Saint Sister is an Irish

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duo, whose music has been described as "atmosfolk."

Career

Morgan MacIntyre (from

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) and Gemma Doherty (from

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) met at

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. They founded Saint Sister in 2014. They were voted the “Best Irish Act" by the readers of ''

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'' in 2016. Their debut album, ''Shape of Silence'', was released in 2018 and was nominated for the

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. They performed an a cappella rendition of the song "

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" by

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's funeral in Belfast, who was killed by the

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in April 2019. In 2020, the duo were part of an Irish collective of female singers and musicians called Irish Women in Harmony, that recorded a version of the song "

" in aid of the charity Safe Ireland, which deals with

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which had reportedly risen significantly during the

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. The duo went on indefinite hiatus at the end of 2023. Since then, MacIntyre has launched her own solo project, releasing songs under the name "Morgana".

Personnel

* Morgan MacIntyre (vocals, synths, drum pads) *Gemma Doherty (vocals, electric harp)

Discography

;Albums * ''Shape of Silence'' (2018) *''Where I Should End'' (2021) ;EPs *''Madrid'' (2015) ;Singles *Tin Man (2016) *Causing Trouble (2017) *Is it too early? (Kilmainham) (2019) *Dynamite (2020) *The Place That I Work (2021) *Oh My God Oh Canada (2021)

References

External links

Official siteSaint Sister on BandcampSaint Sister on Soundcloud
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