Nóirin Ni Riain Sings at St Mary’s Chapel

Noirin Ni Riain is one of Ireland’s best known musicians. Born in County Limerick on the west coast of Ireland, Nóirín began to take singing lessons at the tender age of seven and studied music at University College, Cork. Noirin is known primarily for her spiritual songs, which have been an inspiration for many. She also sings Celtic music, Sean-nós and Indian songs. She plays an Indian harmonium (Surpeti), Shruti box and Feadóg (whistle).

Noirin has performed in the Royal Festival Hall with Sinéad O'Connor; with the American composer John Cage; with the sons of Karlheinz Stockhausen, Markus and Simon; with Paul Winter at the summer and winter solstice concerts in the Cathedral of St John the Divine, New York; with the Scola Gregoriana of Notre Dame University, Indiana, where she performed the leading role in Anima, by Hildegard von Bingen. She has sung several times in India as a delegate of the Irish government, performed in war-torn Sarajevo, and performed at other notable events worldwide.