Music
Press
"......clear beautiful voices.....three charming Ladies....the three cannot only sing, but write Songs.....recommendable work..."
- - Adolf Goriup, FolkWorld Magazine (Germany), 2009
“I haven’t heard finer vocal harmonies since Clannad.” 2010
- BBC Northern Ireland/BBC Radio Ulster’s Gerry Anderson
"It's The Henry Girl's vocalisation that really gives Morning Rush it's shivers down the back of your spine feel. Together and apart the voices work and work well for an album as sharp as a cut throat razor"
- Fatea Magazine (England), 2009
- Fatea Magazine
"These girls have many strings to their bow....A truly talented trio, the music is sublime..."
Culture Northern Ireland review, 2009
- Culture Northern Ireland review, 2009
"..the group's original material is mightily impressive.....gorgeous three-part harmony..."
The Evening Herald, 2008.
- The Evening Herald
"....the inimitable blend of family voices makes for a unique sound. ...... ..Their style of music is refreshingly unique drawing from many different genres..."
- Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival, Belfast
- - Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival, Belfast
“Their background in Irish traditional music and melodic country was very strong, but what I found remarkable was their ability to move bravely into more theatrical areas of sound accompaniment and their incredible natural improvisational ability.” - Steve Batts, co-artisic director Echo Echo Dance company
- Steve Batts, co-artisic director Echo Echo Dance company
".....the stunning Henry Girls are striding into the higher echelons of the Irish music scene with their eclectic sound of blues, country, and traditional world folk....totally new and unique sound..... a harmonious chorus of voices with their innate musical family talents.... Say you saw them first at the Festival of World Cultures!"
- Festival of World Cultures, Dun Laoghaire 2003
- Festival of World Cultures, Dun Laoghaire 2003
"...buckets of talent and buckets of versatility..."-
Barbara Galavan, I.M.R.O., 2005
- Barbara Galavan, I.M.R.O., 2005
".....‘Morning Rush’ is in fact very well crafted indeed, reflecting the diverse mix of musical traditions that have shaped and influenced their unique blend of country, traditional, jazz and roots - each of which they perform with considerable ease and enjoyment......One instantly gets the impression that the Henrys really enjoy what they do... and this is further deepened by their sisterly bond that unites them closely...."
- Irish Music Magazine, 2009
- Irish Music Magazine, 2009
Discography
Albums released are between Us (2002), Morning Rush (2007) and Dawn (2010). We have alot of tracks streamed and many of our songs get regular airplay in Ireland.
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Bio
The Henry Girls - Joleen, Lorna and Karen McLaughlin - are three sisters from Inishowen in Co. Donegal, Ireland. The band’s name comes from the local family nickname, Henry.
Their music is an eclectic mix of folk, blues and traditional Irish, with “spine-tingling” three part harmonies.
They formed the band in 2001 and recorded their first album, Between Us in 2002.
Their second album, Morning Rush, was released in 2007 to great acclaim, with Irish Music Magazine describing it as “ very well crafted indeed, reflecting the diverse mix of musical traditions that have shaped and influenced their unique blend of country, traditional, jazz and roots - each of which they perform with considerable ease and enjoyment.”
The girls released their third album Dawn in 2010 which features music from the award winning movie “A Shine of Rainbows” starring Aidan Quinn and Connie Neilsen. Also in 2010, they were nominated for an IFTA (Irish Film & Television Award) for Best Original Score for their work on the movie.
The Henry Girls have collaborated with many other artists on various projects over the years. These include Moroccan group Gawa Fusion, The Pyros, Finbarr Doherty, Appalachian singer Jerry Harmon, Mark Black, Natty Wailer, LA based composer Keith Power, Uni and her Ukulele from San Francisco and The Foxhunt from West Virginia.
As well as performing regularly throughout Ireland and further afield at some great festivals and events, the band have written and performed music for TV, theatre and contemporary dance companies.
The band can be heard regularly on many Irish, UK and internet radio stations and their television appearances include RTE’s Nationwide, First Stop on BBC2, Féilte on TG4, The Afternoon Show on RTE1 and SRL on BBC2.
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