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.
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.
Ye Vagabonds are to release their second album for Rough Trade’s River Lea label. Titled Nine Waves, the album will be released on May 13th and will be supported by a UK Tour. Watch them performing their lead single ‘Blue Is The Eye’ live.
Read the final guest post from Ye Vagabonds for their ‘All Boats Rise’ canal boat tour…they are joined by Leo O Kelly of Tír Na nÓg, Laura Quirke and Joshua Burnside and Brigid Mae Power. Don’t miss their Vicar Street gig on 25th September.
We rejoin Ye Vagabonds who are currently on their ‘All Boats Rise’ tour. They update us on their journey after Belmont as they make their way to Ballycommon via Pollagh and Rahan playing gigs with Feli Speaks and John Francis Flynn along the way.
Ye Vagabonds share their first weekly postcard from their inland waterway tour of Ireland. “Everyone we met along the way, auld lads driving tractors, cyclists, couples with prams, all greeted us with smiles and waves. They all move faster than us too.”
