"The Dublin-based scurvy lass delivers four exquisite, imaginative, daring, magical songs to stop you in your tracks."
- Jim Carroll, On the Record, Irish Times.

"Remarkable looped beats, vocals and cello through an experimental dubby filter."
- Una Mullally, Sunday Tribune.

"[D]ark sea shanties and atmospheric, multilayered approach to vocals. A rather unique debut release" - Aoife Barry, http://sweetoblivionloves.com/2011/01/03/forwardsbackwards/

Niamh de Barra is an Irish singer, electronic musician, and composer, currently based in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Originally a classical pianist, she graduated from NUI Maynooth in 2005 with a B.Mus in Piano Performance. She now works primarily with cello, voice and electronics. In a live setting, she uses sampling software to record and layer different textures, and to build a song from scratch. From 2002 she was part of the John Mary Trilogy, an experimental/improv band from which she split in 2008 to pursue a solo career.

Her first solo performance was in 2009 (under the name Scurvy Lass); since then she has played at a diverse range of events, including the Rathlin Jigs & Rigs festival on Rathlin Island; A4 Sounds in Belfast; Mantua Festival; Second Square to None; The Ruby Sessions; DEAF 2009; The Joinery and as headline act at a range of venues all over Ireland. In March 2011, she recorded a live session for 2FM's Dan Hegarty, and a performance on TG4's "Ceol Ar An Imeall" is due to be broadcast in the coming months.

A debut EP "Cusp", released in August 2010, was nominated for the Digital Socket Awards, and Niamh was named as one of 2010's best Irish acts by Jim Carroll (Irish Times). Releases scheduled for 2012 include a full-length album, "Echo", on Alphabet Set, and an EP, "Below The Sea", on Scottish netlabel, Black Lantern Music.