The LP was nominated for Album of The Year 2019 at the RTÉ Choice Music Prize, a well-earned accolade for one of the most intoxicating voices in Irish indie folk. If you're familiar with Irish folk bands, you know that's not an easy question to answer. Those albums cover Folk, Roots and Celtic Music, including English, Gaelic, Welsh, Scottish and Irish folk music traditions. Among them is Junk Drawer, the post-punk band from Belfast whose 2020 album Anyone who thinks the Irish language is dying needs to hear KNEECAP, the Belfast trio whose electric rhymes on Dublin folk group Lankum represent a constant conversation between the past, present and future of Irish music, and we’re all lucky to be eavesdropping. The emerging talent featured and selected by the A.M.A. Sure, they won the Eurovision song contest consistently with saccharine ballads, but the scope of Irish music left something to be desired. Tebi Rex have skyrocketed on the international stage, as their music has appeared on the hit television show TPM aka Tax Payers’ Money aka Co. Louth brothers Charles and Andrew Hendy aren’t afraid to go after national broadcaster RTÉ or call out major political parties (“Fuck Fine Gael and fuck Fianna Fáil too” they repeat on their 2020 single “TPM Don’t Have Your Money”) on their hilarious tracks, and it’s this fearlessness that elevates them in the Irish music scene.

As we approach the end of 2019 we want to stop and take stock of the year in new Irish music before we get to the end of year lists. She explores her own identity as a Zambia-born, Co. Clare-raised artist on her EP Do you ever miss good, old-fashioned ’90s R&B? New Releases Now - Sign up to find top new songs of 2020 and videos from the best new 2020 albums! And we’d be remiss if we didn’t mention her hilarious accompanying music video, which features some frenzied dancing that deserves the Tik Tok treatment. Despite Irish rock music gaining acclaim towards the end of the 20th century, Irish folk bands has endured through the years and has served as a popular way for singers to share stories and voice their concerns of their time. As the decades passed, the music progressed from folk and country to rock and punk. From the thriving hip-hop scene to beloved post-punk groups, there’s a little something for everyone once you dip your toe into the Irish scene.This is by no means an exhaustive list, but below are 13 must-listen acts hailing from the Isle of Ireland:If you’ve ever ended up sobbing in public over a breakup, you’re bound to relate to “Another Day (kfc),” the alt-country track from Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson, otherwise known as CMAT. The style encompasses both traditional Irish folk and contemporary Irish folk, which blends the traditional with contemporary rock and folk influences. This famous Irish Celtic punk band was active from 1982-1996, and then 2001-2014. Irish Folk refers to folk songs and folk singers from Ireland, who often incorporate traditional Irish and Celtic music into their own style.

Cormac MacDiarmada, Radie Peat and brothers Ian and Daragh Lynch combine elements of traditional Irish sounds, including the uilleann pipes and the fiddle, and their own fresh sonic ideas on each track. Features Best Irish Musicians: 11 Icons From The Emerald Isle. Audionetworks Music Agency are drawn from the cream of new Irish musical talent. This list answers the questions "who are the If you know enough about the genre, please vote based on the quality of the band's music instead of just voting for the most popular folk music of Ireland bands that you might've heard of.Folk music for folk fans, from legends like Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell to the hottest new folk songs for your 2020 playlists. “I look for solutions but in every direction / I see empty glass buildings, planned to perfection,” Belle sings, calling to mind the Irish government’s prioritization of multinational corporations over their own citizens. However, you're likely to include Irish folk bands like The Clancy Brothers, The Chieftains, The Dubliners among the best Irish folk bands. They shot to fame in the late ’80s and their music which touched on political topics was most poignant for its use of traditional Irish instruments. Ever prolific, she’s spending her quarantine recording new demos.Repression has long blighted the Irish psyche, but in recent years activists and artists have worked tirelessly to promote an openness about mental health. But some bands, like Lindisfarne, seemed to have been waiting in the wings for the call. Soda Blonde emerged in 2019 fully realized in their sound: soaring dream pop haloed by O’Rourke’s silky vocals. Her debut EP Hailing from Donegal, that wild and distant corner of Ireland, artist Eve Belle brings her own spin to Irish indie pop.