The nominations have been announced for the 3rd Annual RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards, with this year's nominees representing the cream of the contemporary folk world - view the shortlist below.
The awards ceremony will take place on the 26th November in the RTÉ Radio studios, and will be broadcast live at 8 pm on RTÉ Radio 1, with returning co-presenters Ruth Smith & John Creedon presenting two hours of music, song and chat, featuring an array of distinguished guests from the folk world.
The recipients for the Hall of Fame award will be announced on the night, joining this year's 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award winner, guitarist Steve Cooney.
RTÉ RADIO 1 FOLK AWARDS 2020 - THE NOMINEES
Best Folk Instrumentalist
Steve Cooney
Martin Hayes
Caroline Keane
Ryan Molloy
Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh
Best Folk Singer
Mick Flannery
Emma Langford
Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh
Radie Peat
Best Folk Album
Ceol Ársa Cláirsí: Tunes of the Irish Harpers for Solo Guitar – Steve Cooney
Hemet – Níamh Regan
So Ends This Day – Eilís Kennedy
The Livelong Day – Lankum
Best Folk Group
Lankum
Navá
Saint Sister
The Bonny Men
The Lost Brothers
Best Original Track of the Year
Baby Talk - Mick Flannery & SON
Dynamite – Saint Sister
Flow in the Year of Wu Wei – Brian Finnegan
The Beauty Of Everyday Things - Luka Bloom
The Young People – Lankum
Best Traditional Track of the Year
Eleanor Plunkett – Steve Cooney
O'Neill’s March - Martin Hayes & Brooklyn Ryder
Port na bPúcaí - Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh
Tabhair Dom do Lámh – Steve Cooney
The Broken Pledge - The Bonny Men
The Pride of Petravore – Lankum
The Old Maids of Galway - Liam Flanagan & Claire O’Loughlin
The Wild Rover – Lankum
