Raines launch new single and get set to tour

Galway’s Folk and Americana trio, The Raines, have just released a new single and are about to embark on a national tour, starting next week.

Another Lover is the fourth single from the trio – Ruth Dillon, Yvonne Tiernan and Juliana Erkkonen – and comes from their forthcoming album. The song is on the RTÉ Radio 1 ‘Recommends List’ this week. Their previous singles also received extensive airplay on RTÉ and reached number one on the iTunes Singer/Songwriter Chart,

Like them, Another Lover features soaring vocal harmonies and sweeping strings. Ruth performs vocals, guitar and ukulele, while Juliana is on fiddle and vocals and Yvonne is on vocals and ukulele.

It also features John O’Dwyer on bass, Cesar Benzoni on mandolin and Cormac Dunne on drums.

Award-winning producer Brian Masterson, who has worked with The Chieftains, Van Morrison, Willie Nelson and The Bothy Band, mixed and mastered the track.

“We’re thrilled to be kicking off our first Irish tour in Whelan’s, Dublin, next Friday,  June 3, and taking the band on the road to play around the country,” says Yvonne. “The part we love most about being in The Raines is playing our music to a live audience.”

The Raines will be in Clifden’s Station House Theatre on Sunday, June 12, at Galway Folk Festival on Friday, June 17, and Áras Éanna, Inis Oírr, on Sunday, August 20.

Tickets on sale now via ticketmaster.com and Galway Folk festival.

Another Lover is out now on all major digital platforms.