‘Blue Is The Colour Of Time’ is indeed an apt title for Loudest Whisper’s new album, as the Fermoy band has seen the many colours of time since its formation back in 1968, by the O’Reilly brothers, Brian and Paud. Last Thursday marked yet another milestone for the band, with Oran O’Reilly, Frances Foley and Melaine O’Reilly joining with band members Paud and Brian O’Reilly and Paul McCarthy, for a magical launch night at the Lee Delta Blues Club, the Corner House, Cork.

Having recently finished a successful mini tour in both England and Wales, the band are presently preparing for 3 major concerts of ‘The Children of Lir’ together with the 100 strong ‘Chor an Air’ German choir, a string section and narrator in Heidelberg Germany, to take place in January 2015.

The band have just released their new album, and Cara O’Sullivan features as special guest on the song ‘Friend Of Darkness’, which provides a very interesting combination of the band, along with a string quartet, a male choir, heavy electric guitar and a female opera singer. The new album has been described by Mark McAvoy, Downtown/Evening Echo, as “… a collection of pensive, melodic, and at times surprisingly muscular tunes…… this is a record rich in sophistication and musical depth”.

10 years since their last album launch, classic albums from the band through the years have included ‘The Children of Lir’ (1975), ‘Loudest Whisper’ (1980), ‘Hard Times’ (1982) and ‘The Collection’ (1991). Loudest Whisper’s 1975 acclaimed concept vinyl album ‘The Children of Lir’, has been ranked at number 78 worldwide in the most wanted vinyl albums of all time, being described by Record Collector as “A masterpiece of mystical progressive folk, it combines an extremely eerie and haunting atmosphere with superb musicianship”.

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