Scottish singer/songwriter Eddi Reader has announced she will play all over Ireland next year on her 40 Years Live tour.

The musician who made her name with the band Fairground Attraction and then with solo albums such as Mirmama, Eddi Reader and Candyfloss and Medicine will be in cities such as Limerick, Galway and a night at Vicar Street in Dublin.

Reader recently performed in Ireland at the RTÉ Folk Awards, where John Francis Flynn, Ye Vagabonds and
recent Hot Press cover stars, Mick Flannery & Susan O’Neill were among the big winners.

Christy Moore was given a Lifetime Achievement Award on a night when the ceremony retuned to Vicar Street and live audiences. Moore treated fans to the final two songs of the night – 'Johnny Boy' and 'Lisdoonvarna' – which brought the show to a joyously raucous conclusion.

Eddi Reader's full Irish dates are as follows:

• 10 February 2022: Galway, Town Hall Theatre
• 11 February 2022: Limerick, Lime Tree Theatre
• 13 February 2022: Cork, The Everyman
• 14 February 2022: Dublin, Vicar St
• 16 February 2022: Letterkenny, An Grianan
• 17 February 2022: Belfast, Ulster Hall
• 18 February 2022: Wexford, National Opera House
• 19 February 2022: Tralee, Siamsa Tire
• 24 February 2022: Kilkenny, Watergate Theatre
• 25 February 2022: Armagh, The Market Place Theatre
• 26 February 2022: Drogheda, The Crescent Concert hall

Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster and through individual venues.

You can check out photos of her's and other performances at the recent RTÉ Folk Awards here.