Dowry + Participant

Dowry + Participant head to London in January following their November double headline Irish tour.

Find out more about Dowry + Participant below.

Dowry

Dowry is the solo project of multi-instrumentalist and composer Éna Brennan. Since moving to Dublin from Brussels nearly 10 years ago she has obtained an MPhil in Composition from Trinity College Dublin and collaborated with a vast array of artists, be it as a composer, arranger or violinist, weaving in between many of the layers of the Irish music scene. Only a couple of years into her solo project she already has a long list of notable gigs to her name including performances on the Other Voices Stage at Electric Picnic, 12 Points Festival and Sounds From A Safe Harbour, and she has been noted as one to watch in 2018 by The Thin Air, State.ie and Whelan’s. She has a monthly radio show on DDR and runs an ensemble called Dowry Strings who have an upcoming sold out tour with Bell X1. Her debut release In É for solo violin & FX is out now.

“One of the most talked about acts in the Irish live scene, Éna Brennan's Dowry has been slowly percolating and garnering devotees for a few years now. With the aid of her trusted fiddle, Brennan has been routinely fleshing out the sounds of some of the country's most engaging emerging acts."
– Rich Inheritance by Danny Wilson for Totally Dublin & Totally Cork

Participant

Participant is Stephen Tiernan, a songwriter and producer from Dublin. Tiernan has been independently releasing music since late 2014, with 2 EPs, several singles and a Cassette Compilation/Sample Library to his name.

With each release, Tiernan has further established Participant as a vehicle for polished and affecting production without sacrificing sincere and heartfelt songwriting. His releases have received praise in Ireland and the UK from the likes of, The Irish Times, Hotpress, Nialler9, Clash, The 405 and Crack in the Road.

His new single Coast is out now.