Image by Ruth Medjber After a 4-year break from touring and releasing music, Irish band Beoga share their innovative new album Phases, along with the playful official music video for their latest single “Tradfather.” Known for their fresh take on traditional Irish folk music, Beoga breaks new ground on their latest offering–drawing from classic Irish sounds and infusing them with modern excitement. Phases sees the band revisit their traditional roots and original sound, while continuing to explore unique takes on production and instrumentation.
With an adventurous spirit and a passion for charting the road less travelled, Beoga have shown that Irish traditional music can take 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. The band’s appearance in Sheeran’s emotional and reflective music video “Old Phone” marks their most recent collaboration, as they played with him at his Old Phone pop up gig in Ipswich, MA. They also played alongside Sheeran, Shaboozey and Alex Warren at his Old Phone Pop Up at weekend two of Coachella. Phases arrives at a time when Beoga feel hugely excited by the music they are making as a 5-piece band. After several years of working on their own individual musical projects, they are energized to be back as Beoga. “We keep coming back to each other,” laughs Eamon Murray of the band. “It was fantastic that we all took some time to work on other projects, but ultimately we are like homing pigeons and are drawn back to Beoga; it’s pretty special.” |
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