Clare Sands @ Live at St. Luke's, Cork | 'They Tried To Bury Us' Album Tour
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Touring her highly anticipated sophomore album 'They Tried To Bury Us', don't miss Clare Sands performing at Live at St. Luke's, Cork on Friday 20th November, 2026.
🎟️ Tickets (€26.00) available from https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/clare-sands-tickets-1989222018606
🌀 PRE-ORDER ALBUM : https://sl1nk.com/pre-order-clare-sands
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‘They Tried To Bury Us’ is a collection of original songs that gives voice to the silenced: the endangered curlew; Lí Ban of Lough Neagh; lost words of our native tongue; the Rostrevor oak; those seeking refuge on our shores and the Palestinian poets whose words embody defiance and inspire generations. All songs have a connection to the North of Ireland - the album was written across Ulster with an incredible array of musicians based in the Northern counties, alongside producer Seán Óg Graham (Beoga, Karen Casey). It is an album that rises from the earth against oppression and insists that love and hope will never be buried.
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Is fidléir den tséú glúin agus amhránaí dátheangach í Clare Sands ó Chorcaigh, Éire.
Tarraingíonn sí go domhain ó cheol a sinsear, agus fíonn sí fréamhacha traidisiúnta Gaelacha le fuaimeanna agus tionchair chomhaimseartha. Tá baint dhomhain ag a hamhráin le háit, agus an teagmháil idir béaloideas, teanga agus gníomhaíochas le fonn ceoil. Tá cáil uirthi as a fuinneamh amh tógálach, agus tá spiorad neamheaglach mar a bheadh ag gaiscíoch aici, a spreagann agus a aontaíonn lucht féachana timpeall an domhain.
Chomh maith lena saothair nuálacha cheoil tá taibhithe spleodracha. Tugann Clare a lucht féachana léi ar aistear spreagúil lán dóchais, amhránaíochta, ceiliúrtha agus croí.
Le halbam nua á eisiúint san fhómhar in 2026, níl aon chuma ar Clare go bhfuil sí ag moilliú. Is léiriú í ar chumhacht bhuan an cheoil daoine a aontú agus a spreagadh, trúbadóir don lá atá inniu ann, a théann i bhfeidhm i nglúiní agus cultúir éagsúla.
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Clare Sands is a sixth generation fiddle player and bilingual singer from Cork, Ireland.
Drawing deeply from the music of her ancestors, she weaves traditional Irish roots with contemporary sounds and influences. Her songs are deeply connected to place, and where folklore, language, and activism meet melody. Known for her raw and infectious energy, she embodies a fearless warrior-like spirit that inspires and unites audiences around the world.
Her eponymous album secured a place among the Irish Times’ Top 5 Folk Albums of 2022, and earned Sands a Best Folk Singer nomination at the Irish Folk Awards. Other notable projects include the ‘hypnotic and tribal’ (BBC Radio 2) Tírdhreacha agus Fuaimdhreacha (Landscapes & Soundscapes) EP, written and recorded across the four seasons in the four provinces of Ireland and Gormacha, a musical odyssey that treads a path between the Irish language, folklore and our natural world. Sands' passion for collaboration has led her to work with some of Ireland’s finest folk and traditional musicians, including Hothouse Flowers, Paul Brady, Susan O’Neill, Sharon Shannon and more.
Her innovative musical creations are matched by electrifying live performances — Clare brings her audiences on an exhilarating journey full of hope, singing, celebration, and heart.
With a new album releasing in Autumn 2026, Clare is showing no signs of slowing down. She stands as a testament to the enduring power of music to unite and inspire — a troubadour for the modern age, whose melodies resonate across generations and cultures alike.
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MEDIA QUOTES
"Her songs and music reflect and renew the past and present, both in English and Irish. Her own voice, sensibilities and cares make her music so powerful - the personal becoming the universal."
The Irish News
"Sands excavates into Ireland's ancient myths & landscapes whilst exploring the political exigencies of it's here and now… A bold, beautiful album brimming with ideas."
Songlines Magazine
"This fine debut revels in Sands innate & fearless curiosity, and her insistence on diving deep below the surface. A mighty first step to what promises to be a lifelong expedition."
Siobhán Long, The Irish Times
🎟️ Tickets (€26.00) available from https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/clare-sands-tickets-1989222018606
🌀 PRE-ORDER ALBUM : https://sl1nk.com/pre-order-clare-sands
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‘They Tried To Bury Us’ is a collection of original songs that gives voice to the silenced: the endangered curlew; Lí Ban of Lough Neagh; lost words of our native tongue; the Rostrevor oak; those seeking refuge on our shores and the Palestinian poets whose words embody defiance and inspire generations. All songs have a connection to the North of Ireland - the album was written across Ulster with an incredible array of musicians based in the Northern counties, alongside producer Seán Óg Graham (Beoga, Karen Casey). It is an album that rises from the earth against oppression and insists that love and hope will never be buried.
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Is fidléir den tséú glúin agus amhránaí dátheangach í Clare Sands ó Chorcaigh, Éire.
Tarraingíonn sí go domhain ó cheol a sinsear, agus fíonn sí fréamhacha traidisiúnta Gaelacha le fuaimeanna agus tionchair chomhaimseartha. Tá baint dhomhain ag a hamhráin le háit, agus an teagmháil idir béaloideas, teanga agus gníomhaíochas le fonn ceoil. Tá cáil uirthi as a fuinneamh amh tógálach, agus tá spiorad neamheaglach mar a bheadh ag gaiscíoch aici, a spreagann agus a aontaíonn lucht féachana timpeall an domhain.
Chomh maith lena saothair nuálacha cheoil tá taibhithe spleodracha. Tugann Clare a lucht féachana léi ar aistear spreagúil lán dóchais, amhránaíochta, ceiliúrtha agus croí.
Le halbam nua á eisiúint san fhómhar in 2026, níl aon chuma ar Clare go bhfuil sí ag moilliú. Is léiriú í ar chumhacht bhuan an cheoil daoine a aontú agus a spreagadh, trúbadóir don lá atá inniu ann, a théann i bhfeidhm i nglúiní agus cultúir éagsúla.
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Clare Sands is a sixth generation fiddle player and bilingual singer from Cork, Ireland.
Drawing deeply from the music of her ancestors, she weaves traditional Irish roots with contemporary sounds and influences. Her songs are deeply connected to place, and where folklore, language, and activism meet melody. Known for her raw and infectious energy, she embodies a fearless warrior-like spirit that inspires and unites audiences around the world.
Her eponymous album secured a place among the Irish Times’ Top 5 Folk Albums of 2022, and earned Sands a Best Folk Singer nomination at the Irish Folk Awards. Other notable projects include the ‘hypnotic and tribal’ (BBC Radio 2) Tírdhreacha agus Fuaimdhreacha (Landscapes & Soundscapes) EP, written and recorded across the four seasons in the four provinces of Ireland and Gormacha, a musical odyssey that treads a path between the Irish language, folklore and our natural world. Sands' passion for collaboration has led her to work with some of Ireland’s finest folk and traditional musicians, including Hothouse Flowers, Paul Brady, Susan O’Neill, Sharon Shannon and more.
Her innovative musical creations are matched by electrifying live performances — Clare brings her audiences on an exhilarating journey full of hope, singing, celebration, and heart.
With a new album releasing in Autumn 2026, Clare is showing no signs of slowing down. She stands as a testament to the enduring power of music to unite and inspire — a troubadour for the modern age, whose melodies resonate across generations and cultures alike.
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MEDIA QUOTES
"Her songs and music reflect and renew the past and present, both in English and Irish. Her own voice, sensibilities and cares make her music so powerful - the personal becoming the universal."
The Irish News
"Sands excavates into Ireland's ancient myths & landscapes whilst exploring the political exigencies of it's here and now… A bold, beautiful album brimming with ideas."
Songlines Magazine
"This fine debut revels in Sands innate & fearless curiosity, and her insistence on diving deep below the surface. A mighty first step to what promises to be a lifelong expedition."
Siobhán Long, The Irish Times
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Live At St. Luke's, 1 Victoria Terrace, Cork, County Cork, T23 EY48, Ireland
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