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Lucie Azconaga and Consuelo Nerea Breschi,, AKA Varo (Pic: Adrian Crowley)

Varo - Irish traditional music with a Franco-Italian flavour

Music • 17 Feb 20

Simply Folk host Ruth Smith (centre) in New Orleans with musical duo Rising Appalachia

Simply Folk in New Orleans - Ruth Smith's ultimate NOLA playlist

Simply Folk • 01 Feb 20

Exclusive: The Wren, The Wren - watch Lisa O'Neill's new video

Music • 24 Dec 19

Watch: Martin Hayes & Cormac Begley at the Irish Folk Awards

RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards • 01 Nov 19

The Hare's Lament by Ye Vagabonds is nominated for Best Folk Album

RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards - listen to the Best Folk Album nominees

Culture • 02 Oct 19

Seán Ó hÉanaigh and Mairi Anna Nic Ualraig, presenters of Sruth na Maoile which celebrates 25 years on air with a gala concert in Glór, Ennis on Saturday 5 October.

The ties that bind - celebrating Sruth na Maoile @ 25

RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta. • 04 Oct 19

RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards nominees (clockwise, from top left) Lisa O'Neill, The Gloaming, Daoirí Farrell, Ríoghnach Connolly, Colm Mac Con Iomaire and Inni K

Extra tickets released for RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards show

RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards • 22 Oct 19

Lankum's Radie Peat performs at the 2018 RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards

RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards announce Vicar St. line-up

RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards • 12 Sep 19

Wallis Bird performs Both Sides Now live on Strings Attached

Strings Attached • 04 Jun 19

Ireland's Favourite Folk Song - Pauline Scanlon tunes up

Irelands Favourite Folk Song • 14 May 19

Ireland's Favourite Folk Song - watch the latest episode

Irelands Favourite Folk Song • 13 May 19

Ireland's Favourite Folk Song - catch up with the latest episode

Irelands Favourite Folk Song • 08 May 19

Ireland's Favourite Folk Song - watch the first episode

Irelands Favourite Folk Song • 29 Apr 19

Musician and Simply Folk presenter Ruth Smith is one of the judges of Ireland's Favourite Folk Song

Ruth Smith on the new generation of Irish folk talent

Irelands Favourite Folk Song • 07 May 19

Jolyon Jackson, one of the artists featured on 'Buntús Rince: Explorations in Irish Jazz, Fusion & Folk' (Pic courtesy of Teresa Le Jeune)

Buntús Rince - the hidden history of Irish Jazz, Fusion & Folk

Music • 18 Apr 19

Lankum at the RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards

Winners of the RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards revealed

RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards • 27 Oct 18

The classic '80s line-up of De Danann, with founder members Alec Finn and Frankie Gavin (pic via the latter's website)

Simply Folk Recommends: De Danann's Anthem

Music • 19 Oct 18

Lankum are nominated twice in the Best Original Folk Track category at this year's RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards

RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards - Best Original Folk Track

RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards • 12 Oct 18

Folk legend Andy Irvine will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards

RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards nominations announced

RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards • 20 Sep 18

Listen to all-star RTÉ Folk Awards live on RTÉ Radio 1

RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards • 25 Oct 18

Simply Folk Recommends: Clannad 2 and the Donegal tradition

Music • 07 Sep 18

Ruth Smith and John Creedon will present the inaugural Irish Folk Awards this October

Vote for the Best Folk Album of the Year

RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards • 05 Sep 18

Simply Folk Recommends: A Woman's Heart beats stronger than ever

Music • 31 Aug 18

Simply Folk Recommends: Bilingua by Eithne Ní Uallacháin

Music • 24 Aug 18

Stockton's Wing, pictured celebrating their 40th anniversary in 2017.

Simply Folk Recommends: Stockton's Wing shine a light

Music • 16 Aug 18