ÁINE TYRRELL is a force, An artist arriving at the precise moment we need.
Some artists fill a room. ÁINE TYRRELL rewires them and those who hold space at the highest levels have witnessed that. Twelve months after coming home, she was performing for former President Michael D Higgins, the kind of invitation that speaks to the esteem she is already held in since her return.
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." The tour that followed carried the same charge, and the Cumann na mBÍTSEACH has been gathering in fierceness at festivals and rooms across the island ever since.
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 and community builder, Áine weaves culture, resistance and social change into a living sonic practice. Her unmistakable voice is electric, intimate and impossible to ignore. Live, she is compelling and 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 and 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 and Kulin lands, building deep cross-cultural collaborations with First Nations artists rooted in solidarity, sovereignty and shared song, she returned to Ireland sharper, bolder and with a growing international audience that crosses borders, genres and 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 her landmark album MISE ÉIRE, nearing completion after being recorded in collaboration and across continents in studios from Bundjalung to An Spidéal to New York. A record of rare integrity, and if BITSEACH is anything to go by, one with the rare ability to resonate in hearts and rooms as diverse as the communities who built it.
"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." - Rhiannon Giddens
2026 marks a defining chapter for an artist who has spent a career moving in circles that don't open easily. Celebrated by President Michael D Higgins on International Women's Day in Ireland and selected for the main stage of Bluesfest Byron Bay, one of the world's most internationally acclaimed roots festivals in Australia. A number one on RTÉ Radio, featured on Shane MacGowan's posthumous album, recognised at the International Songwriting Competition judged by Coldplay, Dua Lipa, Tom Waits and Tanya Tucker, her songwriting and stagecraft validated at the highest level.
From recording studios in Bundjalung to Spiddal to Brooklyn, she has shared stages and studios with Liam Ó Maonlaí, Declan O'Rourke and Imelda May in Ireland, DOBBY, Emily Wurramara and Paul Kelly in Australia, with major US collaborations emerging. An artist operating at the highest level on every continent she touches.
Major collaborations unfolding. International audience growing.
Hailed as "a force", The Irish Times
"Powerful live performance", Hot Press
Legendary Goanna Band's 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 and PATRIARCHY."
BITSEACH is the anthem at the heart of MISE ÉIRE, 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 and 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 and belonging that all mná have needed, 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 from the strength of the ancestors, igniting generations of pain into power.
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AUTHENTICITY. ANCESTRY. ALCHEMY
MISE ÉIRE ("I am Ireland")
A living testament to survival, sovereignty, and song.
MISE ÉIRE is nearing completion, 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. It 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, long term collaborator James Boundy (AU) and Jimmy Artache and mixing by Eric Sanderson at Harbor Studio (NYC) this album is not an echo of old myths, it is a reclamation of truth and a declaration of time now..
"Níl aon tinteán mar do thinteán féin".
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