Screaming Orphans and guests come to town

Screaming Orphans, an all-sister band from Donegal, who are known worldwide for their award-winning sound, combining their original pop songs with a unique take on traditional Irish music, play The Spirit Store on Saturday night as part of an Irish tour to promote their new single Carnival.

The band received their big break when Sinead O’Connor asked them to join her on her Gospel Oak tour in Europe and North America. Since then they have released 14 albums, topped the iTunes World Music and Billboard Charts, recorded with The Chieftains and Peter Gabriel, and have toured globally.

For their current tour, they have teamed up with Padraig Stevens and Leo Moran of the Saw Doctors fame for a few shows in Waterford, Cork and Dundalk this

November and December. The idea came about after both Screaming Orphans and Padraig and Leo met and played together at the Ohio Celtic Festival in the U.S. this September. Padraig Stevens has been involved in music-making all his life both as a performer and a songwriter. His songs have been recorded and performed by Christy Moore, Matt Keane, Eleanor Shanley, The Cabin

Collective, Strange Boats, Ann Kirrane, Mike Denver and Michael English but most notably by The Saw Doctors with whom he has been associated since their inception in Tuam. Padraig co-wrote The Saw Doctors hit “I Useta Lover” which became one of the all-time best-selling singles in Ireland. Padraig recorded and performed with The Waterboys, Dé Danann, The Stunning, Blaze X, The

Problems. In early 2017 Padraig began performing live with Leo Moran and since has found a new outlet for his songs and storytelling. Leo Moran is The Saw Doctors co-founder and lead guitarist and has toured extensively through Europe and the United States. Leo co-wrote The Saw Doctors 1990 hit ‘I Useta Love Her’. He has also performed and toured with the Waterboys Anthony Thistlethwaite.