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Tradition Now

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.

Interview with Folk Radio UK

Lisa spoke with Folk Radio UK at the Cambridge Folk Festival. You can read the interview here.

Next gig up is Clifden Arts Festival on 19 September followed by a string of special gigs & festivals in October then a round of dates supporting Iron & Wine and Calexico in the UK. See all dates & ticket links here.

BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards

Lisa has been nominated for several BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards categories:
Best Album – “Heard A Long Gone Song”
Folk Singer of the Year
Best Original Track – “Blackbird”
Best Traditional Track – “Factory Girl” with Radie Peat

The Best Album winner is chosen by the public & you can vote at this link. Thank you!

The awards will be held on 16 October at The Bridgewater Hall in Manchester.