From Lankum to Lemoncello, Christy Moore and Róis, the breadth of nominees for this year’s awards reflects the vibrancy and relevance of the contemporary trad scene
From Lankum to Lemoncello , Christy Moore and Róis, the breadth of nominees for this year’s awards reflects the vibrancy and relevance of the contemporary trad scene
In Ireland we’ve long had a comfortable relationship with our folk and traditional music, which is threaded like a tapestry through our social and political lives.SAG awards 2025: Colin Farrell wins for The Penguin as Demi Moore, Timothée Chalamet and Conclave take big prizes Quirke has form with the Folk Awards, having already been nominated for In the Half Light, an EP that she released in 2021 with Joshua Burnside . She values the recognition that a nomination brings, as well as the camaraderie that defines her experience of folk music.
“It’s probably one of the most serious things we have to deal with now, the fact that our attention is being taken away from us,” Quirke says. “We don’t really have anything else: our time and how we use it, and where we place our attention, is the most important thing, and it’s being stolen. It’s really scary.
Alongside the boldness of her most recent collection, Mo Léan, catharsis is at the heart of the suite of songs on her 2023 album, Uisce agus Bean, with Róis digging deep and daring to go to a primal place that’s as much about tracing a path back through generations as it is about delving into her own subconscious.
, talking about who we are. There was so much shame about British colonisation and the Catholic Church, but I think we’re starting to take agency over that and decolonise the mind, and take back what was ours, of our own volition.
Cathy-Jordan Eliza-Carthy Lisa-O-Neill Damien-Dempsey Christy-Moore Karan-Casey Lemoncello Ani-Difranco Manchan-Magan Kneecap
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