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]
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]
Year | Awarding Body | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
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2018 | RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards[12] | Best Traditional Folk Track | Lowlands of Holland | Nominated |
Best Emerging Folk Artist | Nominated | |||
Best Folk Group | Nominated | |||
2019 | RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards[13][14] | 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[15] | Best Traditional Track | The Foggy Dew | Won | |
2021 | RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards[16] | Best Traditional Folk Track | I'm a Rover | Won |
Best Folk Group | Won | |||
2022 | RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards[17] | Best Folk Album | Nine Waves | Won |