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Anna Mullarkey on working with wonderful musicians on her debut album

The Galway composer and performer reveals the inspiration behind Falling and her musical influences including Bjork, Declan O’Rourke and Máirtín O’Connor

Galway composer Anna Mullarkey: ‘Falling is inspired by different phases of a relationship, the beginning, the middle and the end.’ Picture: Emilijia Jefremova

Anna Mullarkey is an award-winning composer and performer from Galway. She has created music for films, documentaries and theatre, including the multi-disciplinary show Selvage which addresses modern anxieties and is currently touring Ireland (for full info, see brutheatre.com). Mullarkey’s debut album Falling has recently been released, showcasing her facility for blending Irish trad with ambient sounds while telling intimate stories about romance. “Falling is inspired by different phases of a relationship, the beginning, the middle ...