Deirdre Brenner
IrelandartistFemale9.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Deirdre Brenner is an Irish-American pianist and creator of the Magdalene Songs project, which seeks to honor the stories of women incarcerated in Magdalene laundries through music. Her project began during the COVID-19 pandemic as a response to the harrowing testimonies of survivors, aiming to give voice to their experiences through song.
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Deirdre Brenner’s Magdalene Songs project had a slow gestation, beginning during the Covid pandemic as a response to the Magdalene laundries.
‘The oral histories are harrowing. You read one and then need a break for a few days’ – The Irish TimesThe Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·Ireland· 2026-06-24
Ireland· 2026-06-24
