Ye Vagabonds today release a new single ‘Go Away and Come Back Hither’, taken from their forthcoming album for Rough Trade’s River Lea label, ‘Nine Waves’ which is to be released on May 13th.
Diarmuid of Ye Vagabonds explains what the song is about: “This song is about the ebb and flow of longing and fulfilment. When someone we love is kept from us we want them more. It’s like inverse magnetism, the further away they are the stronger the pull. It’s an old romantic theme, so I wanted it to have some of the feel of romantic era poetry. The first line and the melody had followed me around for a while until the first lockdown of 2020 when the rest of the song came together.“
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Nine Waves was recorded in the Dublin Mountains at Hellfire Studios, produced by John ‘Spud’ Murphy (whose previous work includes records by black midi, Lankum and caroline). The album features 11 tracks of both traditional and original songs and tunes. This new album follows in the wake of the duo’s standalone single I’m A Rover, which won them an RTE Radio One Folk Award for Best Traditional Folk Track. Ye Vagabonds were also named Best Folk Group for the second time at the 2021 ceremony, where they hold the record for most awarded artists.
The brotherly harmonies and multi-instrumental abilities of Diarmuid and Brían Mac Gloinn were joined on Nine Waves by Kate Ellis (cello) and Caimin Gilmore (double bass), both members of the Irish contemporary classical group Crash Ensemble, and Ryan Hargadon (Anna Mieke, Rachael Lavelle, Kojaque) on piano and saxophone. The record also features concertina from Cormac Begley and harmonium from regular touring member of Ye Vagabonds, Alain McFadden.
Ye Vagabonds will be touring throughout the UK in May and Vicar Street, Dublin in June. Full Dates below.
Ye Vagabonds Forthcoming Tour Dates:
2nd May – Brudenell, Leeds
3rd May – The King’s Arms, Manchester
4th May – Blue Arrow, Glasgow
5th May – Bodega, Nottingham
6th May – Temperance Cafe, Leamington Spa
7th May – King’s Place, London
9th May – The Greys, Brighton
10th May – The Redgrave Theatre, Bristol
11th May – Bluestone, Pembrokeshire
12th May – Liverpool Philharmonic, Liverpool
1st June – Fire In The Mountain (Wales)
9th June – Vicar St Dublin Launch Show
11th June – Hebden Bridge Folk Festival
Tickets via: http://yevagabonds.com/