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