Villagers are an Irish indie folk band from Dublin, founded in 2008 by Conor J. O'Brien.
Villagers performed on the seventh series of RTÉ Two's Other Voices television programme in 2009. The band's debut EP, titled Hollow Kind, was released in February 2009. It contained four tracks, all of which were written and performed by O'Brien. The EP brought comparisons with Bright Eyes and Sparklehorse.Villagers then went on tour. They were a support act for Neil Young and toured across Europe with Tracy Chapman.
On 15 August 2019, the band played at Leith Theatre as part of the Edinburgh International Festival's contemporary music programme.
Villagers 5th studio album Fever Dreams was released on 20 August 2021.
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Members:
Conor O'Brien
Danny Snow
Cormac Curran
Gwion Llewelyn
Mali Llywelyn
From: Dún Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland
Genre(s):
Indie folk
Instrument(s):
Vocals,
Guitars,
Drums
Active From: 2008–present
Associated Acts:
Nico Muhly,
Cathy Davey,
The Immediate