Landless are Lily Power, Méabh Meir, Ruth Clinton and Sinéad Lynch, a vocal quartet coming out of the same Dublin scene as Lankum, Lisa O'Neill and ØXN. They sing centuries old ballads as well as more recently penned folk songs. Lúireach (out now on Glitterbeat) is their second album and as with their acclaimed debut Bleaching Bones (2018), it was produced by John ‘Spud’ Murphy, known for his inspired work with artists such as Lankum and ØXN. Sometimes unaccompanied and at times with subtle instrumentation (including Lankum’s Cormac MacDiarmada on various instruments), their vocally rich music is dark and patient; spellbinding and gorgeous.

On this episode of the TPOE podcast, Méabh and Ruth talk through the 10 tracks that comprise Lúireach, what it was like working with Spud, how they create their harmonies, and lots more.

Buy Lúireach on Bandcamp: landless.bandcamp.com/album/l-ireach

Buy Ruth's book This Fearless Maid 2: marrowbone.ie/shop/this-fearless-maid

Listen to TPOE 105: Landless: open.spotify.com/episode/1oANsP8t…57d8a7b994fb412b