Thank you to the RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards. I am over the moon to have received an award for “Rock the Machine”. Thank you to all who helped me get the song to this point. The Dublin Dockers, National Concert Hall, Dublin Port Company Starboard Home project, Mossy Nolan, Mic Geraghty, Christoph Capewell, David Odlum, Jamie Goldrick, River Lea and Myles O’Reilly & to Pat McCabe for presenting me with the award.
Pleased to announce Lisa has been nominated for 4 RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards. You can see the full list of nominees here. Lisa is in great company.
The ceremony will be on 24 October at Vicar Street where Lisa will perform with Ye Vagabonds, Martin Hayes, Dervish & more. Tickets can be purchased here. Thank you RTÉ.
Best Folk Album – Heard A Long Gone Song on River Lea
Best Original Folk Tracks – ‘Blackbird’ & ‘Rock The Machine’
Best Traditional Folk Track – ‘The Factory Girl’
Best Folk Singer
You can listen back to Lisa & Geoff Travis from Rough Trade Records chat about Rough Trade’s River Lea label & Tradition Now on RTÉ Radio 1 Arena last night here. Lisa does a couple of tunes as well.
Tickets for Tradition Now on October 5th at the National Concert Hall in Dublin are available here.
Tradition Now takes a unique look at progressive traditional music in a fast-moving Ireland, providing a platform for the most forward-thinking artists playing today.
As folk music flourishes, Lisa O’Neill, Ye Vagabonds and Brighde Chaimbeul are brought together for one special show curated by Geoff Travis, Jeannette Lee and Tim Chipping.
River Lea is a collaboration between Geoff Travis and Jeannette Lee of independent music champions Rough Trade Records and music journalist Tim Chipping. This new label is dedicated to releasing beautiful and strange traditional folk music from Britain, Ireland and beyond.