ÁINE TYRRELL is a force, An artist arriving at the precise moment we need.
Some artists fill a room. ÁINE TYRRELL rewires them.
She came home to Ireland with a bang and Rhiannon Giddens, Imelda May, Electric Picnic and 130,000 strangers can confirm it.
Her single BITSEACH dropped and the internet responded before the industry could figure out which genre box to tick. Irish audiences claimed her immediately, coining names like “MackleMáire” and “the love child of Enya and Kneecap.” When Rhiannon Giddens shared the video it hit 130K views with extraordinary company in the comments. No PR manufactures that. The Cumann na mBÍTSEACH has been gathering in fierceness at festivals and rooms across the island ever since.
Rhiannon Giddens wrote of her upcoming album: “It stands out for its clarity of purpose and refusal to soften difficult truths. MISE ÉIRE carries an integrity that is often missing within the fast-paced pressures of the music industry.”
Daughter of revered Galway traditional singer Séan Tyrrell, she carries that lineage in her bones with the fearlessness to blow it wide open. An award-winning fearless multi-instrumentalist, storyteller + community builder, Áine weaves culture, resistance + social change into a living sonic practice. Her unmistakable voice is electric, intimate and impossible to ignore. Live, she is compelling + unforgettable, blending spoken word, hip hop, acoustic guitar and ancient melody, moving seamlessly between power and vulnerability, leaving rooms charged, transformed and remembering our humanity.
A festival favourite across continents from Electric Picnic, Woodford Folk Festival to Shrewsbury Folk Festival - “Tyrrell’s incredible journey is one you’d be well advised to follow.” The Australian
After more than a decade embedded in Australia’s music community on Bundjalung + Kulin lands, building deep cross-cultural collaborations with First Nations artists rooted in solidarity, sovereignty + shared song, she has returned to Ireland sharper, bolder + with a growing international audience that crosses borders, genres + platforms. Recognised as one of the top 10 musical creators on Patreon by The Australian, her community is one of the most engaged in independent Irish music, proof that her connection with audiences runs far deeper than the stage.
That depth now carries into the release of landmark album MISE ÉIRE, recorded in collaboration and across continents in studios from Bundjalung to An Spidéal to NYC. A record of rare integrity and if BITSEACH is anything to go by, the rare ability to resonate in hearts + rooms as diverse as the communities who built it.
2026 marks a defining chapter for an artist who has spent a career moving in circles that don’t open easily.
Number one on RTÉ’s Independent Music Charts with Glen Hansard. In the studio with Liam Ó Maonlaí, DOBBY and Emily Wurramara. On stage with Imelda May, Lisa Hannigan and Wallis Bird. Singing at the Busk for Simon Community. Playing intimate shows for Dermot Kennedy and the MISNEACH festival crew. Celebrated by President Michael D. Higgins on International Women’s Day. Featured on Shane MacGowan’s posthumous album. International Songwriting Competition (ISC) Winner - judged by Coldplay, Dua Lipa, Tom Waits and Tanya Tucker.
Now she returns to Bundjalung Country for the main stage of Byron Bay Bluesfest alongside globally revered artists, before a full Irish tour ahead of landmark album MISE ÉIRE dropping in 2026.
Major collaborations unfolding. International audience growing.
Hailed as “a force” - The Irish Times
“Powerful live performance”- Hot Press.
Legendary Goanna Band, Shane Howard says it best:
“Soul, intelligence, wit and wisdom, history and mystery and a voice that brings it all together.
Don’t miss her, for fear that you might miss the very thing you need.”
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MEDICINE + WEAPON
BITSEACH
“For the difficult, disobedient, ungovernable women full of MISNEACH who have been deemed a BITSEACH by COLONY + CHURCH + PATRIARCHY.”
BITSEACH is the anthem at the heart of MISE ÉIRE (releasing Spring 2026), both of which came into existence because of a tweet from Sinéad O'Connor (Shuhada' Sadaqat). Invited by ABC Australia to write about The Lion and the Cobra, Áine Tyrrell wrote from the heart of what Sinéad O’Connor meant to Irish women — her defiance, her vision, her cost. When Sinéad thanked her + reshared the piece with the words “MISE ÉIRE,” it sparked the fire that became BITSEACH, a song honouring the trail she and other revolutionary Irish mná blazed for generations to come.
Áine carves out a space of courage + belonging that all mná have needed a space unapologetically theirs, a place where Irish women stand boldly in their strength. Built in community and born from years of truth-telling, BITSEACH rises from the strength of the ancestors, igniting generations of pain into power.
SINGING OUR WAY HOME
Stitched with the ache of disconnection, the fierce breath of healing and the ancient pull of belonging.
SINGING OUR WAY HOME etches tone touching heart strings. Featuring Leah Manaema Avene, this anthem carries the weight of every migrant, every exile, every soul that has longed for the land that once named them. In a world where diaspora often means forgetting, SINGING OUR WAY HOME is a reclamation: a reminder that even across oceans, the songs, the stories, and the spirit survive. Áine doesn’t just sing of home ... she builds it, note by note, step by step, for all of us finding our way back to our ancestral roots.
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AUTHENTICITY. ANCESTRY. ALCHEMY
MISE ÉIRE ("I am Ireland")
A living testament to survival, sovereignty, and song.
Set for release spring 2026 MISE ÉIRE is the voice of ancestors and exiles, of revolution and resilience of Irish women, of the memory of the land and the unfinished work of justice. This is Ireland, reborn in sound - fierce and rising.delves into the layers of trauma, healing, and connection that define modern Irish women across the globe. This album is a call to awaken the ancient power that resides within us all.
Produced in deep collaboration with First Nations artist and activist DOBBY and long term collaborator JAMES BOUNDY, this album is not an echo of old myths, it is a reclamation of truth and declaration of time now.
"Níl aon tinteán mar do thinteán féin".
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