Rev. Dr. Nóirín Ní Riain is a theologian, philosopher, and teacher of music and music history. She is a Reverend minister, a master of ritual, and uses sound to help people mark the most important milestones in their lives: birth, marriage, death, and many others along the way.
She also originated the concept of Theosony which is the sound of God or the sound of the Divine, a way of engaging with reality through listening that can bring us in touch with the mystery and the wonder of existence and of the universe.
Nóirín has collaborated with hundreds of other singers and artists, perhaps most relevant to this audience, her sons Owen and Mícheál. In 2004, she collaborated with Sinead O'Connor who described Nóirín as her biggest influence and heroine in music.
Nóirín has helped thousands of people through her music and gentle encouragement, as you’ll hear in our conversation today - which traverses Irish poetry, prayer, and sacred song; a distillation of the incredibly rich and full life that Nóirín has lived and an embodiment of her calling to share her gifts with the world.
Show Notes:
https://noirin.love
turasdanam.com
facebook.com/RevNoirin
instagram.com/noirininterfaith
Listen to my conversation with Nóirín’s son, Owen - mindfulcreative.coach/the-wonder-dome/2022/3/1/86-owen-osuilleabhain
Voice at the Edge Documentary - hilaryfennell.com/portfolio/noirin-ni-riain-voice-at-the-edge
bookshop.org/books/listen-with-the-ear-of-the-heart-an-autobiography/9781847301727
Sean-nós singing - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean-n%C3%B3s_singing
Theosony: the Sound of God from BBC - bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/music/theosony.shtml
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