Champions of their native Newfoundland’s distinct folk music, Rum Ragged combine a reverence for their deep island roots with masterful musicianship and a creative, contemporary edge. With striking four-part vocal harmonies atop bouzouki, fiddle, bodhran, banjo, guitar and button accordion, the JUNO award-nominated group have quickly become recognised as the finest performers of their Eastern Canadian island’s great, living, musical tradition.
Having performed at some of the world’s premier folk, Celtic and roots festivals and venues – including Cambridge Folk Festival (ENG), Milwaukee Irish Festival (USA), Orkney Folk Festival (SCO), Vancouver Folk Festival (CAN), Stan Rogers Folk Festival (CAN), and Newfoundland’s own Iceberg Alley Festival – Rum Ragged have captivated audiences around the globe with their signature blend of Newfoundland folk, song, and storytelling. The group’s honest, thought-provoking, and humorous live show – alongside their four acclaimed, award-winning studio albums – effortlessly underline that Rum Ragged is not your run-of-the-mill folk band; they are the genuine article.