Artist:Dervish
Song:Siesta Set
Album:Spirit
Fans of traditional Irish music will enjoy Dervish who have been around since the 90s. They are a big deal at home but unknown elsewhere. Dervish was called Boys of Sligo when they formed in 1989. They are from Sligo, Ireland. Brian McDonagh plays mandolin. He also produces so I would say he's the leader. Other members were Liam Kelly on flute and tin whistle, Shane Mitchell on accordion, Michael Holmes on bouzouki and Martin McGinley on fiddle. After one album as Boys of Sligo, they added singer and bodhran player Cathy Jordan. McGinley was replaced by Shane McAleer. They changed their name to Dervish and they record for their own label Whirling Discs. Most of their albums have been released in thr US by Compass Records. Tom Morrow replaced McAleer in 1999. Siesta Set is from the 2003 album Spirit. Morrow wrote it but it's supposed to sound like a traditional Irish reel. It's typical of their music. For their 2019 album The Great Irish Songbook, Dervish signed with Rounder Records. Special guests include Steve Earle, Andrea Corr, Vince Gill, Rhiannon Giddens and Abigail Washburn. It looks like Rounder is trying to expand Dervish's traditional fanbase. Here's Dervish performing Siesta Set at the 2016 BirminghamTrad Festival in Ireland.
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