Ye Vagabonds is an
Irish folk music duo consisting of
Dublin-based brothers Diarmuid and Brían Mac Gloinn.
Having been described as "being at the fore of a new wave of Irish folk",
they won three awards at the 2019
RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards: Best Track (for a recording of "
Foggy Dew"), Best Album (their 2019 album ''The Hare's Lament''), and Best Folk Group. Ye Vagabonds are signed to River Lea, which is described as an offshoot of
Rough Trade Records
Rough Trade Records is an independent record label based in London, England. It was formed in 1976 by Geoff Travis who had opened a record store off Ladbroke Grove. Having successfully promoted and sold records by punk rock and early post-pun ...
.
They are currently working on a fourth album.
Artistry
Musical style and themes
Diarmuid has described the duo's style as being "connected with the
Ulster singing tradition with harmonies that draw on American traditional music". Having grown up speaking
Irish at home, they have released several songs in the language.
Discography
Albums
*''Rose & Briar'' (EP, 2015)
*'' Ye Vagabonds'' (2017)
*''The Hare’s Lament'' (2019)
*Nine Waves (2022)
Singles
* ''I'm a Rover/ The Bothy Lads'' (2021)
Awards
References
External links
*
Folk music duos
Musical groups from Dublin (city)
Irish musical duos
Irish folk musical groups
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