Irish electro-folk duo Saint Sister have announced a return to Belfast when they will perform at the Black Box on Saturday October 20.
Tickets for the show will go on sale via Ticketmaster outlets.
The band, formed in November 2014, is the creation of Morgan MacIntyre and Gemma Doherty and it draws inspiration from early Celtic harp traditions, 60s folk and electronic pop to create ‘atmosfolk’—a mix of soulful vocal harmonies, dreamy synth and electro-acoustic harp.
A month after their formation, Saint Sister were asked to perform on TG4, and shortly after opened Whelan’s for Arcade Fire’s Will Butler.
Debut EP Madrid, recorded with Alex Ryan, bassist with Hozier, was released in November 2015 and within its first year reached over one million streams on Spotify. IIt was championed by Huw Stephens and Phil Taggart, eventually being playlisted on BBC Radio One.
2016’s Tin Man was nominated for song of the year by the Choice Music Prize and Saint Sister were named Best Irish Band in 2016 by readers of the Irish Times.
Third release Causing Trouble was released in June 2017 and was playlisted across Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Since their formation, the band have toured extensively throughout Europe. They made their US debut in March 2016 with multiple showcases at SXSW, and have had notable appearances at numerous festivals Glastonbury, Latitude, Electric Picnic, Longitude, The Great Escape, Reeperbahn Festival and Eurosonic.
This year Saint Sister travelled to Sweden for a Stockholm headline show and also performed at the Where’s the Music festival.
They have performed at the National Concert Hall, Dublin and opened for The National at the Cork Opera House.
This summer the band will play the main stage at Body and Soul ahead of their debut tour of Australia in November.
Saint Sister, the Black Box, October 20. Tickets from Ticketmaster outlets nationwide. Call 0844 277 4455 or visit www.ticketmaster.ie.
By Jo Green