Ruby Maher (13) to sing ‘Lullaby for the World’ on Earth Day
Thirteen year old Drogheda singer Ruby Maher has been chosen for the second year in a row to be broadcast to billions of people as a rallying call for the protection of the environment as part of tomorrow’s Earth Day celebrations.
Ruby, a member of Drogheda’s famous musical Maher family, sings with her father and two sisters in their band, The Mahers and will sing the haunting ‘Lullaby For The World’, which is co-written by ‘You Raise Me Up’ Lyricist Brendan Graham and James McMillan, in a broadcast which will be channelled to 190 countries as part of ‘Earth Day Network’s global outreach.
The fact that the powerful lobby group Earth Day Network,(EDN) is using the song on its broadcast channels once again is seen as a massive endorsement, and Ruby describes ‘Lullaby For The World’ as ‘Ireland’s ongoing gift to the world for Earth Day’ .
She described the news as “Amazing, I can’t believe Earth Day Network has chosen my song again, I’m so excited, it’s an honour! I am so happy that this beautiful song is going to be heard throughout the world again.
“This is Ireland’s gift to the world for Earth Day; a huge gift from a small country. We only have one world, we need to mind it. We are all connected and I think it’s really important for all of us to remember that”.
President of the Earth Day Network, Kathleen Rogers says
‘Lullaby For The World’ is a truly evocative and emotive song for our beautiful planet, and while it is a ‘lullaby’, it has the power to awaken people; energise, enlighten and educate them, and bring them with us on this collective global journey of cherishing and respecting our environment”.
Ruby’s dad, Dave Maher says: “The girls and I see ‘Lullaby for the World’ as a song that is global and one which belongs to all of us. We feel honoured to be the ones who have the good fortune to record it”.
“We’re so excited about this song. The reaction from the people of Ireland has been wonderful; there’s a real sense that they want to rally round us and champion this beautiful thought provoking song”.
“It’s a soulful plea for the world; a better world, one that cherishes and protects our beautiful planet and its resources”.
RTE’s ‘Nationwide’ will broadcast the brand new lyrics video for ‘Lullaby For the World’ on tomorrow evening’s show to coincide with ‘World Earth Day’ which is celebrated on April 22nd each year to mark the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970.
