A Note Let Go

When the idea of this collaboration was first suggested to us by Tiona McSherry, we wondered how we could approach each other’s worlds in a way that was both authentic and that played to our strengths. Ulaid is a group steeped in the rich tradition of a thousand years and Duke Special draws on a dusty world of gramophones and pre-rock and roll melodies. Through conversations, we lit upon the notion of exploring old texts collected by the antiquarian - Francis J. Bigger who had amassed a large treasure trove of old poems, documents and other paraphernalia, stored at Belfast’s Central Library.