The tracklist (in my understanding, you may correct ay mistake): 1 Maggie's Lift 2 The Lover's Token 3 Farewell To Whalley Range / Trip To Herve's (Michael McGoldrick) 4 Baba Chonraoi 5 The Coolea Jigs 6 Fear A Bhata (The Boatman) 7 An Rogaire Dubh (The Black Rogue) 8 Pheigin Mo Chroi 9 The Thrush In The Storm 10 Your Rambling Boys Of Pleasure 11 The Creggan White Hare (Dervish version) 12 The Rambling Siuler 13 The Corner House 14 The Oak (Steve Knightley) 15 The Galway Farmer (Steve Knightley) 16 Welcome Poor Paddy Home Dervish:Cathy Jordan (Vocals, Bodhran and Bones), Brian McDonagh (Mandolin), Liam Kelly (Flute and Whistles), Tom Morrow (Fiddle), Shane Mitchell (Accordion) and Michael Holmes (Bouzouki). Guests: Michael McGoldrick: Flute on 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 , 10, 16 - Karen Matheson: Vocals on 6, 7, 8 , 16 - Andy Irvine: Vocals, Mandola(?) on 10, 11, 12, 16 - Steve Knightley: Mandocello(?), Guitar on 14, 15, 16 - Declan McHale: Dance on 5, 9, 13.
I first saw this band in '03 - they blew us all away. I love that they are as tight as ever and perform now with seemingly more joy than they did then.
that's a brilliant video, thanks for putting it online. Steve Knightley plays cuatro on Galway Farmer - its like a Cuban version of a ukulele, he plays it quite a lot with Show of Hands
Listening to Andy playing that Sobell bouzouki and singing "The Rambling Boys of Pleasure" never fails to restore the care-worn soul to a state of grace.
Dervish are coming to my little town's folk festival in a couple of weeks but we won't be getting Karen Mathieson - shame because their two voices are divine together - just stunningly beautiful singing.
This is pretty modern folk music (late 20th century/21st century). The instruments, playing in a "band", the tunes, the arrangements, the style. Nothing "ancient Celtic" about it.
@@abiezercoppe8886 not quite.. It's 18th or 19th century in style.. Reels jigs hornpipes, dances and songs in the style of those times in Ireland particularly. My grandmother spoke Irish as her first language as a child.. And that was 1900... And Irish language and Irish culture bears an ancient and Gaelic heritage
