Rise Up! (On Her Shoulders - Ar A Guaillí - Air A Guailnean) is a multilingual track and accompanying music documentary released by Jen O'Brien featuring 13 different artists under the Gals on Fire! Collective. A celebration of the immense creativity, talent, skills and value of women working in the music industry, including lyricism, musical composition, production, mastering, photography, videography and visual art.

The track beautifully interweaves Irish and Scottish Gaelic voices, showcasing the languages as prominent within modern music composition while lyrically highlighting the historic underrepresentation of women historically to modern day.

The project created by Jen O’Brien was brought to fruition throughout the global pandemic, and as such represents the strength of effective collaboration between a diverse, genre and generationally spanning host of artists.

Credits
Contributing artists
Composers: Jen O’Brien, Rosie Bans, Empress MC
Lyrics: Jen O’Brien, Rosie Bans, Empress MC, Choirstaidh Iona McArthur
Vocals: Jen O’Brien, Rosie Bans, Empress MC, Choirstaidh Iona McArthur, Becci Wallace, Freya Giles, Jordan Stewart, Bell Lungs, Ingrid Ewan McRae, Ainsley Hamill
Percussion: Jenny Tingle
Guitars: Freya Giles
Synths, Bass, Keys: Rosie Bans
Production and Mastering: Rosie Bans
Photography: Ingrid Ewan McRae
Artwork: Choirstaidh Iona McArthur
Videography: Laura Cunane
Filming support: Rebecca Thoby
Additional singing workshop participants: Nagad Hassan and Eyve Madyise

Supported by Bord Na Gaidhlig and Creative Scotland

Referenced in the song
Jenny Geddes
Mary Robinson
Bessie Watson
Cathy McCormack
Dr Sindy Joyce
Sapna Agarwal

Rise Up! (On Her Shoulders / Ar A Guaillí / Air A Guailnean) is available on all music platforms
Proceeds will go towards further music projects
We encourage you to take inspiration and write your own HERstory
www.jenobrien.net
www.musicbroth.org