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Top Artists to Perform at the Galway Folk Festival This Weekend
Weekend of Friday, June 16th – Sunday June 18th
Galway-based Folk Americana Trio ‘The Raines’ superb fifth single
Folk Americana group The Raines comprises of Ruth Dillon (vocals, guitar, ukulele) who has toured and recorded with the legendary vocalist Dolores Keane, is a former member of The Molly Hicks, and has three solo albums of her own. Juliana Erkkonen (fiddle and vocals) has been at the forefront of the Americana musical scene in Ireland and has released 7 albums with a diverse range of acts, and Yvonne Tiernan (vocals/ukulele/percussion) who has toured as lead singer with The Chieftains.
‘Her voice originated from deep in her soul, you could hear it’
MARY MCPARTLAN, a powerhouse of Irish folk music - as a vocalist, a supporter of songwriters, an event organiser, as someone who nurtured the tradition, not just keeping it alive, but giving it a future - will be celebrated in Galway in April.
Free outdoor concerts in Galway in August and September
CEOL AN tSamhraidh, a series of live music events taking place across County Galway, begins this weekend, with shows in Ballyglunin and Corr na Móna for audiences of 200 people.
The Raines - cowgirls get their guns on new single
"This is our version of a folk cowgirl song, that feeling of falling madly in love, a whirlwind of desire with someone, and then that same love falling apart.”
'Bare Feet on Grass' - The Raines release new single
'BARE FEET On Grass’, the new single from The Raines, the Galway folk 'supergroup' of Yvonne Tiernan, Ruth Dillon, and Juliana Erkkonen, is a poignant, yet hopeful song inspired by the Covid-19 lockdown.
Hear the harmony driven sound of The Raines
THEY ARE long standing members of Galway's folk music scene, but it is only recently, after a get together on Inis Óirr, that Yvonne Tiernan, Ruth Dillon, and Juliana Erkkonen have joined forces as The Raines.
