Irish family · Celtic folk-rock

Sisters Erie

Four distinct voices, shaped by years of singing and playing side by side.

The four Flynn sisters standing together outside a stone building
Four voices in harmony

The band

The band began with four sisters listening to one another.

Sisters Erie grew up singing, playing, and hearing traditional stories in a musical family. By the time they were appearing at school events and local functions, they already knew how to exchange a lead and find the harmony around it.

Their sound puts traditional material and instruments to work alongside folk-rock momentum, story songs, and four-part harmony. Fiddle, bodhrán, guitar, harp, and keyboards each have a real place in the arrangement.

Early performances in County Laois led to The Coming Storm, a first U.S. run, and the nineteen-show Wind & Rain Tour.

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Sisters Erie performing together, with Aileen at keyboard, Mary on guitar, Gael on fiddle, and Ryanne on drums
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Family first

The band begins with a shared history of making music together.

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Four lead voices

Every sister can carry a song; Ryanne and Gael most often take the lead.

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Tradition in motion

Traditional forms and instruments meet the momentum of a live folk-rock band.

Four sisters

Meet the band

Distinct musical voices, held together by the instinctive harmony of a family that grew up singing side by side.

Portrait of Mary Flynn

Second-oldest · Vocals · Guitar / harp / strings

Mary Flynn

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Portrait of Gael Flynn

Second-youngest · Principal vocals · Fiddle / pipes

Gael Flynn

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Portrait of Ryanne Flynn

Youngest · Principal vocals · Drums / bodhrán / percussion

Ryanne Flynn

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The grounding spark

Ryanne catches the room quickly.

Behind the drums or at the microphone, Ryanne moves with the song, trades quick banter with the crowd, and knows when to drop the joke and speak plainly.

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