The Bán(Sí)

The Bán(sí) of Corcaigh emerges from a heightened political landscape, crafting music rooted in poetry, folk tradition, and the mythic underbelly of Ireland. Drawing on themes of death, class struggle, vengeance, suicide, colonialism, and generational trauma, her work channels ancient grief into contemporary revolt.

Blending caoining with looped sequences, accordion, guitar, and layered harmonies, she builds transfixing soundscapes that pull audiences into profound emotional depths. Each performance becomes both ritual and reckoning - a lament for the silenced and a siren for the living.

“The Bán(sí) has the ability to both move and unnerve -incorporating a kind of keening with a deadly insight and honesty.”
John Spillane, Folk Album of the Year Winner 2025

You can find more music on Soundcloud at https://m.soundcloud.com/cristina-maria-326724356/
Support me via Patreon 👉 https://patreon.com/thebansi 
or buy my music here 👉 https://thebansi.bandcamp.com/