Ruth Mac

Ruth Mac is a Berlin-based Irish songwriter, vocalist, and musician from Galway. Her work blends the narrative depth of folk with the grit of alternative rock, pairing lyric-forward storytelling, deadpan humour, and radical vulnerability with a distinctly raw vocal style. Often described as “not too fussy fusion of old-school folk and noughties rock", her music balances engaging simplicity with thoughtful, slightly off-kilter lyricism, drawing equally from 1970s folk traditions and contemporary rock.

Her debut EP Living Room was released on Beth Shalom Records, earning support from outlets including Nialler9, Paste, HotPress, and The Last Mixed Tape, alongside radio play across Ireland and beyond. Since then, Mac has built a reputation as a compelling live act, touring across Ireland, the UK, Germany, and the Netherlands, and supporting artists such as Hot Chip, The Big Moon, and Ye Vagabonds.

A fixture of the Berlin grassroots scene, Mac continues to evolve her sound from intimate acoustic origins toward a richer, high-fidelity studio world. In 2026, she will release her debut album, Dancing in Straight Lines, a project that interrogates the myth of linear progress—productivity, milestones, and success—and instead proposes a cyclical approach to life where failure and rest are as vital as growth.