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Fiona Tyndall Shares New Single "Oró Mó Bhaidín" featuring Brendan Hayes
- Drop Rocket Team
- 21 hours ago
- 2 min read
The track is the third single from her upcoming full Irish language album, "Éinín an Cheóil"
A stunning children’s lullaby with lyrics credited to Padraig Pearse, Colm O’Lochlainn and Tomas Ó Colmáin during the time of the Gaelic Revival, “Oró Mó Bhaidín”, is an ardent expression of joy and pleasure from a man out on the water in his currach (a traditional small fishing boat of the West coast of Ireland).
Translating to “My Little Boat”, the single features breathtaking vocals and harmonies from Tyndall, who is warmly accompanied by Brendan Hayes on piano, bass and backing vocals: A mesmerising arrangement by the two long-time collaborators.
Hailing from County Clare, Fiona Tyndall has been immersed in Irish and Celtic music traditions since childhood. Moving to the USA in later life, spending time in both Boston, Massachusetts and Princeton, New Jersey, she now splits her time between both countries, deepening Irish-American cultural connections and carrying on the tradition passed onto her by her father.
An enduring figure in the Irish traditional genre, her debut album, “Deirin De”, blended traditional Irish language lyrics with innovative musical and vocal arrangements, receiving high praise from Siobhán Long (The Irish Times) and Karan Casey.
Her discography spanning English-language, Irish-language and both original and traditional works, her passion for preserving the Irish language and culture through song has led to incredible collaborations with esteemed musicians, songwriters and arrangers such as Fergal Scahill (We Banjo 3), Kieran Munnelly (The David Munnelly Band), Gabriel Donoghue and Tim Edey (BBC ALBA/Scotland Best Traditional Musician 2020, BBC Radio Two Musician of the Year 2012).
About “Éinín an Cheoil”
“Éinín an Cheóil”, meaning “Birdsong”, is Fiona Tyndall’s upcoming album due for release on Wednesday, September 17th. Recorded in Oakley Studios in Blackrock, Dublin and Shorefire Studios in Longbranch, New Jersey, the album was fully produced by Brendan Hayes and mixed/mastered in BAZ Studios, Portumna, Co. Galway.
A highly personal and passionate collection, the album was inspired by Tyndall’s father, Buadhach Tóibín, a traditional singer and collector of Irish music. Meticulously hand-writing the lyrics of over 200 songs in the old Irish script in a bound ledger, he had the foresight to accompany some of the songs with tonic solfa (a musical system in which a series of syllables represents the seven notes of a scale), so that his children would have the melodies to sing.
Tyndall came into possession of this wonderful manuscripted collection following her father’s passing, upon which she decided to record a selection of the preserved songs. As a child, she had learned many directly from her father, as he also taught students from all over Ireland each summer at Coláiste Eoghain Uí Comhraidhe in Carrigaholt, Co. Clare (a residential Irish college).
A carefully archived digital copy of her father’s manuscript of songs will be available at the Irish Traditional Music Archive (ITMA) in Dublin, Ireland upon “Éinin an Cheóil’s” release on September 17th.
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