The Roving Crows are a folk-rock group based in the UK, founded and fronted by Athy man Paul O’Neill of the Athy musical family from St Joseph’s Terrace. Paul informs the Kildare Nationalist that they have won best song for Wild Atlantic Woman and best album for their recent release UNITE at the Celt Cast awards.
The award ceremony was held in Ryswick, south Holland on Saturday 21 February. The Crows were nominated in four categories and managed to bring home two and the band are over the moon. UNITE is the energetic new album from the already multi award-winning Roving Crows and Wild Atlantic Woman was released as a single on 30 January, receiving rave reviews in the folk-rock press and social media, as well as radio play right across the UK, Holland, Germany and Scandinavia.
The four-piece, who have been carving out a niche in the UK folk music scene for more than ten years, will tour Ireland in 2026. Known for their passionate and vibrant live performance, the Roving Crows showcase a mix of fiery, celtic-inspired fiddle, conscious, intelligent lyrics, thumping rhythms and driving, innovative bass. They have performed at festivals and venues around the world, from England and Ireland, to France, The Netherlands and Australia.
Among their many accolades are band of the year at the 2014 FATEA Music Awards, best live act at the 2014 Spiral Earth Awards, international artist of the year at the Australian Celtic Music Awards 2017 and top celtic rock band and top fiddle player at the Irish Music Association Awards. For tour dates in Ireland this year, visit Facebook @rovingcrows.
