LARISSA TORMEY to Release a Cover of EDDI READER'S MACUSHLA (MY DARLING)written by Michael Marra as her NEW SINGLE on JULY 15th.

Larissa, based in Kilbeggan since making Ireland her home some twenty-odd years ago, is also a talented singer/songwriter in her own right and will release a new album of all original contemporary material in the autumn. But before then, however, Larissa - who is already an established name on the Irish country scene - wanted to share her version of this song from Eddie Reader's 2014 Vagabond album. As well as simply loving the beauty of the song itself, Larissa also has a much more personal reason for why the Americana, country, and folk flavoured Macushla (My Darling) has come to hold so dear a place in her heart.

"I was asked to record this song by a very special friend of mine, in dedication to his wife, who passed away of cancer", Larissa explains: “This gentleman, who I had never met before, asked me to sing at his house Christmas party a few years ago, he knew my music and loved my voice. I did, we had a wonderful evening, and we kind of stayed in touch after that. 'Macushla (My Darling)' is a song that this man's wife used to sing to him, replacing the names of the characters Joe and Meg in the song for their own. So in many ways, this was their song, you could say. Because 'Macushla' holds such sentimental memories for him, he asked me if I would consider recording a version of it for him and his children, using his name and his late wife's name, the same way she used to when she sang it to him. Of course, I said yes.

I also made a video for him with a pictures of his late wife to accompany the song. As you can imagine, this song is something that really means a lot to him now. I'm very happy to know that my recording can bring a little comfort to this man now, and help ease his grief even just a little bit every now and then."

Larissa was so moved by the experience of recording that special version of Macushla (My Darling), that she knew it was a song she wanted to share with the world too, and incorporate into her own set-list. So, she also recorded a version with Reader's original character's Joe and Meg. And this is the version that's coming our way on July 15th. MACUSHLA (MY DARLING), the new single from LARISSA TORMEY,produced by Kevin Whyms (Dublin), will be available on all platforms from FRIDAY, JULY 15th.