artists Lillis Ó Laoire, Nóirín Ní Riain and Matthias Loibner will perform a special holiday season concert featuring Ireland’s greatest Christmas music, The Wexford Carols. These remarkable folk carols from the 17th and 18th centuries are rarely performed and largely […]
DÚLRA‘s Caitríona O’Leary interviewed at the recent Beethovenfest Bonn
Supported by Culture Ireland and the Embassy of Ireland in Great Britain, acclaimed traditional Irish band DÚLRA featuring singer Caitríona O’Leary will perform a special concert on Friday 14th June at 7:30 PM at St. John’s Smith Square, London. The concert is being held in celebration of Ireland’s six-month Presidency of the Council of the […]
Geman magazine hifi and records review DÚLRA’s album Ecstasy. “The recommendation “File under Audiophile” should be added to the back cover.” “The recommendation on the back-cover states: “File under Traditional /World Music”. This target-group-definition for the pop market might obstruct the path to a larger audience for Dúlra (fiddle, cello, flute, percussion and other acoustic […]