Ye Vagabonds

Ye Vagabonds is an Irish folk music duo consisting of Carlow-based brothers Diarmuid and Brían Mac Gloinn.[1][2][3] Having been described as "being at the fore of a new wave of Irish folk",[3] 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.[4] Ye Vagabonds are signed to River Lea, which is described as an offshoot of Rough Trade Records.[5] They are currently working on a fourth album.[5]

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".[6] Having grown up speaking Irish at home, they have released several songs in the language.[3]

Discography

Albums

• Rose & Briar (EP, 2015)[1]
• Ye Vagabonds (2017)[7][8][9]
• The Hare’s Lament (2019)[10]
• Nine Waves (2022)

Singles

• I'm a Rover/ The Bothy Lads (2021)[11]
• The Parting Glass (2023) with boygenius[12]

Awards

Year	Awarding Body	Category	Nominated Work	Result
2018	RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards[13]	Best Traditional Folk Track	Lowlands of Holland	Nominated
		Best Emerging Folk Artist		Nominated
		Best Folk Group		Nominated
2019	RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards[14][15]	Best Traditional Folk Track	The Foggy Dew	Won
			Balach Shíol Andaí	Nominated
		Best Folk Group		Won
		Best Folk Album	The Hare's Lament	Won
	BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards[16]	Best Traditional Track	The Foggy Dew	Won
2021	RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards[17]	Best Traditional Folk Track	I'm a Rover	Won
		Best Folk Group		Won
2022	RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards[18]	Best Folk Album	Nine Waves	Won

References

1. "From Lockdown to Radio Ballads: An Interview with Brían and Diarmuid Mac Gloinn of Ye Vagabonds". The Journal of Music. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
2. "StackPath". www.folkradio.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
3. "Vagabond brothers bring it all back home". Irish Examiner. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
4. "RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Award Winners Announced". The Journal of Music. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
5. "Ye Vagabonds: 'We've actively tried to de-leprechaun ourselves when we go to the States'". independent. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
6. "Behind the music - Ye Vagabonds". 29 January 2021. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
7. "Review: Ye Vagabonds by Ye Vagabonds". celticmke.com. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
8. "In Review: Ye Vagabonds impress with self-titled debut". HeadStuff. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
9. "Ye Vagabonds make a sparkling debut". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
10. "Songs with History". The Journal of Music. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
11. "Ye Vagabonds Release Two New Tracks On Limited 7". IMRO. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
12. https://pitchfork.com/news/boygenius-cover-the-parting-glass-a-charity-benefit-single-in-tribute-to-sinead-oconnor-listen/
13. "RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards nominations announced". 20 September 2018. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
14. "Ye Vagabonds make it a treble at RTÉ Folk Awards". 24 October 2019. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
15. "RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards 2019 Shortlist + Lifetime Achievement Award for Moya Brennan – About RTÉ". about.rte.ie. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
16. "BBC Radio 2 - BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards - BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Winners and Nominees 2019". BBC. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
17. "RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards WINNERS Announced – About RTÉ".
18. "RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards WINNERS Announced – About RTÉ".

External links

• yevagabonds.com