COMPOSER

Liverpool Lime Street Cuttings Open to the Sky Trailer:
https://youtu.be/FixpcFq1FDw 

Off White:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU6_SND8d3o

Glorify the Brick:
https://youtu.be/6yS-GODJxMo

"Brilliant stuff. Sive is a real find." - Hot Press

“This deserves to be heard, and if there is any justice in the world it will be.” - State Magazine

"Brimming with invention and life...compelling." - The Last Mixed Tape

“Mature, well-crafted and deeply moving.”  - Indie Buddie

Sive is a songwriter, singer and multi-instrumentalist with a voice that “sweeps along displaying folk and jazz nuances with the confidence of one who knows" (Eamon Carr, The Herald). Her unique sound weaves together her love for the craft of songwriting with her enthusiasm for experimentation and intricate arrangements.
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Sive first began to delve into songwriting when she was 15 and an old bandmate showed her some songs she had written. She thought to herself “Hmm, maybe I could do that too” and so off she went with a head full of excitement and an old tape recorder. Back then multi-tracking involved two blank tapes, two tape decks and lots of patience. It was all very hi-tech.

When she finished school Sive went to Ballyfermot College to study music, but it was only really when she took part in an international bandcamp in Germany that she managed to pluck up the courage to front her own band (mainly because she didn’t have a choice). After that, she upped sticks to the Netherlands where she was awarded a scholarship and spent some time rehearsing, gigging and recording with some fine Dutch musicians. Since then she has been somewhat of a musical shapeshifter, working as a session vocalist and musician, facilitating music workshops and directing choirs. In 2014 she decided to pursue a Masters in Community Music which has led her to become involved in a number of Arts & Health projects around Kildare and Dublin.

Sive released her first album of original material, We Are Moving, to critical acclaim in 2012. In the years that followed she toured extensively in Ireland, The UK, Europe and New Zealand, sharing stages with the likes of Lisa Hannigan, Kila, Cathy Davey, Mick Flannery, Christy Moore, John Spillane and Gemma Hayes along the way. She was voted viewer’s choice to appear on RTE's  Other Voices in 2014 and has also performed on TG4’s Róisín, TV3’s Ireland AM, ARTE's Metropolis (Germany/France) and ETV’s Terevisioon (Estonia).

Following a successful crowdfunding campaign, Sive released her second album The Roaring Girl in 2017.

Shakalak is the brainchild of poetician John Cummins and musician Fin Divilly. The journey from friends to forming a band happened instantly along with the addition of experienced musical minds Johnny Jude, Sam Lynch (AKA Small Bear) and Padraig Dooney. A love of lyric and melody is the heart of their creativity.

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