DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND DAOIRI FARRELL HEADS BACK TO UK TO PLAY ANOTHER RUN OF DATES. PLAYING SONGS FROM HIS ACCLAIMED 4th ALBUM, ‘THE WEDDING ABOVE IN GLENCREE’ HAILED AS HIS BEST TO DATE , AUDIENCES CANNOT RESIST HIS AUTHENTIC AND GROUNDED APPROACH, TO WHAT HE HAS MADE HIS OWN, TRUE BRAND, OF TRADITIONAL, IRISH, MUSIC.
“Daoirí Farrell is singlehandedly spearheading a resurgence of the authentic in Irish folk music…he is rightly in demand all over the world.” – Irish Music
A product of Dublin’s famous club An Góilin Traditional Singers, Daoirí Farrell has gone from strength to strength. On the verge of releasing his fourth solo album in early 2023, he can boast numerous honours from multiple BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards nominations to ALSR Celtic Music accolades.
He has received endorsements from the likes of Christy Moore (“Daoirí has assumed the mantle of Luke [Kelly]”), Mark Radcliffe (“What a voice”) and Dónal Lunny (“Daoirí is one of the most important traditional singers to emerge in the last decade”), with his music and live performances earning the acclaim of many respected publications.
His debut album, ‘The First Turn’, surfaced back in 2009, with his breakthrough album appearing in 2016 with the powerful ‘True Born Irishman’, that went on to win him two prestigious BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
“Daoirí Farrell is singlehandedly spearheading a resurgence of the authentic in Irish folk music… he is rightly in demand all over the world.” – Irish Music
Following 2019’s ‘A Lifetime Of Happiness’, which earned three nominations in the RTE Radio 1 Folk Awards Daoirí’s long-awaited fourth album, ‘The Wedding Above In Glencree’, released in late February 2023, which made the RTÉ Radio 2 playlist in Ireland, reached number 11 on the Official UK Folk Albums Chart and gained him a nomination for Folk Singer of the Year in Ireland’s RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards.
Daoirí’s live work sees the 2013 All Ireland Champion Singer touring far and wide, performing regularly at festivals around the globe including in Canada, Australia and Europe. He has also toured the USA as vocalist for Lúnasa, performed in the UK in the line-up of the renowned Transatlantic Sessions and played to a live and TV audience at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
More recently, March 2020 saw him live stream from what he called ‘The Covid Corner’ of his kitchen in Dublin on St. Patrick’s Day. It was followed by an additional twenty-five consecutive weekly online performances, attracting worldwide audiences with over 15,000 views each week and resulted in an appearance on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.
In 2024 he has toured in Ireland, UK, USA and Australia and played festivals and one off events including Celtic Connections (UK), Port Fairy Folk Festival (Australia), The Fundación Juan March (Spain) and The Luke Kelly Festival (Ireland).
Friday 14 March, HOLYHEAD, Ucheldre Centre
Saturday 15 March, CUMBRIA, Coniston Institute
Sunday 16 March, SALTAIRE, The Live Room
Monday 17 March, LIVERPOOL, Philharmonic Hall
Thursday 20 March, CARDIGAN, Mwldan, Aberteifi
Friday 21 March, BRISTOL, Bristol Folk House
Saturday 22 March, CALSTOCK, Calstock Arts
Sunday 23 March, WEYMOUTH, St Laurence Church
Tuesday 25 March, BRETFORTON, The Fleece Inn
Wednesday 26 March, SALISBURY, Rugby Club
Thursday 27 March, LONDON, Cecil Sharp House
Friday 28 March, NORWICH, Arts Centre
Saturday 29 March, BIRMINGHAM, Midland Arts Centre
Sunday 30 March, BELPER, Folk at the Meadows
For further information please visit: https://daoiri.com/
