River Runs Round Festival presents Rua Rí & Patrick Stefan
Rua Rí : It is rare that the sea does not bleed into the music of Cobh-born musician Rua Rí in one way or another. With influences including 70s folk and traditional Irish music, the 22-year old writes warm, melodic folk songs, accompanied by own distinct vocal tone, accent and island-borne insights. The artists’ first release, ‘Shepherd’s Delight,’ is a 5-track homemade EP, recorded with the help of his friends.
Patrick Stefan
Patrick Stefan is an award-winning Irish/Dutch songwriter from Co. Clare & Dublin who released his debut album Wayfare in September 2022, an urban-folk document of Patrick's unique & colourful travels from Scandinavia, Brazil, to west Africa and back home.
A once-Fulbright scholar, Patrick opted to follow the path of his father’s folk-singing- footsteps after building up an impressive list of collaborators like Niwel Tsumbu, rising stars Aby Coulibaly & Monjola, fiddler Martin Hayes (with the award-winning instrumental group Ensemble Ériu), Loah, Lisa Canny, Fehdah and 2017 Eurovision winner Luisa Sobral.
After racking up 400k+ streams on 'Superman' - a star-studded 2020 soulful collaboration featuring Uly & Rob de Boer Patrick was tipped as by the likes of Nialler9, The Last Mixed Tape, and BBC’s Across The Line for his unique sound.
In 2022 Patrick opened concerts for Niamh Regan, Gemma Dunleavy, Kean Kavanagh & Melina Malone, and was supported by Music Network & the Arts Council.
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