Two of Ireland’s best-known music families have joined forces for a unique collaboration which was released on Friday October 1st 2021.

Clannad singer Moya Brennan and internationally renowned accordionist Liam O'Connor have together recorded an anthemic song, ‘Strong in Numbers’ written by Moya and her husband, Tim Jarvis.

In support of Moya’s unmistakable vocals her daughter and son, Aisling and Paul Jarvis and Liam’s daughter Saoirse, Oisín and Cillian, add an amazing array of instruments and strong vocals to the track, while Tim Jarvis plays cello and Eamonn de Barra, flute, to complete a sound that rattles and hums with the best of them.

The track was produced by Aisling at Moya’s recording studio with an arrangement by Liam O’Connor and Moya.

As Liam O'Connor points out, “We’d all played together recently in The Friary in Killarney, and it was such a positive experience for all of us that we just had to repeat it. So not only have we done this recording of ‘Strong in Numbers’ but we’re planning to do the Friary again this year too. After that, I wouldn’t rule anything out!
Moya Brennan, the recipient of The 2019's Lifetime Achievement Award in the RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards, is equally excited about the project. “It was only after the first collaboration between the O’Connor’s and the Brennan’s that I wondered why this doesn’t happen more often. It’s quite an appropriate collaboration, given that it was often families the length and breadth of the country who kept the spirit of Irish music alive through difficult times. If this opens the door for more of these collaborations we’d be thrilled.”
‘Strong in Numbers’ by Moya Brennan and Liam O’Connor and their two families will be available soon on the usual on-line platforms.
For further information contact: Tim Jarvis timjjarv@gmail.com 086 813 9981
www.moyabrennan.com
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