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SUMMARY:Macdara Yeates
LOCATION:Birmingham Kitchen Garden Cafe
DESCRIPTION:Mudlark Ballads: Album Launch Tour - Mudlark Ballads\, the new
  album from Irish folk singer Macdara Yeates\, arrives on streaming platfo
 rms\, CD and vinyl on September 4th 2026.Following his raw\, a cappella de
 but\, Traditional Singing from Dublin (2024)\, Mudlark Ballads sees Yeates
  step into a brand new sound world\, combining strings\, found-sounds\, fo
 und-percussion\, drones\, spoken interludes\, bells\, kazoos\, handclaps a
 nd more\, all with his signature blend of centuries-old Irish folk songs.M
 acdara Yeates is one of the leading voices in Dublin's rich and fertile fo
 lk scene. Described by Irish Music Magazine as "a true connoisseur of the 
 art of balladry\," his stentorian voice has garnered wide acclaim and feat
 ured on stages across Ireland\, England\, Scotland\, the United States\, B
 elgium\, Denmark and beyond.In 2012\, Macdara co-founded the Dublin folk c
 ollective The Night Before Larry Got Stretched\, an early proving ground f
 or young traditional singers\, including members of Lankum\, Landless\, Ye
  Vagabonds\, Lisa O’Neill and more. In the intervening years\, he has be
 come a central cog in Dublin's folk ecosystem\, leading community song pro
 jects\, performing with acclaimed trad ensemble Skipper's Alley (2013–20
 17)\, and\, finally\, stepping into the fold as a solo artist.His debut al
 bum\, Traditional Singing from Dublin\, earned a spot on MOJO magazine's T
 op 10 Folk Albums of the Year and received two nominations at the RTÉ Rad
 io 1 Folk Awards\, including Best Folk Singer\, alongside Ríoghnach Conno
 lly\, Cathy Jordan and Christy Moore.Produced by Gilla Band’s Daniel Fox
 \, Mudlark Ballads is a collection of old Irish folk songs set against a r
 ich\, contemporary backdrop. Alongside classics such as the seven-minute e
 pic Matt Hyland\, the album includes the first commercial recordings of De
  May Bush and De Kilmainham Minit - two forgotten Dublin street songs unco
 vered in the archives of the National Library of Ireland.Mudlark Ballads w
 ill be available on all major streaming platforms on September 4th 2026 wi
 th CD and vinyl available via Bandcamp. The release will be followed by a 
 tour of Ireland and the UK across the Autumn/Winter of 2026\, with US and 
 European dates to be announced in 2027.“Rumbling\, breathless\, powerful
 .” (Hot Press).“Essential listening – ★★★★★” (Songlines)
 .\n\nBoletos: https://wegottickets.com/event/711111
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