26/09/2026
When people ask me to sing at a funeral for their family, I don't take it lightly. I feel like music is such a special part of all of our lives and it can move people to a place that cannot be seen. When somebody has passed, I feel like music can make the whole event so different-whether it be more sad, more tragic, more reminiscent, more accepting, peaceful..the list goes on. Some traditions believe that after death, the soul leaves the body through sound, for instance mantras, prayers, chanting, and in my own Irish culture, there was an ancient tradition of caoineadh, or ‘keening’ — a vocal lament for the dead. In fact "crying" in the Irish language is "ag caoineadh". So I believe everything that is said, sung or recited is important at a funeral. So when I get these messages it really makes me happy and grateful to have been a part of something so special. Thank you x 🙏 ,