RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards tickets on sale
The Awards will be hosted by RTÉ’s John Creedon and will be broadcast live on RTÉ Radio 1 and on the RTÉ Radio App
Tickets for the 7th RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards, which will take place in Vicar Street, Dublin on Wednesday February 26, 2025 are now on sale.
The Awards will be hosted by RTÉ’s John Creedon and will be broadcast live on RTÉ Radio 1 and on the RTÉ Radio App, while a highlights programme will be broadcast on RTÉ television (later the same week). The RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards are a celebration of the very best in folk music in Ireland from the past year.
Tickets for the RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards are available to purchase here. Tickets are priced at €33.50 plus €1.50 venue facility fee.
The shortlist of nominees in each category will be announced in late January 2025. Seven awards are made each year as a result of voting by the Folk Awards Jury. They are as follows:
Best Original Folk Track - Winner in 2024: Anáil na hOíche – Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin
Best Traditional Folk Track - Winner in 2024: Seán Gabha – Piaras Ó Lorcáin and Bláth na hÓige
Best Folk Singer - Winner in 2024: Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin
Best Emerging Folk Artist - Winner in 2024: Séamus and Caoimhe Uí Fhlatharta
Best Folk Instrumentalist - Winner in 2024: Aoife Ní Bhriain
Best Folk Group - Winner in 2024: Lankum
Best Folk Album - Winner in 2024: False Lankum – Lankum