RÓIS (IRL)

RÓIS aka Rose Connolly’s eclectic ear for melody developed at an early age; growing up in a family of traditional music players, RÓIS’s formative years were shaped not only by playing beloved Irish folk songs passed down through generations (for a period, she was even part of a wedding and funeral band with her sister) but also by an appreciation for more conventional song structures that came from listening to the likes of the Beatles, Nirvana, and Bowie. Her musical taste would expand to include techno and jazz, with a particular fondness for the work of Cory Henry and Robert Glasper. This varied foundation – both as a musician and a music fan – ultimately inspired RÓIS to study music composition in Dublin’s Royal Irish Academy of Music. The next pivotal turning point in Connolly’s education and artistry arrived whilst living in The Hague. There, she learnt how to speak Irish, which would inform the path her music would follow.