Irish Funeral Singer London

05/02/2026

29/01/2026

🤍 Choosing Music for an Irish Catholic Funeral 🤍

Choosing the right music for an Irish Catholic funeral can feel overwhelming, especially at a time of grief. Music has a powerful role in our traditions — offering prayer, comfort, and a sense of home.

In this short video, I gently share guidance on choosing hymns and songs that are commonly requested for Irish Catholic funerals, and how music can help create a meaningful and respectful service.

My name is Ingrid Magee. I’m an Irish funeral singer based in London, and I’m honoured to regularly support Irish families across London and the UK during times of loss.

If this video may help someone you know, please feel free to share it 🤍

🔗 Watch here: https://youtu.be/BjJHcdWEQHw?si=dAipoqsGNg3hrQvP

Choosing the right music for an Irish Catholic funeral can feel overwhelming at a very difficult time. Music plays a powerful role in Irish funerals — offeri...

27/01/2026

Welcome — my name is Ingrid Magee, an Irish singer from Dublin, now based in the UK 🇮🇪
I specialise in traditional Irish hymns, ballads, and songs for funerals and memorial services, offering comfort, dignity, and authenticity at life’s most meaningful moments.
I am honoured to regularly sing for Irish families across London, the UK, and internationally.
🎶 Traditional Irish music
🌿 Funerals & celebrations of life
📩 Please message the page or visit the link in bio for enquiries

25/01/2026

You can also follow on Instagram to see more.

19/01/2026

Hi Everyone, I hope you like this one. A beautiful song that really captures how we feel about Ireland and of course, Kildare. It was beautifully written by .com/OneIrishMusic
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24/12/2025

Happy Christmas Everybody!

Hi everybody! Merry Christmas to you!This is a cosy, warm performance of “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)” 🎄✨ I recorded it previou...

22/12/2025

https://youtu.be/7dr308Xjo9s?si=3X1dXB4UOtfhKwlg

In this video, I perform an a ca****la rendition of “The Wind That Shakes the Barley,” a haunting and historic Irish poem/song that reflects the heartbreak, sacrifice, and spirit of the Irish Rebellion.
This traditional Irish air has been passed down for generations, and I wanted to honor its emotional depth with a pure, voice-only version that captures the raw storytelling at the heart of Irish music.
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In this video, I perform an a ca****la rendition of “The Wind That Shakes the Barley,” a haunting and historic Irish poem/song that reflects the heartbreak, ...

24/11/2025

New video up on YouTube of my new single "Amhrán na bhfiann".

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🇮🇪 A proud Irish girl sings an emotional and powerful rendition of Ireland’s national anthem “Amhrán na bhFiann”.In this heartfelt performance, I pour my s...

13/11/2025

I had a request on my YouTube page to make a video singing this song without an organ accompaniment. So here it is. I have been singing this song in Church since I was very young and I have sung it at 100s of funerals and weddings. I always feel good when I sing this song I know it is a special Psalm. Hope you like it x , ,

13/10/2025

In this video, I sing “She Moved Through The Fair”. This is a video of drone footage of The Wicklow Mountains by Andrew Holdsworth is playing the piano on this one.

04/10/2025

This is a video from many moons ago when I toured North America as the lead singer in Michael Flatleys Lord of the Dance. I am so grateful to have been part of such a brilliant show. It really was a magical experience. And I am so grateful I asked the sound engineer to take a video to look at years later and show my children!

04/10/2025

Beautiful words about growing older.. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16rAhinPA9/?mibextid=wwXIfr

One month before turning 95, Patricia Routledge wrote this, she died today aged 96.

“I’ll be turning 95 this coming Monday. When I was younger, I often worried I wasn’t good enough—that I’d never be cast again, that I’d disappoint my mother. But these days begin in peace and end in gratitude.”

In my forties, my life finally began to make sense. Before that, I’d performed steadily—provincial stages, radio plays, West End productions—but felt somewhat lost. I was searching for something within myself, a home I hadn’t yet found.

At 50, I took a television role that many of you would later know me by—Hyacinth Bucket from Keeping Up Appearances. I thought it would just be a minor role, a brief moment. I never expected it to become beloved across the globe. That character taught me to embrace my quirks and quietly healed something deep within me.

At 60, I started learning Italian—not for my career, but simply so I could sing opera in its native tongue. I learned the gentle art of living alone without loneliness, reading poetry aloud each night—not to perfect diction, but to soothe my spirit.

At 70, I returned to Shakespearean theatre, a place I once thought I’d aged out of. This time, there was nothing to prove. I stepped onto those legendary boards with calmness. The audience felt that serenity. I had stopped performing; I was simply being.

At 80, I discovered watercolor painting. I painted flowers from my garden, nostalgic hats from my youth, and faces glimpsed on the London Underground—each painting was a silent memory made tangible.

Now, at 95, I write letters by hand. I’m learning the simple joy of baking rye bread. I still breathe deeply each morning. Laughter remains precious, though I no longer feel the need to make others laugh. Quietness is sweeter than ever.

I’m writing this today to share something simple and true:

Growing older isn’t a final act—it can be life’s most exquisite chapter if you allow yourself to bloom once more.

Let the years ahead be your treasure years.
You don’t have to be perfect, famous, or adored.
You only need to be present—fully—for the life that’s yours.

With warmth and gentle love,
— Patricia Routledge

RIP