Biography

Lemoncello comprised of University friends Laura Quirke and Claire Kinsella are amongst the brightest lights of contemporary Irish Music. Prodigiously talented and accomplished musicians in their own rights, together they are a unique and rare offering. Musically, they echo the profound integrity of Folk with song writing that is modern, never anachronistic. There’s a special deftness to Kinsella’s Cello which weaves and underpins Quirke’s vulnerably introspective and knowing lyricism delivered with gentle defiance. Live performances are filled with chemistry and humour “intoxicating and sassy” (The Journal of Music 2020). Simply put, Lemoncello charm audiences with charisma and personality that is irresistible and comparable to the luminaries of French Chanson Brel & Piaf. Notable performances have included Other Voices, Dublin’s legendary Vicar Street, CCI Paris, and Áras an Uachtaráin at the invitation of the President of Ireland. To date, they have released Two Eps – 2018’s Stuck Upon The Staircase which includes the slow burning hit Mantlepiece (in excess of 1.5 million online streams) and 2020’s Oil and Water complete with House Of Cards which reflects on the temporality of human desire and need through the hard learned wisdom of youth. 2022 will see the release of Lemoncello’s highly anticipated new single "Always Neighbours" produced by Julie McLarnon (Analogue Catalogue Studios). As they duet on Morning "Like tattered kites, we saunter on the wind".