{{Short description|Irish folk music duo}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} '''Ye Vagabonds''' is an Irish folk music duo consisting of Carlow-based brothers Diarmuid and Brían Mac Gloinn.<ref name="jom" /><ref>{{cite news |title=StackPath |url=https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2020/06/new-video-series-ye-vagabonds-at-home/ |access-date=3 November 2020 |work=www.folkradio.co.uk}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite news |title=Vagabond brothers bring it all back home |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-20463185.html |access-date=3 November 2020 |work=Irish Examiner |date=21 November 2017 |language=en}}</ref> Having been described as "being at the fore of a new wave of Irish folk",<ref name=":1" /> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Award Winners Announced |url=https://journalofmusic.com/news/rte-radio-1-folk-award-winners-announced#:~:text=The%20winners%20of%20the%202019,Lament%20and%20Best%20Folk%20Group. |access-date=3 November 2020 |work=The Journal of Music |language=en}}</ref> Ye Vagabonds are signed to River Lea, which is described as an offshoot of Rough Trade Records.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Ye Vagabonds: 'We've actively tried to de-leprechaun ourselves when we go to the States'|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/ye-vagabonds-weve-actively-tried-to-de-leprechaun-ourselves-when-we-go-to-the-states-40184864.html|access-date=2021-06-21|website=independent|language=en}}</ref> They are currently working on a fourth album.<ref name=":0" />
== 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".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-29|title=Behind the music - Ye Vagabonds|url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2021/0129/1193761-behind-the-music-ye-vagabonds/|language=en|website=rte.ie}}</ref> Having grown up speaking Irish at home, they have released several songs in the language.<ref name=":1" />
==Discography==
=== Albums === *'' Ye Vagabonds'' (2017)<ref>{{cite news |title=Review: Ye Vagabonds by Ye Vagabonds |url=https://celticmke.com/CelticMKE-Blog/Review-Ye-Vagabonds.htm |access-date=3 November 2020 |work=celticmke.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=In Review: Ye Vagabonds impress with self-titled debut |url=https://www.headstuff.org/entertainment/music/in-review-ye-vagabonds/ |access-date=3 November 2020 |work=HeadStuff |date=12 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ye Vagabonds make a sparkling debut |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/ye-vagabonds-make-a-sparkling-debut-1.3268304 |access-date=3 November 2020 |newspaper=The Irish Times |language=en}}</ref> *''The Hare’s Lament'' (2019)<ref>{{cite news |title=Songs with History |url=https://journalofmusic.com/criticism/songs-history |access-date=3 November 2020 |work=The Journal of Music |language=en}}</ref> *''Nine Waves'' (2022) *''All Tied Together'' (2026)
=== EPs === *''Rose & Briar'' (2015)<ref name="jom">{{cite news |title=From Lockdown to Radio Ballads: An Interview with Brían and Diarmuid Mac Gloinn of Ye Vagabonds |url=https://journalofmusic.com/news/lockdown-radio-ballads-interview-brian-and-diarmuid-mac-gloinn-ye-vagabonds |access-date=3 November 2020 |work=The Journal of Music |language=en}}</ref>
=== Singles ===
* "I'm a Rover" / "The Bothy Lads" (2021)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-29|title=Ye Vagabonds Release Two New Tracks On Limited 7|url=https://imro.ie/news/ye-vagabonds-release-two-new-tracks-on-limited-7/|access-date=2021-06-21|website=IMRO|language=en-GB}}</ref> * "The Parting Glass" with Boygenius (2023)<ref>https://pitchfork.com/news/boygenius-cover-the-parting-glass-a-charity-benefit-single-in-tribute-to-sinead-oconnor-listen/</ref>
== Awards == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Year !Awarding Body !Category !Nominated work !Result |- | rowspan="3" |2018 | rowspan="3" |RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-09-20|title=RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards nominations announced|url=https://www.rte.ie/culture/2018/0920/994942-rte-radio-1-folk-awards-nominations-announced/|language=en|website=rte.ie}}</ref> |Best Traditional Folk Track |''Lowlands of Holland'' |{{Nom}} |- |Best Emerging Folk Artist |{{CEmpty}} |{{Nom}} |- |Best Folk Group |{{CEmpty}} |{{Nom}} |- | rowspan="5" |2019 | rowspan="4" |RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards<ref>{{Cite web|website=rte.ie|date=2019-10-24|title=Ye Vagabonds make it a treble at RTÉ Folk Awards|url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2019/1024/1085494-ye-vagabonds-win-big-at-rte-radio-1-folk-awards/|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards 2019 Shortlist + Lifetime Achievement Award for Moya Brennan – About RTÉ|url=https://about.rte.ie/2019/09/19/rte-radio-1-folk-awards-2019-shortlist-lifetime-achievement-award-for-moya-brennan/|access-date=2021-06-21|website=about.rte.ie}}</ref> | rowspan="2" |Best Traditional Folk Track |''The Foggy Dew'' |{{won}} |- |''Balach Shíol Andaí'' |{{Nom|Nominated}} |- |Best Folk Group |{{CEmpty}} |{{won}} |- |Best Folk Album |''The Hare's Lament'' |{{won}} |- |BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards<ref>{{Cite web|title=BBC Radio 2 - BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards - BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Winners and Nominees 2019|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2hMKzvqbfHmNySYjZXKW0mw/bbc-radio-2-folk-awards-winners-and-nominees-2019|access-date=2021-06-21|website=BBC|language=en-GB}}</ref> |Best Traditional Track |''The Foggy Dew'' |{{won}} |- | rowspan="2" |2021 | rowspan="2" |RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://about.rte.ie/2021/11/17/rte-radio-1-folk-awards-winners-announced/|title = RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards WINNERS Announced – About RTÉ}}</ref> |Best Traditional Folk Track |''I'm a Rover'' |{{won}} |- |Best Folk Group |{{CEmpty}} |{{won}} |- | rowspan="3" |2022 | rowspan="3" |RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://about.rte.ie/2022/11/17/rte-radio-1-folk-awards-winners-announced-2/ |title = RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards WINNERS Announced – About RTÉ}}</ref> |Best Folk Album |''Nine Waves'' |{{won}} |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{url|yevagabonds.com}}
Category:Folk music duos Category:Musical groups from Dublin (city) Category:Irish musical duos Category:Irish folk music groups Category:Irish-language musical groups Category:2010s in Irish music Category:2020s in Irish music
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