TRÚ - Bonny Portmore [Live at The Analogue Garden]

Bonny Portmore is one of the oldest songs in our repertoire, dating from the 1600s. I grew up just 10 miles from the source of the song, but only came across it a few years ago through Bert Jansch's 'Ornament Tree' album. Its simple beauty caught my ear. We recorded this video before the current situation, on a beautiful summer's evening outside the studio where we recorded our album. The birdsong is a perfect accompaniment.
Debut album 'No Fixed Abode' coming May 2021
Buy here: truband3.bandcamp.com/
Directed by Oisín Kearney
Dónal Kearney - vox, flute
Michael Mormecha - vox, drums
Zach Trouton - vox, guitar
Camera by Oisín Kearney, Pete Graham & Laura Curran
Music recorded live on location by Michael Mormecha
www.tru-music.com
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The trú was a mythological trio of poet-musicians in ancient Ulster. They were revered throughout Ireland, some believing their songs and stories came to them from the future. Others maintained that the trú were possessed by spirits during performance. As such, they were considered gatekeepers to the Otherworld.
It’s here where Northern Irish trio ‘TRÚ’ draw their inspiration. Dónal Kearney, Zach Trouton and Michael Mormecha are unique as artists in their own right, but their collective chemistry has been enchanting audiences with powerful storytelling and songcraft.
From Gaelic Waulking songs and Scots lullabies to vengeful Japanese spirits and other mysterious characters, debut album ‘No Fixed Abode’ (due May 2021) draws inspiration from centuries of folklore in Ireland, Britain and beyond. These are stories told with a contemporary voice. There is nothing traditional about TRÚ except the songs themselves.
“Absolutely amazing!” Moya Brennan, Clannad
“Stunning vocals” Ruth Smith, RTÉ
”Right on the edge, where folk meets the rest.” - David Lyttle, MOBO Award nominee
”Amazing” Lynette Fay, BBC
”Powerful and moving.” Tommy Sands, Folk legend

[@monyphilipp2125]

Soooo beautiful ❤

[@gordypardee9082]

Amazing rendition of this classic Irish ballad. Thanks to Ireland and the Irish for my life and my soul. My paternal Grandmother was born in Mulranny, County Mayo in 1889 and my maternal O'Hara ancestors likely migrated to New England from County Sligo... Erin Go Bragh!

[@tru2752]

Thanks for watching Gordy! Glad you like the song. The O'Haras were a massive noble clan in North Connacht in Gaelic Ireland. We were actually reading about the Match-Stick Bard of Straide (Tadhg Dáll) recently. He was considered the greatest Gaelic bard who ever lived, but he had a brutal run-in with some feuding O'Haras in the mid-16th century after writing a scathing satire. Worth checking out.

[@fancypicker]

Fantastic rendition!

[@tru2752]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@amandinenanaco5454]

This is just beautiful ❤ Thank you 🙏 You've got a new suscriber 🌸

[@tru2752]

Thank you Amandine. Glad you like it!

[@ravencolt6672]

LOves this

[@removilmata5377]

As african and admirer of Irish History, traditions and music, i´m sorry to say that Loreena McKennitt original go´s to a level of perfection after this.

[@tru2752]

Thanks a million.

[@tru2752]

@@removilmata5377 Loreena's recording is brilliant. Epic and cinematic. Thanks for checking us out.

[@amandinenanaco5454]

This is just beautiful ❤ Thank you 🙏 you've got a new suscriber 🌸