BIRD MECHANIC by Miss Foreign Affairs
A sonic ghost story of life in regions plagued by the ceaseless noise of military drones, expressed through three elements of Irish folklore: the pula púca, the wandering ghost with no connection to the larger spirit world representing the drones with their spectral forms of spying and bombing, and the keener and the banshee, who speak of and mourn the dead and the sanctity of grief, being themselves deeply connected to the spirit world.
Composed by Owen Kilfeather.
Eimear Reidy: cello
Nick O'Sullivan: synth guitar
Owen Kilfeather: electric guitar, tenor voice, sampler
Diarmuid MacDiarmada: electric bass, percussion
Taf Hassam: sound
Performed at the Yeats Society Sligo, Ireland, 5 October 2024.
Cover painting: Michelle McGovern
Design: Owen KIlfeather
Thanks to Luise O'Donovan for the Manx shearwater sample at the opening, Ruth Clinton for the tune near the end (from her anthology This Fearless Maid II) and Creative Sligo.
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Composer, improviser, filmmaker and curator. Miss Foreign Affairs, Gulpt, EgggE hUUUs, Infernal Desire Ensemble, Etermortífera; and previously: Filthy Habits Ensemble, Ivyfuuur the Polimonstre (FVJVR), Sin Anestesia, Near Death Ensemble, Tom Agad, Discordian Community Ensemble, Amadeus Meerkat, Itchy Go Itchy, inter alia/alios.