The shortlist has been announced for the 2021 RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards, celebrating the best in Irish folk music over the past year.
After a virtual awards event last year, RTÉ presenters John Creedon and Ruth Smith will return to Dublin's Vicar Street on Tuesday 16th November to present the awards ceremony in front of a live audience, with live performances from an array of Irish folk talent.
Read the 2021 RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards shortlist below - the Lifetime Achievement award will be announced in the coming weeks.
Best Original Folk Track
Almost – Susan O'Neill
Bread and Wine – Adrian Crowley
Chain Reaction – Mick Flannery and Susan O’Neill
Patsy Cline – Jack O’Rourke
Taking the Wheel – Laura Quirke & Joshua Burnside
Best Traditional Folk Track
An Bhuatais – Lorcan MacMathúna
Cúirt Bhaile Nua - Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin & Ultan O'Brien
Easter Snow / Sally Gally – Ryan Molloy and Padraig McGovern
I’m a Rover – Ye Vagabonds
My Son Tim – John Francis Fynn
Peggy Gordon – Lisa O’Neill and Colm Mac Con Iomaire
Best Folk Singer
John Francis Flynn
Emma Langford
Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh
Susan O’Neill
Declan O’Rourke
Best Folk Instrumentalist
Brian Finnegan
Martin Hayes
Ryan Molloy
Caoimhin O’Fearghaill
Alannah Thornburgh
Best Folk Group
Greenshine
Moxie
The Whileaways
Villagers
Ye Vagabonds
Best Folk Album
I Would Not Live Always - John Francis Flynn
They’re Calling Me Home - Rhiannon Giddens and Francesca Turrisi
In the Game - Mick Flannery and Susan O'Neill
Solas an Lae - Eoghan O’Ceannabháin and Ultan O’Brien
Where I Should End - Saint Sister
Best Emerging Artist
Bridín
John Francis Flynn
Dani Larkin
Eoghan O’Ceannabháin and Ultan O’Brien
Alannah Thornburgh
The 2021 Irish Folk Awards ceremony takes place in Vicar Street on Tuesday 16th November - listen in live via RTÉ Radio 1 at 8 pm, with a television highlights programme on RTÉ One on Saturday 20th November.
Tickets for the RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards are on sale now via www.ticketmaster.ie.
