At Home and Abroad

Niamh Bury makes music that comes from the deepest part of her.“It’s the best means of communication I have,” she says.“I think art puts a mic up to that quiet part of ourselves that can easily get drowned out by the constant noise around us. If I need to figure out how I feel about something, I'll write a song about it." With influences as wide-ranging as Laura Marling, Fiona Apple and Paul Simon, to name a few, Niamh’s music will resonate with fans of artists like Big Thief, Ye Vagabonds and Billie Marten. “‘Beehive’ is about the overlapping of myth, folk wisdom and science,” says Niamh of her debut single. “It was inspired by a passage from a book I was reading about a tribe in the Amazon who say that the human brain is like a beehive – at once chaotic and intricately ordered.” Niamh Bury has collaborated and shared the stage with acts like Dermot Kennedy, Ye Vagabonds, Martin Hayes, Myles O’Reilly, Niamh Regan and Cinder Well. Her songs are maps of conversations - both real and perhaps yearned for - with oneself, loved ones, imaginary characters and those who have passed on to other worlds. Each is an attempt to arrive at some kind of empathy, understanding and acceptance. The music is both lush and spacious, giving the listener room to swim, dip or fly between verses. https://www.niamhbury.com/