Ye Vagabonds

Filmed at The Lilliput Press in Dublin, Ye Vagabonds’ live performance of Mayfly finds Brían and Diarmuid Mac Gloinn joined by Alain McFadden on harmonium, synths and mandolin, Kate Ellis on cello, and Caimin Gilmore on double bass. Taken from their acclaimed album All Tied Together, it’s a warm, unhurried rendering of a song about loss, belonging, and the people who slip quietly away.

Ye Vagabonds return with “Danny,” a poignant single and Ellius Grace-directed video from their upcoming album All Tied Together, out January 30th, an album that marks a significant shift toward original songwriting. Featuring cello and harmonium, the track celebrates a life failed by society – based on a troubled Carlow boy who, Diarmuid says, “didn’t get a fair run. I wanted to celebrate him.”

From street-busking in Carlow to collaborating with Boygenius, Ye Vagabonds’ journey culminates in ‘All Tied Together.’ Releasing January 30, their fourth album swaps traditional covers for deeply personal original songwriting. Produced by Phil Weinrobe, it’s a masterful blend of earthy folk and experimental textures—shimmering synths and soaring strings—capturing the grit of their past and the warmth of home.

Irish folk duo Ye Vagabonds release “The Flood” from their upcoming album All Tied Together, out January 30, 2026. Recorded live in Galway with producer Philip Weinrobe, the track explores Dublin’s housing crisis. Its accompanying one-take video, directed by Ellius Grace and featuring dancer Jimmy Southward, portrays the struggle of urban survival through emotive movement.

Multi-award-winning Irish duo Ye Vagabonds announce their fourth album, ‘All Tied Together’, releasing Jan 30th, 2026, via River Lea. Recorded live in Galway with producer Philip Weinrobe (Big Thief), the intimate new record is previewed by the lead single ‘On Sitric Road’, available now. The band will headline London’s Roundhouse in June 2026.

Watch Ye Vagabonds’ full-length Nine Waves film project which presents a visual postcard of the sound world that the album inhabits, primarily based within a derelict building in Dublin and on location on the island of Arranmore, off the coast of Donegal.

Ye Vagabonds released no music videos in the lead-up to their Nine Waves album, instead opting for a longer form film that showcases each album track. Watch “Go Away and Come Back Hither”, the only stand-alone video release before the full film releases on October 17th.

Under the name of All The Brave Hunters, Galway songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Alain McFadden, a member of award-winning folk group Ye Vagabonds, has shared his first solo single ‘Rising’, also our Song of the Day.

Filmed by Myles O’Reilly during ‘All Boats Rise Tour’ last year, watch Joshua Burnside and Laura Quirke, joined by Ye Vagabonds, performing Far Away the Hills are Green.

Féile Róise Rua returns this Thursday (19th May) with an unmissable Livestream featuring Helen Diamond, Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill, Jimmy Canavan, Saileog Ní Cheannabháin, Seosamh O Neachtain and more.

In support of their magnificent third album Nine Waves, we caught up with brothers Brían and Diarmuid MacGloinn of Ye Vagabonds to discuss the record’s songs, ancient Irish legend, politics and sexism in traditional songs, and why buoyancy is likely in their genes.

Reflective and reverent, with Nine Waves Ye Vagabonds prove once again to be at the forefront of an ever-evolving, flourishing Irish folk scene and have done so in the most understated and inspired fashion imaginable.