Rita Connolly and Ronan Tynan sang the anthem song "May We Never Have to Say Goodbye" which topped the Irish charts for two weeks.
They produced a unique body of work based on local poet Caoimhin O Cinneide's poetry converted into a group of songs.
Rita has also been performing with other musicians such as Liam O'Flynn, Arty McGlynn, Neil Martin, Sean Keane, Noel Eccles and Shaun Davey in a new venture called The Funeral Band.
[2] Rita has sung for and with many of the great names in Irish music including Shaun Davey, Bill Whelan, Donal Lunny, Andy Irvine, Christy Moore, Luka Bloom and Jimmy McCarthy.
She has also sung songs for theatre, television and film including "The Deer's Cry" for Who Bombed Birmingham and "Todavia Cantamos" for The Tailor of Panama.