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Brían Mac Gloinn of Ye Vagabonds: ‘I wish I’d done more travelling outside of touring’
Brían Mac Gloinn, one-half of new-folk music duo Ye Vagabonds, recalls a childhood scent of roasted sugar beet from the nearby sugar factory in Carlow when ‘the whole town would smell like a kind of sweet cinnamon’
Ye Vagabonds are very much a family affair. Formed by brothers Brían and Diarmuid Mac Gloinn, they have been credited with being at the fore of a new wave of Irish folk. Born and raised in Carlow, the brothers grew up surrounded by music and speaking Irish at home.
“I grew up in Palatine, a few miles from Carlow town, with four older siblings and always lots of visitors around the house,” Brían says. “Then ...
