Saint Sister

Saint Sister, formed in November 2014, is the creation of Morgan MacIntyre and Gemma Doherty. Their music draws from early Celtic harp traditions, 60s folk and electronic pop to create "atmosfolk"—a mix of soulful vocal harmonies, dreamy synth, and electro-acoustic harp. 

Momentum quickly built for the band early on. A month after their formation they were asked to perform on TG4 (Irish national TV), and shortly after opened Whelan’s for Arcade Fire’s Will Butler. Their debut EP "Madrid" recorded with Alex Ryan (bassist with Hozier), was released in November 2015 and within its first year reached over 1 million streams on Spotify. It received favorable support from Irish radio, leading to playlisting on RTE1. It was also championed by Huw Stephens and Phil Taggart, eventually being playlisted on BBC Radio 1 and on German national radio, 1Live. 

2016’s "Tin Man" came out as part of Communion’s Singles Club and received continued support from national radio, both at home and abroad. The track was nominated for song of the year by the Choice Music Prize and the band named "Best Irish Band" in 2016 by the readers of the Irish Times. They performed this single for a televised performance in St James’ Church for Other Voices. 

In 2017 the band performed at Eurosonic, as well as support Lisa Hannigan at a sold out London show in the Roundhouse. In March the band went on to open for her across her 20 date European tour. The band’s 3rd release, "Causing Trouble" was released in June. This is the first track off the band’s forthcoming record "The Shape of Silence," scheduled for release in summer 2018. The single favored well on radio and was playlisted across Germany, Belgium and The Netherlands as well as continued support from Ireland and UK. 

Since their formation, the band have toured extensively throughout Europe. They made their US debut in March 2016 with multiple showcases at SXSW, and have had notable appearances at numerous festivals including BBC Introducing at Glastonbury, Latitude, Electric Picnic, Longitude, The Great Escape, Reeperbahn Festival. 2017 saw the band headline several tours of Europe, including a show at The National Concert Hall, Dublin. In September the band opened for The National in the Cork Opera House.