Their 2007 album "mischief" was voted one of the top folk albums of 2007 at the Live Ireland Music Awards and the German Music Awards. Their third album, "the incident", was shortlisted for a 2010 Grammy Award nomination, in the Best Contemporary World Music Album category. In that year they were awarded a U.S. House of Representatives Certificate of Congressional Recognition and were described by "The Wall Street Journal" as "the most exciting traditional band to emerge from Ireland this century."