Simon Emmerson (1956–2023)
Peter Gabriel remembers the life and musical career of Simon Emmerson.
Fri, 17 March 23
Real World Records would like to extend a congratulations to both Ríoghnach Connolly of The Breath and Iarla Ó Lionáird of The Gloaming, both of whom have been award the title of Folk Singer of the Year in separate awards ceremonies.
Ríoghnach was announced as the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2019 Folk Singer of the Year on Wednesday 16 October at at The Bridgewater Hall in Manchester. Due to an illness, she was unable to attend the event, but the award was received on her behalf by fellow band member Stuart McCallum. The Breath had also been nominated in the Best Group category.
Iarla Ó Lionáird was subsequently awarded Best Folk Singer at Ireland’s RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards last Friday night at Vicar Street in Dublin, no doubt in recognition of his success as the vocalist in The Gloaming, who released their third self-titled album in March, and who were also nominated in the Best Album, Best Band, and Best Original Track categories.
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Peter Gabriel remembers the life and musical career of Simon Emmerson.
Fri, 17 March 23
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