Róisín Elsafty is a native Irish speaker and singer in the sean-nós (“old time”) tradition who comes from a musical family: her mother and sisters are also respected vocalists. But the family’s influences also included Umm Kulthum and the music of Róisín’s father’s Egyptian homeland. Rhiannon visits with Róisín in the Gothic Church at Kylemore Abbey in Connemara.
Rhiannon joins Karan Casey and Niall Vallely at the Triskel Arts Centre in Cork City.
Rhiannon visits guitarist Niwel Tsumbu on his family farm near Kinsale in County Cork.
Rhiannon joins Irish piper and flutist Emer Mayock in Castlebar, County Mayo.
