Detailing the group’s decision to explore the experimental Irish folk route, Banks states “to be completely honest, it was just gut feeling. There’s something in all folk music that connects universally, that’s arguably its defining characteristic. Then came Jack Martin (mandolin/tin whistle/synth), who “wanted to make weird experimental folk music with synths like John Flynn”. Madra Salach officially came together as a unit in 2023 and gigged infrequently until T-Time's Erin Barker became their manager. Shedding light on where priorities lie now for each member of Madra Salach, Lawlor offers “when the project started we were all working and in other active bands.