This is a glowing example of Irish traditional song at its best and as always with Nuala Kennedy, the album delights on a number of levels. She is as natural and gifted a flute player as you could hope to hear, her vocal performances are precise and charming, and her careful selection and arrangement of […]

Can Nuala Kennedy really be celebrating ten years as a solo artist? It is hard to believe but Behave the Bravest, her fourth studio album, certainly demonstrates the confidence of an artist at the peak of her talent. Well known as one of the finest flautists on the Irish/Scots trad scene, as a vocalist Kennedy […]

Here we have a group that have been somewhat under the Irish radar for the past ten years. Surprisingly although they have worked together for a decade this is their debut album. They are a Hiberno-Norse trio of: Nuala Kennedy on flute, whistles and vocals, who represents the Irish leg of the tripod. One of […]

Kennedy, who lives in Edinburgh but hails from Dundalk, is a critically acclaimed and award-winning recording artist. She sings, plays flute and whistle, and is a writer of songs and tunes. In addition to her solo work with the Nuala Kennedy Band, she performs in The Alt with John Doyle and Eamon O’Leary and Oirialla […]

The Irish Echo — “‘Behave the Bravest’ is simply out-standing. Kennedy’s surrounded herself with musicians that understand and share her vision and mirror her rooted, imaginative musical approach. Kennedy’s fans will welcome this one with arms wide open, but it will appeal to anyone who values urbane contemporary music rooted in a historically informed but carefully measured modern aesthetic. Outstanding stuff.”

The Irish Times “She is not only an exceptional interpreter of the tradition; her own tunes glisten with freshness.”

SING OUT! MAGAZINE VOL. 55 #2

Energy and imagination fuel this exceptionally rich fourth solo collection from the singer and flute player.