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AMBLE

GLOBALLY ACCLAIMED IRISH FOLK BAND SHARE “MORAL VICTORY”
 
UK SHOWS WITH DERMOT KENNEDY
 
AVAILABLE NOW VIA WARNER RECORDS
 
 
ALSO AVAILABLE NOW: THEIR IRISH #1 DEBUT ALBUM REVERIE, AND LIVE FROM DUBLIN II CONCERT LP
 
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Amble Photo Credit: Adam Heffernan
Globally acclaimed modern Irish folk trio Amble release their latest soul-stirring single, “Moral Victory,” a song that captures a fading picture of romantic love with both personal tenderness and poetic grace. Click HERE to stream “Moral Victory” via Warner Records.
 
The new music follows Amble’s February concert digital album, Live From Dublin II, as well as the vinyl edition of Hand Me Downs EP exclusively for Record Store Day Saturday on April 18th.
 
Amble have added a few major U.S. festival performances to their upcoming North American tour, set to launch in June and now including stops at The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville,  Bonnaroo, Newport Folk Festival, Lollapalooza, and Outside Lands. The trio also recently revealed that they’re contributing to 20th Century Paddy - The Songs of Shane MacGowan out November, alongside names like Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, and Hozier. Click HERE for more details.
 
“Moral Victory” is a welcome reminder of the musical gifts that have earned Amble so much attention and acclaim to date. The song is immersive from the start, opening on mood-setting acoustic strumming, banjo accents, and Robbie Cunningham’s intimate voice, which aches with emotion on the chorus: “Nobody will win the war, only one will lose less / Forgive me your moral victory, oh, well done, you tried your best.” The track blooms with bucolic beauty, growing to include mandolin, viola, double bass, and buzzing Harmonium as we get the sense that, despite a vibrant past, the relationship is steadily losing its lustre.
 
The poignant single adds to the new chapter Amble opened up with “The Rarest Hour,” a gorgeously spare, classic Irish ballad that explores the bittersweet pull of nostalgia and the indifference of time. The band’s current phase follows a phenomenal 2025 in which they: amassed 151 million global streams, sold 130,000 headline tickets, and released Spotify’s most-streamed album in Ireland. In December, the group celebrated by headlining three sold-out nights at Dublin's 3Arena, playing to over 40,000 fans.
 
The stunning Live From Dublin II immortalizes that homecoming celebration alongside the documentary short, Three Nights in Dublin, and a series of live videos for the songs “Schoolyard Days,” “Of Land And Sea,” “Lonely Island,” and “Mary’s Pub.” Like most of the album, those cuts hail from Amble’s breakout 2025 debut album Reverie, while the rest are plucked from their followup Hand Me Downs EP.
 
Upon release last summer, Reverie claimed the #1 spot on Ireland’s Official Albums Chart for multiple weeks, giving Amble the biggest Irish debut since 2019 and ultimately becoming the country’s most streamed Irish album of the year. Led by fiery, fan-favorite songs like “Lonely Island,” “Mary’s Pub,” and “Schoolyard Days” — whose videos have all surpassed 1.5 million views apiece — the LP picked up praise from NPR, Rolling Stone, Stereogum and more, while igniting a dedicated global fanbase.
 
Last month, Amble — which includes friends and bandmades Cunningham (lead vocals/guitar), Ross McNerney (mandolin/bouzouki), and Oisin McCaffrey (guitar/vocals) — also took home the awards for  Single of the Year (“Schoolyard Days”) and Breakthrough Artist of the Year at Ireland’s RTÉ Choice Music Prize. Next month, they hit the road again with an incredible slate of shows ahead, including: playing the aforementioned festivals; supporting Dermot Kennedy in Europe and the U.K.; joining Ed Sheeran on his select dates of his North American stadium tour; and headlining their own world tour, which has sold out venues across Europe, the U.K., Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. Ticket and tour  info HERE.
 
Amble’s meteoric rise is a testament to their dedication: The trio only came together in late 2022 after quitting their day jobs as school teachers and a data scientist in rural Western Ireland. Their captivating energy and heartfelt storytelling helped them forge an alchemical relationship with their fans around the world in the most organic and elemental way. The fact that only three years ago Amble were playing small clubs and pubs speaks to the inherent power held within their deeply moving music.
 
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In May and June this year, AMBLE head off on tour as support to Dermot Kennedy, dates below
 
May 29 – Dublin, Ireland @ St Anne's Park 
May 30 – Manchester, UK @ AO Arena
Jun 01 – Cardiff, UK @ Utilita Arena Cardiff
Jun 02 – Leeds, UK @ First Direct Bank Arena
June 4 - 2026: Birmingham, Utilita Arena
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