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For our giveaway for September for one lucky supporter we have a pair of tickets to see Irish folk outfit Ranagri (pronounced Ran – ag – rye) on their forthcoming UK tour. The band take their name from a stretch of farmland in County Carlow, Ireland, that has been in lead vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Dónal Rogers’ family since 1658. A landscape rich with generations of memories and the experiences of those who came before, Ranagri represents heritage, belonging and stories that travel across time. Those deep bonds are at the heart of Ranagri’s new album, Say Hello, which draws inspiration from the journeys of those who left Ireland in search of new beginnings: the hopes they carried across the oceans, the challenges they faced, and the enduring ties they maintained with the people and places they left behind. You can pre-order the album from this link.
To celebrate the release of Say Hello, the band’s first original studio album since 2022, Ranagri will bring their formidable live show to UK venues in September and November. Here are all the dates:
9th Sep – Folk in the Barn/Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury
12th Sep – Music in Ulpha/The Browfoot Rooms, Cumbria SOLD OUT
13th Sep – The Greystones, Sheffield
17th Sep – Wirksworth Town Hall/Wirksworth Festival
18th Sep – Downend Folk and Roots, Bristol
19th Sep – Grayshott Folk Club, Grayshott
20th Sep – Hanger Farm Arts Centre, nr Southampton
11th Nov – Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan
12th Nov – King’s Place, London
13th Nov – Ace Space, Newbury
14th Nov – Halle St Peters, Manchester
15th Nov – The Regal Theatre, Tenbury Wells
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