"A mixture of folk-inspired songs and operatic improvised dreamscapes...so brittle, so fine... it's a beautiful album." BBC Radio 3 (Rain Shadow)
PICTURES by Cliona Cassidy and Catriona McKay
Voice - Cliona Cassidy
Harp - Catriona McKay
Bass - Neil Harland
Video - Seán Breathnach
Engineered by Seamus Egan and Seán Breathnach
Mixed by Jim McEwan
Mastered by Sylvain Barou
New album RAIN SHADOW
George Burt and Clíona Cassidy
Click here to buy https://georgeburtandclionacassidy.bandcamp.com/album/rain-shadow
“Cassidy uses her voice in such an extraordinary manner it should be classed as a musical instrument, rather than a deliverer of lyrics. Burt is a superb improvising guitarist constantly changing mood and accent, and this, coupled with Cassidy’s remarkable operatic voice, produced both auditory fireworks and fascinating tranquil passages. A brilliant combination…” (bebop spoken here)
“This beautiful record ranges from gossamer singing and angular guitar strings to a jagged squawk caught by velvet acoustic. All points between strays into folk, organic free passages, jungle plants and insects, the spirit of Vashti Bunyan in the 60s, Harry Partch and his 43 tone octave and the incredible instant composition of Cliona Cassidy and George Burt. All this from her voice and his guitar. “ (Gordon MacLean)