Andrew Hozier Byrne, Derek O’Gorman, Dr. Michael Dawson, Dr. Ian Russell, Michael McGlynn, Rory Musgrave. National Concert Hall, Dublin 2012

In Andrew’s own words.

“Another important project for Hozier was his time in Anúna. "I always loved congregational singing and I learned a lot about singing techniques, and even composition, from director Michael McGlynn and Anúna. I also got the chance to tour Norway and Holland."
Golden Plec 2013

“I mean, I didn’t learn much about composition there, because it’s a very different style of music.
But being around harmonies and textures like that? I just loved it. I played guitar on one tour with them, but mainly I was a member of the choir, and I only sang solo songs every now and then. Anuna was a large group of maybe 35, 40 people, guys and girls, but only 12 might come on tour…
There were a lot of techniques that I picked up from Anuna, like breathing techniques, and singing techniques, getting vowel sounds and textures. It really helped me quite a bit. And frankly, it’s just a joy being around human voices, singing together. I found it just great, singing in a choir.”
Illinois Entertainer(2013)