Mesmerising Mullarkey refuses to trade individuality for commercial appeal

The west of Ireland songwriter’s influences are a broad church, something which is readily apparent on her debut full-length album

Anna Mullarkey: influenced by ambient rhythms and synthwave. Picture: Julia Dunin

Electronic/Folk

Anna Mullarkey: Falling (Strange Brew)

Songwriter, composer and singer Anna Mullarkey has been edging ever closer to wider public awareness for the past few years, notably through a series of singles (Baby Dragon, Sometimes and Alright), an EP (Spéir) on the Galway-based indie label Strange Brew, and her compositional work for theatre and film. Inspired in part by her west of Ireland background and landscape, Mullarkey is also influenced by 1980s pop, ambient rhythms ...