Osna in Gaelic means the sound of the silent voices of the world around them. It can be the voice of history with whisperings of tales of heroes of a bygone age.

They hear the sign of deep woods. The moods of the sea, the laughter of music and the dawning of day.

Osna took their name from the cry of a deserted island off the coast of the Gaeltacht of Eachleim in Mayo. The cry was a lament for all the islanders who were lost at sea and indeed for its exiles who are scattered worldwide. This sadness echoes through the haunting, newly composed slow air - Inis Gé.

The joy of the exiles return, the merriment of reunion, the camaraderie at ceilithe, house dances and weddings flows through their music. It is the musical pulse of Mayo whose heartbeat sounds loud and clear through this album of Osna.