Aside from the obvious – the great albums, the thriving live scene – one of the best things about the folk music coming out of Dublin right now is its variety. Its artists display an admirable willingness to change and to embrace new forms: experimentation is the order of the day for groups like Landless, OXN and Lankum, all of whom have, to some extent, embraced drones or discordance. But for all the longform heaviness, all the avant-garde leanings, these groups have always acknowledged the importance of traditional Irish song, and there is still room under the umbrella for artists whose output is recognisably of that tradition. Foremost amongst those performers is Macdara Yeates. Yeates was there at the scene’s inception in 2012, one of the founders…

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