With an adventurous spirit and a passion for charting the road less travelled, Beoga have shown that Irish traditional music can take fresh new directions. That world-facing potential was proven by the popularity of their collaborations ‘Galway Girl’ and ‘Nancy Mulligan’ with Ed Sheeran on his all - conquering ‘÷’ album. ‘Galway Girl’ has been streamed over 1.4 billion times on Spotify alone. After a 4-year break from touring and releasing music, Beoga are excited to return to a vibrant Irish music scene that is bursting with talent and creativity. Their new album ‘Phases’ sees the band revisit their traditional roots and original, classic sound scape, whilst continuing to explore new ground in production and instrumentation. The lead song ‘Anne Bonny’ is a new song written in the traditional style with echoes of the past deftly combined with Beoga’s signature contemporary flavour. Niamh Dunne of Beoga commented “There is a wealth of incredible Irish musicians on the scene right now and it’s a very exciting time for traditional Irish music. It’s really great to be back making new music and adding our own voice to the cannon, and I really feel like this album is a reflection of who we are as a band, and an amalgamation of all the different influences we have encountered and explored in the last 2 decades.
