Clare Sands

Dave McNally takes in the sights and sounds of WOMEX 24 in Manchester, including Ireland’s Clare Sands, Ríoghnach Connolly fronting local legends Honeyfeet and compelling, energetic singer Gladys Samba leading the exhilarating collective, Les Mamans du Congo.

Directed and shot by visual artists and twin sisters Liadain and Kasia Kaminska, and ahead of her UK Headline Tour (see dates below), Clare Sands premieres the video for her latest single ‘Ghost on the Waves’, a collaboration with Aisling Urwin.

Clare Sands is joined by Brian Finnegan of FLOOK on her anthemic new single Dealán Dé, an ancient word from County Donegal meaning both butterfly and Northern lights – watch the accompanying video directed and shot by visual artists and twin sisters Liadain and Kasia Kaminska.

Clare Sands announces a new four-part series ‘Gormacha’. Watch the video for her first single, a collaboration with I Have A Tribe. The accompanying video was directed and shot by visual artists and twin sisters Liadain and Kasia Kaminska who capture the calm and tumult of Teasgal.

Clare Sands and long-time collaborator ​​Liadain Ní Bhraonáin have created a music video for her new single ‘Keep the Flame Burning’, an uplifting and hopeful anthem for the human spirit.

Following on from the release of her critically acclaimed EP ‘Tírdhreacha Agus Fuaimdhreacha’ (Landscapes & Soundscapes) and smashing subsequent single ‘Awe na Mná’; sixth generation fiddler, bilingual singer & multi-instrumentalist Clare Sands announces her self-titled album and shares her new song, ‘Sail On’.

Celebrating International Women’s Day, on the video for ‘Awe Na Mná (Praise the Women)’, Clare Sands is joined by 100 women on four beaches in the four corners of Ireland, celebrating sisterhood in all its colours.

For the final release of her four-part music series, Clare Sands joins Hothouse Flowers front-man Liam Ó Maonlaí for ‘Teacht an Fhómhair’ (Autumn’s Arrival). Watch their mesmerising video (by Liadain Ni Bhraonáin and Kasia Kaminska ), a paganistic, primal, pilgrimage recorded over 48 hours.

Watch the latest video from Clare Sands for her new single Iontach Bheith Beo on which she joins forces with friend, composer, and musician Brídín. A driving, pulsating, celebration of life, for those that have gone before us, and those yet to come.

Our Song of the Day comes from Cork-born fearless feisty fiddler, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Clare Sands. She is joined by Steve Cooney and Tommy Sands on her outstanding new single ‘Abair Liom do Rúin (Tell Me Your Secrets)’.

Watch Clare Sands & Susan O’Neill’s ‘Carry My Song’ – a dizzying and unyielding energetic performance where Irish and English languages, Traditional, Folk, and Contemporary music meet.