The Shape I’m In: Mairéad Ní Mhaonaig, Altan’s lead vocalist

THE geography of our birthplace has a way of imprinting itself in our cells, calling us back to its contours time and time again. 

And so Altan’s lead vocalist Mairéad Ní Mhaonaig not only regards Donegal as her native county, but also the source of her creative identity.

It’s a blueprint she wanted to pass on to her daughter.