Róisín Elsafty

Rhiannon visits with Róisín Elsafty in the Gothic Church at Kylemore Abbey in Connemara. More

Róisín Elsafty is a native Irish speaker and singer in the sean-nós (“old time”) tradition who comes from a musical family: her mother and sisters are also respected vocalists. But the family’s influences also included Umm Kulthum and the music of Róisín’s father’s Egyptian homeland. Rhiannon visits with Róisín in the Gothic Church at Kylemore Abbey in Connemara.

AIR DATE 5/1/25