Ye Vagabonds are sharing new single “The Flood,” from their forthcoming album, All Tied Together, available Jan 30, via Rough Trade’s River Lea label. “The Flood” is accompanied by a video directed by Ellius Grace (Lankum, Lisa O’Neill, Junior Brother).

“The Flood” was recorded completely live in a Galway house by Philip Weinrobe (Big Thief, Adrienne Lenker), it features an ensemble of players including Shahzad Ismaily and River Lea labelmate Sam Amidon.

Director Ellius Grace says of the video and song “When Brían and Diarmuid got in touch about making music videos for their new album I couldn’t say no. Their music is so evocative and beautiful, and this new album feels incredibly personal to them. It was an added bonus to hear that the guys had dancer Jimmy Southward on board, who I had seen on stage a number of times. This became a beautiful collaboration between all four of us, taking Brían and Diarmuid’s ideas and translating them into loose stories which Jimmy then brought to life through his performance. Brían and Diarmuid also wanted to shoot these videos in a single take to capture a feeling of immediacy or reality. This became a great challenge where myself and the crew had to choreograph ourselves along with Jimmy to land in the right places and have everything work the way it should.

The Flood is a song about the housing crisis, and how we live in urban spaces that can sometimes feel prohibitive and impossible to survive in. Jimmy takes on the character of a businessman with a supposedly successful job, though he’s still living in a tent in Phoenix Park. He gets up and goes to work, smiling and waving at passersby, but something moves him as he goes. His body convulses and he becomes more and more out of control. The briefcase is full of random objects and he throws that away eventually along with his phone, stripping away the veneer of a happy worker and becoming free. The more he succumbs to the movement and supposed madness, the happier he becomes. He doesn’t need to pretend any more.”

Ye Vagabonds will embark on a headline US tour on January 31 in Brooklyn, NY which sees them crossing the country for shows before finishing in Seattle, WA on February 16. Future touring plans include headline tours of the UK, Ireland, and Europe in 2026, including a show at London’s esteemed Roundhouse on June 11th.

The brotherly harmonies and multi-instrumental abilities of Diarmuid and Brían Mac Gloinn were joined on All Tied Together by multi-instrumentalists Shahzad Ismaily (Laura Viers, Cass McCombs) who flew over from Brooklyn, Alain Mc Fadden, Caimin Gilmore, Kate Ellis, Sam Amidon, Romain Bly and Louise Gaffney.

All Tied Together is the tenth album to be released by River Lea (run by Geoff Travis, Jeannette Lee and Tim Chipping) following records by Lisa O’Neill, Brìghde Chaimbeul, John Francis Flynn, a compilation of Irish music from the archives compiled by Lankum’s Ian Lynch, Sam Amidon, Poor Creature and Ye Vagabond’s previous albums ‘The Hare’s Lament’ and ‘Nine Waves’.

Ye Vagabonds
All Tied Together
Track Listing
River Lea

1.On Sitric Road
2.The Flood
3.Danny
4.Cuckoo Storm
5.I’ll Keep Singing
6.Gravity
7.Where The Heart Lies
8.Mayfly
9.Young Again
10.Four Walls
11.Long Grass
12.We Always Forget About The Rain

Ye Vagabonds 2025-2026 Tour Dates
 
Dec 13 – Longford, IE – Backstage Theatre
Dec 14 – Dun Laoghaire, IE – Pavilion Theatre
Dec 17 – Newbridge, IE – Riverbank Arts Centre
Dec 18 – Bray, IE – Mermaid Arts Centre
Jan 31 – Brooklyn, NY (US) –  Music Hall of Williamsburg
Feb 1 – Boston, MA (US) – Middle East Downstairs
Feb 2 – Philadelphia, PA (US) – Johnny Brenda's
Feb 3 – Washington DC (US) – Jammin Java
Feb 5 – Ann Arbor, MI (US) – The Ark
Feb 6 – Chicago, IL (US) – Sleeping Village
Feb 7 – Madison, WI (US) – Bur Oak
Feb 9 – Minneapolis, MN (US) – Cedar Cultural Center
Feb 11 – Los Angeles, CA (US) – Gold Diggers
Feb 13 – San Francisco, CA (US) – Brick and Mortar
Feb 15 – Portland, OR (US) – Showdown
Feb 16 – Seattle, WA (US) – Tractor Tavern
Feb 19 – Belfast, NI – Mandela Hall
Feb 21 – Shannonbridge, IE – Lukers
Feb 22 – Drogheda, IE – TLT, The Tommy Leddy Theatre
Feb 26 – Ennis, IE –  glór
Feb 27 – Galway, IE – Black Box
Mar 1 – Derry, NI – Guildhall
Mar 5 – Cork, IE – Cork Opera House
Mar 6 – Ballydehob, IE – Levis' Cornerhouse
Mar 12 – Mullingar, IE – The Chambers Bar
Mar 15 – Carlow, IE – VISUAL 
Mar 20 – Dublin, IE – Vicar Street
Mar 26 – Kilkenny, IE – Watergate Theatre
Mar 28 – Limerick, IE – Dolan's
Apr 9 – Basel, CH - Gannet
Apr 11 – Hyères, FR – Festival Faveurs de Printemps
Apr 14 – Lille, FR - L’Aéronef
Apr 15 – Paris, FR – Petit Bain
Apr 16 – Saint Nazaire, FR – Le VIP
Apr 17 – La Roche-sur-Yon, FR – QUAI M
Apr 18 - Sare, FR – Chapelle Katalina
May 2 – Bristol, UK – Beacon
May 20 -Utrecht, NL – TivoliVredenburg (Club 9)
May 22 – Amen, NL – Cultureel Café De Amer
May 23 – Dranouter, BE – Muziekcentrum
May 26 – Passau, DE – Cafe Museum
May 27 – Esslingen, DE – Dieselstrasse
May 28 – Cologne, DE – Yuca
May 29 – Hamburg, DE – Nochtspeicher
Jun 2 – Edinburgh, UK – La Belle Angele
Jun 3 – Aberdeen, UK – The Blue Lamp
Jun 4 – Kendal, UK – Brewery Arts Centre
Jun 5 – Manchester, UK – Academy 3
Jun 6 – Stroud, UK – Sub Rooms
Jun 7 - Totnes, UK – Civic Hall
Jun 9 – Corfe Castle, UK – Sandy Hill Arts
Jun 10 – Norwich, UK – Arts Centre
Jun 11 – London, UK – Roundhouse
Sept 6 – Looe, Cornwall, UK – Kernowfornia Festival

pre-order All Tied Together by Ye Vagabonds HERE