Dea Matrona

Adding elements of blues, folk, and pop to a classic rock template, Northern Ireland's Dea Matrona are a D.I.Y. close-harmony duo whose first big break came when videos of them busking in Belfast went viral. Schoolfriends Orláith Forsythe and Mollie McGinn bonded at Assumption Grammar School in Ballynahinch, County Down, over acts such as Fleetwood Mac, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and Aerosmith. In early 2017, the pair began to play covers together in central Belfast under the simple moniker Orláith & Mollie. They shared lead vocals and regularly took turns playing bass or g...