The variety of musical influences mirrors in the music of NARISH: The majority of the programme consist of the most beautiful Irish and Austrian tunes, which have been put together cheekily but with feeling - plus an extra-portion of newly created elements. Lyrics have been translated freely, melodies are dissected and assembled in different ways, keys are changed what comes out are new cheerful songs, weird yodellers and ballads that sound familiar, but still strange. You feel at home within the songs of NARISH, but at the same time you discover so many new aspects. This new music makes you laugh, cry, it grabs you and touches your heart. And in the end the listeners are surprised to find that different types of folk music aren’t that different at all It’s great: NARISH do so well what they’re doing!
