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Ye Vagabonds: Rose & Briar

Ye Vagabonds: Rose & Briar (Ye Vagabonds YV¾)

Rose & Briar
Ye Vagabonds

Ye Vagabonds YV¾ (EP, UK, 7 October 2015)

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Recorded by Christopher Barry in September 2015 over two days on borrowed equipment in a house in Stoneybatter;
Artwork by Ye Vagabonds;
Layout and design by J. MacGabhainn

Musicians

Brían Mac Gloinn: guitar, fiddle, banjo, accordion vocals;
Diarmuid Mac Gloinn: guitar, banjo, vocals

Tracks

  1. Barbara Ellen (Roud 54; Child 84; G/D 6:1193; Henry H236) (5.22)
  2. A Garden (4.02)
  3. When We Were Trees (2.16)
  4. Pomegranate (3.03)
  5. Border Widow’s Lament (Roud 199; Child 106; G/D 1:163) (2.23)
  6. Your Heart Like the Back of My Hand (0.51)

Track 1 trad arr. Brían and Diarmuid Mac Gloinn;
Tracks 2-3, 6 written by Diarmuid Mac Gloinn;
Track 4 written by Brían Mac Gloinn;
Track 5 trad arr. Brían Mac Gloinn

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Ye Vagabonds: Ye Vagabonds

Ye Vagabonds: Ye Vagabonds (Inglenook YVB01)

Ye Vagabonds
Ye Vagabonds

Inglenook Records YVB01 (CD/LP, UK, 13 October 2017)

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Musicians

Brían Mac Gloinn: guitar, fiddle, banjo, accordion vocals;
Diarmuid Mac Gloinn: guitar, banjo, vocals

Tracks

LP Side 1

  1. Go Where You Will (5.05)
  2. Wake Up (3.19)
  3. Whistling Wind (3.18)
  4. Song Long Forgotten (6.46)
  5. Pomegranate (3.20)

LP Side 2

  1. Way Up on the Mountain (5.24)
  2. For Bert (2.16)
  3. Half Blind (4.07)
  4. Wake Up (Reprise) (2.27)
  5. Lowlands of Holland (Roud 484; G/D 6:1116; Henry H180) (6.17)

All tracks by Brían and Diarmuid Mac Gloinn except
Track 10 trad. arr. Brían and Diarmuid Mac Gloinn

> Folk Music > Records > Ye Vagabonds: The Hare’s Lament

Ye Vagabonds: The Hare’s Lament

Ye Vagabonds: The Hare’s Lament (River Lea RLR004CD)

The Hare’s Lament
Ye Vagabonds

River Lea Records RLR004LP/CD (LP/CD, UK, 22 March 2019)

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Recorded by Nick Rayner;
Mixed by John Murphy at Guerrilla Sounds;
Additional recording by Daragh Murphy, Adrian Hart and Brian Mac Gloinn in West Cork, Celbridge, and Ailfionn Studio in Dublin, 2018;
Mastered by Noel Summerville;
Design and layout by Oskar Design;
Painting by Conor Campbell;
Cover photography by Brid O’Donovan

Musicians

Brían Mac Gloinn: vocals, bouzouki, guitar, mandolin, fiddle, harmonium;
Diarmuid Mac Gloinn: vocals, bouzouki, guitar, mandolin;
Alain McFadden: harmonium;
Jesse Smith: additional fiddles;
John Flynn: tin whistles;
Brìghde Chaimbeul: smallpipes

Tracks

Side 1

  1. Bacach Shíol Andaí (2.46)
  2. The Foggy Dew (Roud 558; Laws O3; G/D 7:1495) (3.41)
  3. Seven Little Gypsies (Roud 1; Child 200; G/D 2:278; Henry H124) (4.50)
  4. Dá mBeinn i mo Bhádóir (3.21)
  5. The Hare’s Lament (Roud 3574; Henry H172) / Ocogovska Oro (5.02)

Side 2

  1. I Courted a Wee Girl (Roud 154; G/D 6:1198) (4.34)
  2. On Yonder Hill (Roud 5173) (2.47)
  3. Tuirse mo Chroí (2.17)
  4. Siún Ní Dhuibhir (4.55)
  5. Willie o Winsbury (Roud 64; Child 100; G/D 5:999; Henry H221) (6.14)

All songs trad. arr. Ye Vagabonds

Video

Ye Vagabonds sing The Hare’s Lament in Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris on 17 March 2019:

> Folk Music > Records > Ye Vagabonds: I’m a Rover

Ye Vagabonds: I’m a Rover

Ye Vagabonds: I’m a Rover (River Lea RLR009S)

I’m a Rover / The Bothy Lads
Ye Vagabonds

River Lea Records RLR009S (7" single, UK, 29 January 2021)

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Recorded and mixed by John ‘Spud’Murphy at Hellfire Studio and Guerrilla Sounds Studios;
Mastered by Harvey Birrell;
Cover photo by Alain McFaddemn
Design by Black Rogue Design

Musicians

Brían Mac Gloinn: guitar [1], bouzouki [2], vocals;
Diarmuid Mac Gloinn: mandolin [1], guitaer [2], vocals

Tracks

Side 1

  1. I’m a Rover (Roud 3135)

Side 2

  1. The Bothy Lads (Roud 5138) (4.34)

All songs trad. arr. Ye Vagabonds

Video

Ye Vagabonds sing I’m a Rover:

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Ye Vagabonds: Nine Waves

Ye Vagabonds: Nine Waves (River Lea RLR016LP/CD)

Nine Waves
Ye Vagabonds

River Lea Records RLR016LP/CD (LP/CD, UK, 13 May 2022)

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Produced by John ‘Spud’ Murphy and Ye Vagabonds;
Recorded by John ‘Spud’ Murphy at Hellfire Studios, Dublin, with assistance from Ian Chestnutt;
Mixed by John ‘Spud’ Murphy at Guerrilla Sounds Studios;
Mastered by Noel Summerville;
Cover painting by Petrie Lenehan;
Photography by Rich Gilligan;
Ar direction by Petrie Lenehan and by Rich Gilligan

Folk Radio UK review by David Weir

Musicians

Brían Mac Gloinn: vocals, guitar, tenor guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, fiddle, hammered dulcimer;
Diarmuid Mac Gloinn: vocals, guitar, tenor guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, mandola, organelle;
Alain McFadden: harmonium;
Kate Ellis: cello;
Caimin Gilmore: double bass;
Ryan Hargadon: piano, saxophone, synthesisers;
Cormac Begley: concertina

Tracks

Side 1

  1. Tuaim (0.44)
  2. An Island (5.07)
  3. Lord Gregory (Roud 49; Child 76; G/D 6:1226) (3.57)
  4. Blue Is the Eye (6.02)
  5. The Humours of Glin (4.54)

Side 2

  1. Go Away and Come Back Hither (4.45)
  2. Joyáil (3.03)
  3. Her Mantle So Green (Roud 714; Laws N38; G/D 5:1033; Henry H76) (7.06)
  4. Fuaim (0.43)
  5. The Munster Jig / Tell Her I Am (3.23)
  6. Máire Bhán (4.14)

Tracks 1-2, 4, 6-7, 9 Ye Vagabonds;
Tracks 3, 5, 8, 10-11 trad. arr. Ye Vagabonds

Video

Ye Vagabonds sing Blue Is the Eye on RTÈ Ireland in January 2022:

> Folk Music > Records > Ye Vagabonds: All Tied Together

Ye Vagabonds: All Tied Together

Ye Vagabonds: All Tied Together (River Lea RLR038LP/CD)

All Tied Together
Ye Vagabonds

River Lea Records RLR038LP/CD (CD/LP, UK, 30 January 2026)

Sitric Road / Mayfly
Ye Vagabonds

River Lea Records RLR037SE (7" single, UK, 2025)

Ye Vagabonds: On Sitric Road / Mayfly (River Lea RLR037SE)
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Ye Vagabonds at Nochtspeicher, Hamburg, Germany, on 29 May 2026; photo Reinhard Zierke
Ye Vagabonds at Nochtspeicher, Hamburg, Germany, on 29 May 2026; photo Reinhard Zierke

Produced, recorded and mixed by Philip Weinrobe;
Recorded by Philip Weinrobe at Ursula and John McFadden’s home in Killora, Co. Galway;
Mastered by Josh Bonati;
Single On Sitric Road / Mayfly recorded live in The Lilliput Press, Sitric Road, Stoneybatter on 27 April 2025;
Single recorded, mixed and mastered by Ben Rawlins;
Photos by Louise Gaffney;
Layout and design by Philip Laslett and Louise Gaffney

Musicians

Brían Mac Gloinn: vocals, guitar, tenor guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, synth, percussion;
Diarmuid Mac Gloinn: vocals, guitar, tenor guitar, mandola, mandolin;
Alain Mc Fadden: vocals, guitar, mandolin, harmonium, synths, electric guitar;
Caimin Gilmore: vocals, double bass, piano, hammered dulcimer, guitar, electric bass;
Kate Ellis: vocals, cello, piano, hammered dulcimer, bouzouki;
Shahzad Ismaily: vocals, electric guitar, synth, piano, drums, percussion, bouzouki, chimes, harmonium;
Sam Amidon: fiddle, banjo;
Romain Bly: percussion, trumpet;
Louise Gaffney: piano, harmonium, synth

Tracks

LP Side 1

  1. On Sitric Road (3.03)
  2. The Flood (3.23)
  3. Danny (4.38)
  4. Cuckoo Storm (2.30)
  5. I’ll Keep Singing (4.31)
  6. Young Again (3.40)

LP Side 2

  1. Four Walls (3.09)
  2. Mayfly (4.06)
  3. Where the Heart Lies (2.29)
  4. Gravity (3.58)
  5. Long Grass (4.42)
  6. Forget About the Rain (4.06)

All songs by Brían and Diarmuid Mac Gloinn;

Video

Ye Vagabonds play On Sitric Road live in The Lilliput Press: