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Genre
irish neo-traditional
Parent Genre: World/Traditional

Irish neo-traditional music is a modern take on traditional Irish music, blending elements of folk, rock, and other genres. It features traditional instruments such as fiddles, bodhráns, and uilleann pipes, but also incorporates newer instruments like guitars and banjos. The music often has a haunting, melancholic quality, with lyrics that tell stories of love, loss, and Irish history. The genre has gained popularity in recent years, with a new wave of young musicians bringing fresh energy and innovation to the traditional sound.


Top artists of irish neo-traditional genre

Lankum
Ye Vagabonds
Talisk
The Kilkennys
Lúnasa
The Gloaming
Altan
Kíla
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List of irish neo-traditional artists

Here is a list of irish neo-traditional artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the irish neo-traditional genre. You can find out what irish neo-traditional genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Lankum
40 9 39 32 67 28 112 42956
2
Ye Vagabonds
37 0 45 16 86 26 116 25023
3
Talisk
34 56 40 66 31 27 131 31422
4
The Kilkennys
34 0 65 63 46 72 149 12806
5
Lúnasa
34 7 35 47 42 54 119 41643
6
The Gloaming
34 4 36 16 96 20 124 44982
7
Altan
33 9 50 40 73 66 112 29092
8
Kíla
33 25 51 51 55 54 98 19910
9
We Banjo 3
33 45 51 64 68 69 113 23715
10
Beoga
32 18 57 56 39 59 128 18703
11
Solas
32 12 47 58 63 73 110 23452
12
Ímar
31 4 35 65 17 57 123 8894
13
Brian Finnegan
30 21 41 52 63 46 114 11100
14
the olllam
29 90 42 55 62 16 110 16673
15
Téada
29 0 50 53 84 82 117 6580
16
Kasír
28 81 42 40 88 68 133 2112
17
Danú
28 10 43 39 81 73 128 11781
18
The Fretless
27 24 54 43 86 75 120 8673
19
Ciaran Tourish
25 0 55 58 48 69 124 1013
20
The Fiddle Case
25 0 48 37 94 78 85 1032
21
Seo Linn
25 0 40 71 2 42 127 10635
22
Aoife Scott
24 2 65 20 76 48 122 3942
23
JigJam
23 0 0 0 0 0 0 4193
24
Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh
23 84 27 8 100 47 78 7809
25
Mick McAuley
22 0 0 0 0 0 0 933
26
Mec Lir
21 15 41 68 3 27 147 3680
27
Kevin Crawford
21 68 49 46 90 91 107 4689
28
Lasairfhíona
21 0 45 30 78 70 125 3122
29
The Outside Track
21 14 46 57 43 51 120 5534
30
Zoë Conway
21 0 0 0 0 0 0 2086
31
Goitse
20 18 58 43 49 48 117 4495
32
Andrew Finn Magill
19 0 0 0 0 0 0 1095
33
Socks in the Frying Pan
18 8 56 39 83 70 105 4771
34
Caladh Nua
17 0 51 30 81 65 137 2114
35
Aldoc
17 83 77 37 68 44 100 2692
36
Pauline Scanlon
16 0 52 27 86 33 107 2165
37
Éilís Crean
16 0 0 0 0 0 0 230
38
Pádraig Rynne
16 43 53 58 70 96 130 1687
39
Cúig
16 0 43 71 26 79 137 4286
40
Boxing Banjo
15 3 53 78 15 77 131 1013
41
Jiggy
14 77 54 62 3 30 161 2649
42
MOXIE
13 8 43 71 56 81 129 4259
43
Bua
13 2 50 49 89 79 118 776
44
Brendan Begley & Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh
13 4 44 50 83 77 80 978
45
The Bonny Men
13 38 26 22 91 27 79 1888
46
Ryan Molloy
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 662
47
Ciorras
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 855
48
FullSet
10 0 68 66 65 61 114 2602
49
Réalta
10 99 35 47 91 93 107 1628
50
Martin Quinn & Angelina Carberry
10 83 57 74 46 97 108 930
51
Bob Brozman, John McSherry & Dónal O’Connor
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 33
52
Niall & Cillian Vallely
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2337
53
Barrule
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1124
54
arcanadh
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 489
55
Lá Lugh
9 0 28 14 86 19 92 609
56
Caitlín & Ciarán
8 76 50 56 94 94 110 1091
57
The Drowsy Lads
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1297
58
Arty McGlynn / Nollaig Casey
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 387
59
Brendan Mulholland
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 418
60
Frankie Gavin & DeDannan
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 275
61
Connla
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1373
62
Millish
6 11 44 52 65 65 125 352
63
Bene & Cormac
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 993
64
Briste
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 360
65
Usher's Island
4 3 50 56 82 97 124 693
66
Breaking Trad
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 352
67
Notify
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 748
68
Eadaoin
4 31 36 40 1 10 129 722
69
Níall Vallely
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 81
70
Athrú
4 9 43 47 89 60 120 690
71
Guidewires
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 448
72
Moving Cloud
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 637
73
Garadice
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 151
74
Craobh Rua
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 361
75
Troda
2 0 40 68 33 82 110 168
76
Atlas
1 44 35 46 89 19 156 278
77
Kevin Burke's Open House
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 157
78
Lynched
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3836
79
Stéphanie Makem & Tiarnán Ó Duinnchinn
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 102