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Áine bids farewell – for now

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Áine Tyrell performed her last concert in Byron Shire before she heads back to Ireland. Photo Jeff Dawson

Áine Tyrell was at the Bruns Picture House on Sunday, 8 June to give her final concert for a while.

‘Singing Our Way Home’ is her single, the name of her concert, and just what Áine and her family are about to do. She is heading back to the west country of Ireland, but vows to come back regularly to perform in her beloved Bundjalung Country.



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