Ye Vagabonds
Date/Time:
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
8:00 pm – 11:00 am
Offer:
2 Free Admissions
— 2 Free Admissions to Ye Vagabonds at 7th St Entry in Downtown MPLS!
Event Details:
Brothers Brían and Diarmuid Mac Gloinn grew up playing music together around their hometown of Carlow, a small town in the southeast of Ireland. After moving to Dublin in 2012, they quickly became a staple of the live music and session scene in Ireland, playing their own original songs as well as folk songs from Ireland, Scotland, England, and America.
In 2014, they came to the attention of Arbutus Yarns? music filmmaker Myles O?Reilly, whose videos gained international attention for the brothers for the first time. After a chance meeting at Electric Picnic in September 2015, the brothers performed onstage with Glen Hansard, who invited them to open for him on his European tour the following October. Their debut EP, Rose & Briar, was released on October 7, 2015.
Since then, they have been busy touring Ireland, the UK and Europe, opening for acts such as Villagers, Roy Harper, and Lisa Hannigan (whose band they played in for her Irish tour, June 2016). They have played sold out headline shows in Ireland, France, Switzerland, and the UK. They have made numerous television and live radio appearances in Ireland, and were also part of ?Imagining Home?, a live broadcast concert in the National Concert Hall of Ireland, 2016, curated by Glen Hansard, Philip King, and Gary Sheehan.
In October 2017, they launched their debut, self-titled album to great acclaim. Ye Vagabonds comprises of harmony rich folk music, influenced by Irish traditional music, Appalachian singing, and the 1960s folk revival. It includes ten mellow tracks weaved with thoughtful lyrics, thickly layered with strings and droning harmonium.
Their second album, The Hare?s Lament, was released on March 22, 2019 to huge critical acclaim. In 2019, they won the BBC Radio Two Folk Award for Best Traditional Track, and they swept the boards at the RTÉ Radio One Folk Awards where they won Best Traditional Track, Best Group, and Best Album.
Ye Vagabonds released Nine Waves, their second album for Rough Trade?s River Lea label, on May 13, 2022. Nine Waves was recorded in the Dublin Mountains at Hellfire Studios, produced by John ?Spud? Murphy (whose previous work includes records by black midi, Lankum, and caroline). The album features 11 tracks of both traditional and original songs and tunes.
Nine Waves follows the duo?s standalone single I?m A Rover, which won them an RTE Radio One Folk Award for Best Traditional Folk Track. Ye Vagabonds were also named Best Folk Group for the second time at the 2021 ceremony, where they hold the record for most awarded artists.
The brotherly harmonies and multi-instrumental abilities of Diarmuid and Brían Mac Gloinn were joined on Nine Waves by Kate Ellis (cello) and Caimin Gilmore (double bass), both members of the Irish contemporary classical group Crash Ensemble, and Ryan Hargadon (Anna Mieke, Rachael Lavelle, Kojaque) on piano and saxophone. The record also features concertina from Cormac Begley and harmonium from regular touring member of Ye Vagabonds, Alain McFadden.
Location:
7th Street Entry
N 7th St
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Organization Details:
The 7th St Entry is a smaller venue attached to the historic First Avenue. This space was once used as a restaurant area (the “Greyhound Cafe”) in the former Greyhound bus station. “The Entry” opened its doors in March 1980 as a venue that catered to local bands.
Today, national and local bands perform in the the 7th St Entry, and it’s known for its intimate vibe. Several recordings have been recorded live at The Entry, including The Scouting Report’s hit song “Over the Ocean”; Hüsker Dü’s first album, Land Speed Record; the song, “Cables,” on Big Black’s Atomizer album; Rifle Sport’s live album, Live at the Entry, Dead at the Exit; and Motion City Soundtrack’s Commit This to Memory live DVD.
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Offer: 2 Free Admissions — 2 Free Admissions to Ye Vagabonds at 7th St Entry in Downtown MPLS!
Date/Time: Wednesday, July 9, 2025 8:00 pm
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