Always an artist on his own journey Ó Lionáird signed to Real World in the mid 1990's where he would go on to make many ground breaking recordings with the multi million selling Afro Celt Sound System. His solo career was inevitable and would begin with the acclaimed and powerful "Seven Steps To Mercy". Produced by Michael Brook, the album saw Ó Lionaird create a new and unique work in which is his voices soars with power and tenderness. He went on to release the soundtrack for "I Could Read The Sky", and "Invisible Fields" which melds electronic soundscapes with sean nós to stunning effect. His latest solo album "Foxlight" came out in 2011. Iarla is a member of The Gloaming, whose debut album was also released on Real World in January 2014.