IBGE divulga recorte etrio das pessoas idosas 60+ depois de Aoife Nessa Frances Protector. In the spring of 2020, Aoife Nessa Frances packed up her things in Dublin and moved to rural County Clare on the west coast of Ireland. It was there, amidst the stillness, that she began to work on the songs that would become her second album, Protector: a personal, mystical journey of self discovery through dislocation, transformation, and restoration. "I might have been running away from my problems," she admits. "I was disconnected from myself and from nature, but I found peace far away from the city, where there were no distractions. I isolated myself with nothing to do but make music. Recording took place in a small house in County Kerry, at the foothills of the Annascaul, along with Brendan Jenkinson (producer, keys, bass, synth, clarinet) and Brendan Doherty (drums). Wed wake up early every day and swim at Inch Beach before making music, Frances describes. This ritual was crucial for our process. There was an unexplainable joy happening between the three of us. The arrangements grew with later contributions from Ailbhe Nic Oiroictaigh (strings), Meabh McKenna (harp), and Conor OBrien (horns). No matter how it expanded in scope and involvement, Frances never let it stray from a central focus on deep truths. For me, Protector acknowledges the part of myself that steers me towards a brighter path. The almost psychotropic power of nature gave me a connection I never felt before. As the countryside seeped into me and lines of communication opened up with my family, I developed an ability to perceive myself and my choices within an expanded world".