Róisín Murphy: 'I come from that classic Irish upbringing where song is really elemental'

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Róisín Murphy. 

Róisín Murphy, 47, spent most of her childhood living in Arklow, Co Wicklow, before moving to Manchester when she was 12 years old. After a decade performing with Moloko, she released the first of several critically acclaimed solo albums in 2005. Her latest album Róisín Machine is out on Skint Records.