Music
12 Nov 26

Lankum, Ye Vagabonds, Lisa O'Neill and more set to feature on the 2027 Traditional Irish Song Calendar

Irish Song Calendar creator Michael Steen with the 2027 calendar. Credit: Cat Gundry Beck.

Each day of the year has QR codes which link to videos of the songs performed by traditional singers.

The Traditional Irish Song Calendar (Féilire Amhrán Traidisiúnta na hÉireann) has returned for 2027.

Set to feature are Lankum with 'The New York Trader', Ye Vagabonds on 'The Hare's Lament', Lisa O'Neill singing 'The Wran Song', Madra Salach on 'Spancilhill', The Mary Wallopers with 'The Blarney Stone' and more.

The second edition adds 50 new songs, with the year illustrated by archival images from the National Museum of Ireland, the National Gallery of Ireland, the National Folklore Collection and Dublin City Library and Archive.

The songs, as Gaeilge and in English, come from all around Ireland. Each month highlights one song with its full lyrics, and each day of the year has QR codes which link to videos of the songs performed by traditional singers.

The calendar was created by Balbriggan-based singer and song-researcher Michael Steen. Originally from Detroit, Michigan, Steen now sits on the committee of An Góilin Traditional Singers.

"I'm delighted with this second edition of the Irish Traditional Song Calendar, 50 songs richer than last year's, with the majority of this year's excerpts different from 2026," said Steen. "This tradition isn't a museum piece.

"Every generation decides which songs to carry forward, which to revive or change and which new songs need making."

The first edition, launched at the Irish Traditional Music Archive (ITMA) in November 2025, sold nearly 2,500 copies to readers in more than 25 countries.

The Traditional Irish Song Calendar is available to order here.

In the run-up to Christmas, Steen will bring the calendar to singing sessions and festivals around the country.

See the full list of gigs below:

The Lough Shore Sessions in Derrytresk, Co Tyrone from November 6 to 7

ITMA's Drawing From the Well concert at the National Concert Hall in Dublin on November 17

Éigse Diarmuidin Ó Súilleábháin in Gaeltacht Mhúscrai in Co Cork from December 4 to 5

The Nightingale Singers Club in Belfast on December 15

An Góilín's Puddín Night in Dublin on December 18

The Crane Bar in Galway on December 19