The Whileaways release a new Christmas track ahead of their LoSt LaNe gig

The Whileaways evoke the magic of a Christmas spent in Galway with their new single ‘All the Lights On (It must be Christmas)' and an accompanying music video. A moving ballad with The Whileaways’ signature closely-harmonised vocals, it references the big wheel in Eyre Square, buskers singing on Christmas eve, pints in Neachtains – all staples of the festive season in their hometown.

The Whileaways are Noelie McDonnell, Noriana Kennedy and Nicola Joyce, who met while on the session circuit in Galway in 2012. Since then, they have released three critically-acclaimed albums, toured across the world, and been nominated for Best Group and Best Album in the RTÉ Folk Awards.

2019 saw the band broaden their repertoire with Bird On The Wire, a collaboration between The Whileaways and Pauline Scanlon. Featuring a ten-piece band including strings, the show is a unique combination of outstanding singers exploring their own interpretations of the wonderfully rich music and words of the icon that is Leonard Cohen.

The show has been performed to sold-out audiences at Dingle Folk Festival, Campbell’s in Galway, The Pepper Canister Church in Dublin and Belfast’s Empire Music Hall, amongst others. In the coming months, Bird On The Wire will be performed at Clonmel, INEC Killarney, Bantry, and Castlebar, culminating in a night at the Olympia Theatre on 31 May 2020.

The Whileaways play LoSt LaNe next Tuesday, 10 December (tickets) and Black Box Theatre in Galway on 20 December (tickets).