
Celebrating the very best in folk music in Ireland from the past year
Awards event LIVE in Vicar Street and on RT Radio 1 on Tuesday 27th February
Live performances from Eoghan Ceannabh in, Niamh Bury, Bl th na h ige, Johnny McEvoy, Rhiannon Giddens and more
Tickets on sale now from ticketmaster.ie | #rtefolkawards
RT has today announced the shortlist for the 6th RT Radio 1 Folk Awards which will celebrate the very best in Irish folk music from the past year in Vicar Street, Dublin on Tuesday 27th February at 7.45pm and live on RT Radio 1 from 8pm.
RT moved the Awards from November 2023 to February 2024 to better reflect the full calendar year of folk music and performances and to continue to honour our wonderful folk artists and musicians.
Here is the shortlist for the 6th RT Radio 1 Folk Awards:
BEST ORIGINAL FOLK TRACK
Abigail (Tomhas Ghobnatan) Emma Langford
An il na hO che Eoghan Ceannabh in
Glory Days Steo Wall
N l Aon Easpa Orm R n n Snodaigh and Myles O'Reilly
Not Your Fight The Henry Girls and R oghnach Connolly
Old Note Lisa O'Neill
(2022 winner: Now You See It Susan O'Neill)
BEST TRADITIONAL FOLK TRACK
Amhr n Pheadar Breathnach Diane Cannon
Eilean ir a R n S le Denvir
Eilean r na R n S amus and Caoimhe U Fhlatharta
Go Dig My Grave - Lankum
Se n Gabha Piaras Lorc in and Bl th na h ige
(2022 winner: R is n Dubh Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh and the Irish Chamber Orchestra)
BEST FOLK SINGER
Anna Mieke
Daoir Farrell
Diane Cannon
Eoghan Ceannabh in
Lisa O'Neill
S le Denvir
(2022 winner: Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh)
BEST FOLK INSTRUMENTALIST
Aoife N Bhriain
Diarmuid Meachair
Michael McGoldrick
Michelle Mulcahy
Sorcha Costello
(2022 winner Cormac Begley)
BEST FOLK GROUP
Bl th na h ige
Garadice
Lankum
Martin Hayes and the Common Ground Ensemble
The Mary Wallopers
XN
(2022 winner: the olllam)
BEST FOLK ALBUM
All Of This Is Chance Lisa O'Neill
Bl th na h ige Bl th na h ige
Double You Aoife N Bhriain and Catrin Finch
False Lankum Lankum
Look Over The Wall, See The Sky John Francis Flynn
(2022 winner Nine Waves Ye Vagabonds (Pictured))
BEST EMERGING ARTIST
Cinder Well
Diarmuid Meachair
Niamh Bury
Piaras Lorc in
S amus and Caoimhe U Fhlatharta
Sorcha Costello
(2022 winner Cathal Curr in)
RT RADIO 1 FOLK AWARDS HALL OF FAME
Uileann piper, singer and collector S amus Ennis will also be inducted into the RT Radio 1 Folk Awards Hall of Fame on the night. His son Christopher Ennis will be among the guests of honour at Vicar Street on the night.
The Lifetime Achievement Award winner for 2023 will be announced in early February, in advance of the awards. Previous winners are Mary Black (2022), Christy Moore (2021), Steve Cooney (2020), Moya Brennan (2019) and Andy Irvine (2018).
In what promises to be a very special night celebrating Irish folk music, the awards will feature live performances from many of this year's nominees, including Eoghan Ceannabh in, Niamh Bury and Bl th na h ige, piper Sorcha N Scola and international stars Johnny McEvoy and Rhiannon Giddens. RT presenter John Creedon will again host the awards ceremony in front of a live audience.
Tickets for the RT Radio 1 Folk Awards are on sale now via www.ticketmaster.ie and are priced at 33.10, inclusive of booking fee and service charge. Facility fee of 1 applies.
Stay up to date on the latest on the RT Radio 1 Folk Awards by following RT and RT Radio 1 on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram using #rtefolkawards and by staying tuned to RT Radio 1.
If you can't join us in Vicar Street on Tuesday 27th February, join us live on RT Radio 1 at 8pm on the evening and don't forget our television highlights programme on RT One on Saturday 2nd March 2024.
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