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Listeners' Choice: Simply Folk celebrates its 200th edition

Listen: Simply Folk's birthday bash for Bob Dylan

Listen: Simply Folk on Arranmore - a Féile Róise Rua special

Ruth Smith travels to Arranmore island for a very special edition capturing the conversations and ceol at this year's Féile Róise Rua festival...

RTÉ Radio 1 • 17 May 21

Listen: Simply Folk celebrates World Poetry Day

Books • 22 Mar 21

Listen to Ruth Smith's epic 2020 Simply Folk playlist

Simply Folk presenter Ruth Smith has compiled a rather comprehensive playlist of music - over 400 songs! - played on the show over 2020...

Simply Folk • 05 Jan 21

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

Last weekend, New Orleans was taken over by thousands of folk musicians, and RTÉ Radio 1's Simply Folk was there to be part of it all, thanks to Folk Alliance International.

Simply Folk • 01 Feb 20

Listen: Simply Folk live from New Orleans

Ruth Smith and the Simply Folk team on RTÉ Radio 1 travelled to New Orleans for the Folk Alliance International gathering...

Simply Folk • 31 Jan 20

Listen: Ruth Smith's ultimate 2019 Simply Folk playlist

Simply Folk on RTÉ Radio 1 celebrates its 100th episode this weekend, and SF host Ruth Smith will be marking the occasion with a special edition featuring the tunes that gave her a passion for folk music. In the meantime, she's got a playlist for you...

RTÉ Radio 1 • 18 Oct 19

Maria Doyle Kennedy features in the live Simply Folk special

Listen: Simply Folk live from the Doolin Folk Festival

Listen below to a spectacular live edition of RTÉ Radio 1's Simply Folk live from the Doolin Folk Festival, as presenter Ruth Smith plays host to the likes of Maria Doyle Kennedy, Daoiri Farrell, Emma Langford and many more.

RTÉ Radio 1 • 17 Jun 19

Wallis Bird performs Both Sides Now live on Strings Attached

In the second edition of Bank Holiday Monday's Strings Attached, Wallis Bird performed a breathtaking accompanied by The RTE Concert Orchestra.

Strings Attached • 04 Jun 19

Friends for HOPE - Irish musicians play for a great cause

Simply Folk host Ruth Smith writes for Culture about her latest project, Friends For HOPE, a charity project created with her husband, fiddler (and We Banjo 3 member) Fergal Scahill.

Music • 05 Nov 18

Simply Folk Recommends: Andy Irvine & Paul Brady's masterpiece

Every week, Simply Folk host Ruth Smith selects a record from the folk music archives. This week, she's chosen the eponymous duo album from Andy Irvine and Paul Brady.

Music • 09 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

The nominations for the RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards have been announced, along with the recipient of this year's Lifetime Achievement Award.

RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards • 20 Sep 18

Simply Folk Recommends: Clannad 2 and the Donegal tradition

Every week, Simply Folk host Ruth Smith selects a classic record from the folk archives. This week, she's chosen the second album by Irish folk legends Clannad.

Music • 07 Sep 18

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

Every week, Simply Folk host Ruth Smith selects a classic record from the folk archives. This week, she's chosen the classic compilation album A Woman's Heart.

Music • 31 Aug 18

Simply Folk Recommends: Bilingua by Eithne Ní Uallacháin

Every week, Simply Folk host Ruth Smith selects a record from the folk music archives.This week, she's chosen 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

Every week, Simply Folk host Ruth Smith selects a record from the folk music archives. This week, she's chosen Light in the Western Sky by Stockton's Wing.

Music • 16 Aug 18

Simply Folk Recommends: The Dubliners by The Dubliners

Every week, Simply Folk host Ruth Smith selects a record from the folk music archives. This week, she's chosen the eponymous debut album by The Dubliners.

Music • 02 Aug 18

Celebrated singer and song-collector Frank Harte.

Simply Folk Recommends: Frank Harte's And Listen to My Song

Every week, Simply Folk host Ruth Smith selects a classic record from the folk archives. This week, she's chosen And Listen to My Song by celebrated singer and song-collector Frank Harte.

Music • 25 Jul 18

Introducing... Simply Folk Recommends

In a new series of articles for RTÉ Culture, presenter and folk music fan Ruth brings us a weekly column presenting the influential albums that have shaped the course of folk music at home and abroad, with some personal favourites thrown in too.

Music • 17 Jul 18

Creedon & Smith to host RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards

RTÉ Radio 1 has today announced that it will host the inaugural RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards at Vicar Street on October 25th this year, with John Creedon and Simply Folk presenter Ruth Smith set to host.

RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards • 01 May 18

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