Real name: Maighread Ni Ghrasta, Stephen John Doohan

Effective period / Period of releases: 2017 - 2020

Blackbird and Crow come from the farthest northern corner of Co. Donegal, Ireland. The band, discovered and supported by Clannad's Moya Brennan, formed in 2015 and are comprised of Maighread Ni Ghrasta (Vocals) and Stephen Doohan (Guitars/Bouzouki/Mandolin/Stomp Box). They are possibly best described musically as a psychedelic, folk-blues duo, they released their first single "I Gave Away My Home"' and the self-produced and -distributed album "'Shock Shatter Convince"' in early 2017 and have been going from strength to strength on the Irish music scene having played major festivals including Cavan Arts, Electric Picnic, Arcadian Field, Standhal and Longitude Festival. In spring 2019 they went on tour in the Netherlands and Germany with the Scottish rock legend Big Country. Back in their hometown Letterkenny they started to produce their second album 'Ailm' with producer Tommy McLaughlin (among others Altan, Villagers) in his Attica Audio Studios in Donegal. Pioneering sound engineer and producer Brian Masterson (Chieftaines, Van Morrison, Elvis Costello) did the mastering of the recordings in his studios in Dublin.