Published On Apr 7, 2020
Lankum performs live at WGBH's Fraser Performance Studio in Boston. The Dublin-based group, consisting of Cormac MacDiarmada, Radie Peat, and brothers Ian and Daragh Lynch, makes a special kind of Celtic folk music, mixing ambient textures with harmonies that harness astonishing power. In 2019, their album The Livelong Day won Album of the Year at the RTÉ Choice Awards.
Set list:
The Wild Rover 0:01
The Rocky Road to Dublin 09:53
Bear Creek 13:47
Daragh Lynch – vocals, guitar, percussion, piano
Ian Lynch - vocals, Uilleann pipes, concertina, tin whistle, percussion
Cormac MacDiarmada – vocals, fiddle, viola, banjo, double bass, vibraphone, piano, percussion
Radie Peat – vocals, bayan, concertina, harmonium, organ, piano, electric organ, harp, mellotron
More about Lankum: http://lankumdublin.com
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Video Credits:
Stacy Buchanan – Producer
Joel Watts – Audio Recording & Mix
Greg Shea – Director/Camera/Editor
Meghan Smith – Slider
Nolan Yee – Camera