Celtic Connections review: Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh & the Irish Chamber Orchestra, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

Performing sean-nós songs with orchestral accompaniment could have been a risky business, but this concert from Kerry singer Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh and the Irish Chamber Orchestra was a triumph, writes Jim Gilchrist

Celtic Connections: Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh & the Irish Chamber Orchestra – Róisín Reimagined, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall *****

Ireland’s classic sean-nós (“old style”) songs are aureate bardic creations, centuries old, with an inherent dignity that can still palpably move listeners, as Kerry singer Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh discovered when she sang on TV during lockdown.