Bio — Dervish All six members of Dervish are steeped in the musical traditions of counties Sligo and Leitrim in north-west Ireland It’s an area which matches Atlantic coastline with storied mountains and rural landscapes
Dervish We are delighted to to be going on Joanie Madden’s Folk’n Irish Cruise with some of Ireland’s best Traditional musicians visiting some beautiful locations For more info follow the link below Jaonie Madden’s Folk’n Irish Cruise
Music — Dervish Folk songs and ballads can appear in unusual setting and on this album Dervish explore some of these songs that could in other life been written in the Irish Tradition One example is the song Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves, written by Sunny and Cher in the late sixties
Tour — Dervish We are delighted to to be going on Joanie Madden’s Folk’n Irish Cruise with some of Ireland’s best Traditional musicians visiting some beautiful locations Joanie Madden’s Folk’n Irish Cruise
News — Dervish Legendary Irish folk band Dervish, are set to start 2025 on a high note with the release of a new single, ‘Passage West (feat Indigo Girls)’ today 10th January 2025 via Rounder Records
Video — Dervish We had such a great night at Celtic Connections in Glasgow last week Great guests like Abigail Washburn and Bela Fleck, Heidi Talbot and Brian Kennedy But what really made it memorable was the wonderful audience in the concert hall on the night! Thank you all!!
MIDSUMMERS NIGHT (1999) - Dervish This album was released on Midsummer’s Night 1999 and features a new Dervish line up, after the departure of fiddle player Shane McAleer Here Tom Morrow from Carrigallen Co Leitrim joins the band on fiddle and one of Sligo’s most loved sons, Seamie O’Dowd joins on guitar and fiddle
Spirit (2003) — Dervish This is a particularly heartfelt album dedicated to their long term friend and sound engineer Finn Corrigan who tragically lost his life the previous Christmas Finn was like a member of the band and was a very important part of the band sound as well as sharing all the ups and downs right from the beginning The album features the plaintive Beauties Of Autumn, the trance inducing Swallows
Harmony Hill (1993) — Dervish This album was the first official Dervish album brought out in 1992 to much critical acclaim It was the culmination of years of playing together in their home town of Sligo in informal sessions in pubs such as Shoot the Crows
Live In Palma (1997) — Dervish A great relationship and kinship was made between the lads in Dervish and their friends in Mallorca after they were asked to come to Palma to play at a friends bar