Lankum
Lankum | |
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| Also known as | Lynched (2000–2016) |
| Origin | Dublin, Ireland |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
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| Website | lankumdublin |
Lankum are a contemporary Irish folk music group from Dublin, consisting of brothers Ian and Daragh Lynch, Cormac MacDiarmada and Radie Peat. Their music has been characterised as "a younger, darker Pogues with more astonishing power".[1] Reviewing their third album The Livelong Day (2019) for The Guardian, Jude Rogers described it as "a folk album influenced by the ambient textures of Sunn O))) and Swans, plus the sonic intensity of Xylouris White and My Bloody Valentine".[2] In 2018 they were named Best Folk Group at the RTÉ Folk Music Awards, while Radie Peat was named Best Folk Singer.[3]
The group were originally known as Lynched, after the brothers' surname, and released their début album Cold Old Fire (2014) under that name. In October 2016 they announced in a statement that they were changing their name to Lankum to avoid associations with the practice of lynching. The statement read: "We will not continue to work under our current name while the systemic persecution and murder of Black people in the USA continues."[4] The name Lankum comes from the folk ballad "False Lankum", as sung by the Irish traveller and folk singer John Reilly.[4]
In 2017 the band signed to Rough Trade Records and recorded their album "Between The Earth and Sky" to analogue tape with producer/ engineer Julie McLarnon, released on 27 October 2017 and subsequently nominated for BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. Mojo (magazine) named it folk 'album of the year' 2017.[citation needed]
In 2019 Lankum’s video for The Young People, directed by filmmaker Bob Gallagher,[5] won Best Irish Music Video Award at The Irish Film Festival London.
Members
- Ian Lynch – vocals, Uilleann pipes, concertina, tin whistle, percussion
- Daragh Lynch – vocals, guitar, percussion, piano
- Cormac MacDiarmada – vocals, fiddle, viola, banjo, double bass, vibraphone, piano, percussion
- Radie Peat – vocals, bayan, concertina, harmonium, organ, piano, electric organ, harp, mellotron
Discography
- Where Did We Go Wrong?! (2003) - as Lynched (only Ian and Daragh Lynch)
- Cold Old Fire (2014) – as Lynched
- Between the Earth and Sky (2017)[6]
- The Livelong Day (2019)
Awards and nominations
RTÉ Choice Music Prize
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Livelong Day | Album of the Year | Won |
RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Lankum | Best Folk Group | Won |
| 2018 | Radie Peat | Best Folk Singer | Won |
BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Lynched | Best Group | Nominated |
| 2016 | Cold Old Fire | Best Album | Nominated |
| 2016 | Lynched | Horizon Award | Nominated |
| 2018 | Lankum | Best Group | Won |
| 2018 | The Granite Gaze | Best Original Song | Won |
Other Notable Accolades
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Livelong Day | NPR Music's 25 Best Albums of 2019 | 8th |
| 2019 | The Livelong Day | MOJO's 75 Best Albums of 2019 | 58th |
References
- ^ Rogers, Jude (18 October 2018). "Lankum review – dark, raucous poetry from Irish folk miscreants". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ Rogers, Jude (18 October 2019). "Lankum: The Livelong Day review – the Irish folk songbook uprooted". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Radie Peat, Lankum, Emma Langford, We Banjo 3 Among Winners at RTÉ Folk Awards". The Journal of Music. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ a b "We have changed our name". Lynched official website. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Bob Gallagher and Lankum win Best Irish Music Video at Irish Film Festival London". Imro.ie. 19 November 2019.
- ^ Rogers, Jude (27 October 2017). "Lankum: Between the Earth and Sky review – brilliant, raw, detonating folk". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 October 2019.