Renowned singing sisters Maighread and Tríona NíDhomhnail

On Friday, March 10, sisters Maighread and Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill of the renowned singing family from the Donegal Gaeltacht, will appear at The Dock, Carrick-on-Shannon.

The unique style and repertoire of traditional singing they represent so gloriously, comes down to them through generations of the Ó Domhnaill family. Added to this is their distinctive unison and harmonic interpretations of Donegal songs and their fluent and accomplished singing to instrumental accompaniment.

Tríona (who was a member of one of the most influential groups in contemporary Irish traditional music, The Bothy Band) is a skilled keyboard player of piano, clavinet and harpsichord and also a composer and arranger of traditional material.

With their brother, the late Mícheál, a fine singer and instrumental player, they formed the seminal traditional group, Skara Brae in the late 1960s.

It was through this group and its one recording, now a classic, that the regional songs of their native Donegal were introduced to a wide audience both in Ireland and abroad.

Maighread and Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill are now touring as a duo. Their live performances are unforgettable heart-rending events. The sound of their solo and combined voices is indescribable. but lingers in the memory forever.

Admission is €20 and tickets can be purchased through The Dock website at 071 96 50 828 or by visiting www.thedock.ie