an chailleach

Joy Shannon’s new release is an album called “An Chailleach”, or Irish for the crone or elder goddess. This album sees Shannon delving into the lore of the dark wintertime goddess of Ireland, with stark and stunning compositions. On this album, Shannon collaborates with the dark folk band Osi and the Jupiter, the ambient artist Leila Abdul-Rauf, singer and guitarist Jessica Way from the ethereal metal band Worm Ouroboros, the folk metal band Aerial Ruin, the haunting singer and songwriter Emily Jane White and throat singer and shamanic practitioner Kai Uwe Faust of Heilung.