A live recording of Caledonia in the Swiss countryside.

Caledonia

The Mother Within

‘The Mother Within’ explores the connection to our wild selves. After releasing a collaborative version of The Mother Within, with Indonesian percussionists KunoKini, in June DANI follows it up with an acoustic version rooted firmly in her folk self.

The Mother Within (Acoustic)

Blood Thirsty

Ahead of her Folk Alliance International live debut in February 2021, Ireland’s most exciting nu-folk artist Dani Larkin is sharing her next single Love Part Three, which is due for release Friday 12th February. 

Love Part Three is the third and final part in a series of tracks appearing on her album, that deal with various themes around love, heart ache and relationships. This conclusionary track contains themes of togetherness, and one that focuses on the importance of kinship when navigating the unknown - this single embraces the collective feeling of needing to pull together during hardships, and is a testament to the power of wildness in the transformation of love.
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This single comes from forthcoming album Notes for A Maiden Warrior, which is due for release during Bealtaine 2021.

Love Part Three

The Red (Maca’s Return) is a mythic imagining of what it would be like if Maca, the goddess of War and Transformation, and the namesake of Ard Mhaca (Armagh) returned. The song dances in and out of a story from old and explores how the ego, if left unchecked, can lead to a cycle of war and violence that wreaks devastation on our intuitive self and in turn, the world around us. 

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2021 is set to be Larkin’s breakthrough year as an artist, that began with her international appearance at Folk Alliance (the world's largest folk gathering!), followed by confirmed debut at this year's The Great Escape festival, and the recent additions of her team including leading live booking agency Midnight Mango, as well as Irish promoter Singular Artists, she is an artist on the rise!

Music written by Dani Larkin.
Recorded and Produced with George Sloan at Half Bap Studios, Belfast.
Vocals, guitar, banjo, harmonium : Dani Larkin
Percussion, backing vocals : George Sloan
Viola, backing vocals : Kate Squires

The Red (Maca's Return)

'Samson & Goliath' due for release Friday 20th November is the lead single off of Dani Larkin's eagerly awaited debut album - due for release Spring 2021.
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SONG BIO
Written during a stint living in Scotland, ‘Samson and Goliath’ sums up the raw feeling of being the underdog, encapsulating the idea that vulnerability and honesty with oneself are places of strength and catalysts for change. A powerful message that this artist hopes her listeners will resonate with throughout this difficult time in the world.

Now featuring viola, piano and guest vocal of King Cedar, this album version of ‘Samson and Goliath’ is the perfect first insight into the incredible body of work that ‘Notes for A Maiden Warrior’ will be.

ARTIST BIO
Hailing from the Armagh-Monaghan border, Dani Larkin is already being heralded as one of Ireland’s finest songwriters. Larkin has been creating music for several years, and is a well-known face on the live circuit in Northern Ireland. A storyteller by nature, her music is inspired by the folktales she was raised with, intertwined with elements of traditional melodies and rhythms from around the world in a seamless and timeless tradition.

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Samson & Goliath [Album Version]

Dani Larkin is a singer-songwriter and folk musician from the Armagh-Monaghan border. Her sound is inspired by the Irish traditional melodies she was raised with, her songs are reminiscent of Celtic folk tales.

Dani Larkin

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