The Galway-based trio on how they met and how they work Ruth Dillion, Yvonne Tiernan and Juliana Erkkonen in Bearna, Galway. Photo: Ray Ryan Barna in the west of Ireland on a beautiful, late summer’s day. The Raines – the alt Americana folk trio formed in 2019 after a chance meeting on a ferry to Inis Oírr – are having a chat as untamed in their own way as the Connemara countryside.
Yvonne Tiernan, who is the vocalist, was recently at the John Moriarty Festival in Moyvane in Co Kerry. “We have a good laugh when the Raines go on tour,” adds Juliana Erkkonen (violin, vocals, and mandolin). Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up to date with all the latest news.