Galway native Anna Mullarkey has shared the entrancing video of her performance of 'Damhsa Mall' at the Galway International Arts Festival. The single appears on her debut record Falling, which was released just a month ago.

As a part of the festival, Anna performed at the Róisín Dubh. Her performance of 'Damhsa Mall' was filmed and edited by Lakshika Films. and is beautifully hypnotic.

"'Damhsa Mall’ tells the love story of my partner's grandmother,” Anna explains. “It was originally a commission for TG4’s Samhlú-Croí Cruthaitheach with Heavy Man Films. I wanted to celebrate my partner’s grandmother and her love story. The song is written from her perspective as she recounts a night where she was brought to a dance on a bicycle wearing a pretty dress as the stars lit up the sky. The accordion plays a traditional melody at the end of the song brought to life by Paul McClure, giving the electronic track a traditional fusion.”

Having spent over seven years as part of the more rock/folk-orientated My Fellow Sponges (overseen by Saw Doctors’ manager Ollie Jennings) before exiting to explore an electronic/acoustic sound, the magnetic composer has been steadily building an enthralling, unique sonic world.

Expanding beyond music into film, theatre and dance; the composer's original score for The Passion (2021) has won awards in Ireland and beyond. 2020 EP Spéir, funded by Galway 2020, paved the way for her current opus. Incorporating traditional elements into her alluring soundscapes, Falling traces the overwhelming highs and lows of love.

“Some of the songs were written in 2018 but never touched," Anna told Hot Press last month. "Falling was only recorded last year,” Anna explains, smiling. “I set up a band in between the two lockdowns, working with two musicians: bassist Sam Wright and Paul McClure on accordiana and bodhran. We had to snap a moment in time, so I really wanted to consolidate that magic.”

Read our new interview with Anna Mullarkey here.

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