CNN —The indie supergroup boygenius released a charity single on Friday, paying tribute to Sinéad O’Connor, the Irish singer-songwriter who died in July at age 56.
Boygenius collaborated with Irish folk duo Ye Vagabonds to produce a cover of the popular folk song “The Parting Glass,” with the proceeds going to the Aisling Project – a Dublin-based charity chosen by O’Connor’s estate, which provides after-school activities, support and meals for disadvantaged children and young people.
“We are absolutely thrilled that boygenius have chosen to give proceeds from the release to Aisling Project,” Project Leader Mícheál Clear told CNN.
“It’s an absolute privilege to be associated with the stunningly beautiful homage to Sinéad O’Connor and we can’t possibly thank boygenius enough.”Sinéad O'Connor performs in Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1988.
Like the recently Grammy-nominated boygenius, O’Connor also sang a version of “The Parting Glass” as a track on her 2002 album “Sean-Nós Nua.”
Persons:
Sinéad O’Connor, Boygenius, Ye, boygenius, Clear, “, Sinéad, ” Sinéad O'Connor, Paul Bergen, Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, Julien Baker, O’Connor, Stone, Sean, Nós, ”
Organizations:
CNN, Aisling, Catholic
Locations:
Irish, –, Dublin, Amsterdam , Netherlands