Motherland Songs is a revival of folk anthems & modern classics from such songwriting greats as Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Nanci Griffith, Nina Simone and Kate Bush are intertwined with traditional Irish songs and poetry.

Described as having ‘a voice that would silence angels’ Edel Murphy & live band carry you through the Dustbowl of the Great Depression, into the homes of 1950s urban desperation, down streets of protest in the 1960s and into the tumult of the 21st century.

Motherland Songs is a historical jukebox of unforgettable female characters, from the teenage runaway of "She's Leaving Home" by The Beatles to Dolly Parton's infamous and misunderstood “Jolene”. The Irish classic “No Frontiers” lovingly evokes Amelia Earhart, the US aviation heroine who touched down in the north of Ireland in 1932.

MOTHERLAND SONGS:
Trouble In The Fields (Nanci Griffith)
Hard Times Come Again No More (Kate & Anna McGarrigle)
Catch The Wind (Cher)
No Frontiers (Mary Black)
Motherland (Natalie Merchant)
Only A Woman's Heart (Emmylou Harris)
With God On Our Side / The Times They Are a-Changin' (Joan Baez) At Seventeen (Janis Ian)
Bread & Roses (Mimi Farina / Judy Collins)
Dark Woman Of The Glen (Irish Traditional)
Roisin Dubh (Irish Traditional)
American Tune (Paul Simon / Rhiannon Giddens)
Jolene (Dolly Parton)
You Don't Own Me (Lesley Gore)
This Woman's Work (Kate Bush)
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free (Nina Simone)
In The Pines (The Carter Family)
After The Goldrush (Neil Young)
From Galway To Graceland (Richard Thompson)
She's Leaving Home (The Beatles)
In The Ghetto (Elvis Presley)

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