On 23 April 2026, we had the privilege of providing the music for Laura and Thomas’s wedding at St Finbarr’s Oratory in Gougane Barra. It was one of the most intimate ceremonies we have ever been part of: just Laura and Thomas, their witnesses, the priest and the two of us. With so few people present, every word, every glance and every note felt especially personal. Gougane Barra could hardly have provided a more beautiful setting. The little stone church sits beside the lake, surrounded by the mountains and woodland of West Cork. Even before the ceremony begins, the stillness