How was it for you? Irish Examiner writer Marjorie Brennan selects her highlights of 2020
Marjorie Brennan's (left) highlights of the year include Taylor Swift, Marty Whelan and Doireann Ní Ghríofa.
With Folklore, Taylor Swift delivered the perfect lockdown album, a character-driven triumph of musical storytelling, while doing wonders for the Aran jumper industry. My Tears Ricochet was my standout among a faultless roster. As if that wasn’t enough, she dropped a Christmas surprise for fans with follow-up Evermore. The track Marjorie initially appealed for obvious reasons, but it is truly a masterpiece, a beautiful and heartbreaking tribute to her late grandmother, an opera singer whose vocals feature at the end of the song.
