Absolute Lilt – P Stands For Paddy

Having recently signed to Heavenly Recordings, Absolute Lilt – Lisa Canny and Niamh Hinchy – have today released “P Stands For Paddy”, their first track for the label.

Taken from their 7-track Criostal EP, which is released digitally on July 31, it brings a modern take on one of Ireland’s oldest vocal traditions, lilting and is a swirling hypnosis of a song that marries two perfect voices to create something that’s part Balearic and 1000% Irish.

Talking about the track and accompanying video which features comedian Mike Rice, Kate Nash as a judge and presented by Doireann Ni Ghlacáin, Absolute Lilt who are part of the all-female Irish collective BIIRD, said:

Lilting is nonsense, quite literally. For the music video we wanted to capture the essence of Irish nonsense at its best so we created “The Fairest Man” concept, inspired by Ireland’s love for a kitch & very-country pageant. Think Father Ted in 2026! Our director Olivia Mcloughin knew exactly how to bring the idea to screen and absolutely smashed it! And as for the all star cast, they had us rolling around laughing from the second the filming started. We hope everyone loves it as much as we do!

Video director Olivia McLaughlin added:

Getting to collaborate with Lisa and Niamh on something funny, sexy, and with a healthy dose of Irish specificity – I said yes immediately. With the Father Ted ‘Lovely Girls Competition’ as our reference, we wanted to completely flip the gaze. There’s a real hilarity and absurdity to how enthusiastically we reward men for being completely average, and we had a lot of fun pulling that apart. I’m grateful to the incredibly talented cast and crew who were up for all of it, every step of the way.

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