Ealaíontóir neamhspleách Éireannach í Hilary Woods a oibríonn trasna ceoil agus déanamh scannán analógach. Tá ceithre albam aonair ar Sacred Bones Records eisithe aici a bhfuil ardmholadh ag dul dóibh agus go leor gearrscannán déanta aici. Is faighteoir Gradam Tionscadal Scannán 2023 de chuid Chomhairle Ealaíon na hÉireann í agus tá a saothar físe déanta de lámh sa seomra dorcha ag gabháil lena haschur ceoil. D’oibrigh Hilary go príomha i gcumadóireacht agus taibhiú ceoil, ag obair trasna fuaime, amhránaíochta agus scannáin 16mm. I measc na bpríomhsheánraí le déanaí tá iad siúd ag Cafe OTO London agus Pioneer Works arna óstáil ag Public Records Nua-Eabhrac. Tá tacaíocht tugtha ag Cultúr Éireann dá seónna ó 2018 i leith.
Hilary Woods is an Irish musician, composer and analog filmmaker whose work spans a wide range of sonic , compositional, improvisational, literary and experimental practices.
She has released records on Sacred Bones Records and Boomkat Editions, and her rare live performances have been supported by Culture Ireland since 2018. She is the recipient of The Arts Council of Ireland Film Project Award 2023, Music Project Award 2024 and John Killeen Medal (in literature) 2008. Past live shows include Pioneer Works at Public Records New York, Cafe OTO London and Le Guess Who?
Her new record 'Night CRIÚ' will be released via Sacred Bones Records on October 31st 2025.
“Brilliantly unsettling.. Beautifully brutal. Remarkable” – Boomkat
“The stuff of Bosch paintings. Utterly hypnotic ;
Stark and haunting
compositions that stand on the edge of a knife"- Bandcamp
“ A wild and dusky wilderness” -Boomkat
"these slow-burn ballads from a lo-fi Lynchian netherworld are most achingly beautiful." - Uncut
"Potent, experimental, moody, warm and intriguing - a love letter to
the human voice in all its affecting guises” - The Irish Times
"The soundtrack of rituals. Masterful” – NARC magazine
“a rich tableau of hushed vocals and heavy note processing... it makes for a thrilling
and scopic round trip from its source to the still sea" - The Quietus
"as tender and vulnerable as it can be powerful and all consuming” - Long Live Vinyl
“full of oscillation, wonder and discomfort” - Uncut