Music that gets under your skin is a rare and beautiful thing. Ancient Rite has been a labour of love from its inception to its execution. No detail has been neglected, no note carelessly discarded.

'Breton Rhapsody' captures the essence of Duignan's modus vivendi effortlessly, featuring low whistle hammocked by Steve Cooney's unmistakable guitar, with Máire Breathnach's violin weaving its own Romany passage in between.

Duignan's Chil Aodha roots and Dingle allegiances are everywhere to be seen. There's the sean nós song penned by his grandfather, 'Táimse Agus Máire', with Duignan's mother and sister twinning their vocals casually and fluidly, and there is also 'Seán O Duibhir', a gorgeous air long beloved of Seán O Riada.