2FM adds Irish-language song to its playlist
RTÉ 2FM is adding its first ever contemporary Irish-language song to its playlist this week.
The song, Déan É by band Sruth na Maoile, won Song of the Year at the Gradaim NÓS music awards in January. Their prize was to have the song re-recorded in RTÉ, re-mastered by record producer Ciarán Byrne, and to then feature on the RTÉ 2FM playlist for a week.
Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh’s show Bláthnaid Libh on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta sponsored the prize, in collaboration with RTÉ 2FM.
Dan Healy, Head of 2FM: “At 2FM, we are committed to championing Irish music talent and this is an excellent opportunity to give new artists working in the Irish-language the backing of the country’s biggest music station, and we are very happy to be on board with Bláthnaid Libh.”
Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh said: “Music is music, whatever the language, but it’s really special that this year, Bliain na Gaeilge, Bláthnaid Libh has helped a young band to get their song on the 2FM playlist and I was delighted to give the song its first play on RnaG on Saturday.”
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The members of Sruth na Maoile are Muireann Ní Bhaoill, from Loughrea in Co. Galway, Ciaran McManus from Newry, Chloe Donann from Lisburn and Séamus Ó Baoighill from the Isle of Skye in Scotland. The band members met at Queens University Belfast, where they are in currently in their second year of a music degree.
Muireann describes the song as a love song, but at the same time it embraces the belief that what will be will be, to follow where life leads.
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Déan É will get its first 2 FM play on the Eoghan McDermott Show on Monday (9 April), and will then be heard across the station for the rest of the week.
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Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh pictured with Eoghan McDermott, RTÉ 2FM, at the launch of the Gradaim NÓS 2018 Song of the Year award.
The winning song was Déan É by Sruth na Maoile, and will be playlisted on 2FM from Monday 9 April
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