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SUMMARY:Dervish
DESCRIPTION:7pm doors – 8pm show\n$35 adv. – $45 day of\n\nAt the en
 d of 2019 Dervish received a prestigious lifetime achievement award from
  the BBC\, a fitting tribute to the band after over 30 years of recordin
 g and performing all over the world. Described by the BBC as “an icon 
 of Irish music”\, the band have played at festivals from Rio de Janeir
 o to Glastonbury.\n\nThey accompanied the Irish President on state visit
 s to Latvia and Lithuania and Prime Minister of Ireland on a trade missi
 on to China as Cultural Ambassadors taking time out to play an impromptu
  session on the Great Wall of China. Dervish have a line-up which includ
 es some of Ireland’s finest traditional musicians\, fronted by one of 
 the country’s best-known singers\, Cathy Jordan.\n\nThe Guardian newsp
 aper commented: “Dervish are simply brilliant. . they carry Irish hist
 ory with them.” Dervish are long-established as one of the biggest nam
 es in Irish music internationally. They’re renowned for live performan
 ces\, which match dazzling sets of tunes with stunning interpretations o
 f traditional songs.&nbsp\; Their studio and live albums – 13 to date 
 – make up one of the outstanding catalogues in Irish music.\n\nThey ar
 e regular visitors to the US\, performing sell out shows from coast to c
 oast. However\, their fan base stretches across several continents\, inc
 luding Europe\, Asia\, and South America. They were the first Irish band
  to play the world’s biggest music festival\, Rock in Rio\, performing
  to an estimated 250\,000 people. Over the years they’ve been on the s
 ame bill as artists such as James Brown\, Neil Young\, Sting and even Ir
 on Maiden! In 2018 Dervish are still busy touring internationally and st
 ill making plans. The band are excited about signing for the renowned US
  roots label Rounder Records and will be releasing their first album on 
 the label in 2018 featuring guest appearances by artists including Vince
  Gill\, Steve Earl\, David Gray and many others.\n\nAll six members of D
 ervish are steeped in the musical traditions of counties Sligo and Leitr
 im in north-west Ireland. It’s an area which matches Atlantic coastlin
 e with storied mountains and rural landscapes. It has inspired a host of
  musicians\, artists and writers\, including the Nobel Prize-winning poe
 t W. B. Yeats.\n\nIn 2004 Dervish were given their home towns highest ho
 nour when they were given the freedom of Sligo City in a civic reception
 \, an accolade they share with Yeats himself\, Michael Flatley and Count
 ess Markievicz. Dervish were formed in 1989 when four of the founding me
 mbers met while playing informal sessions in the pubs of Sligo. – Shan
 e Mitchell (accordion)\,Liam Kelly (flute/whistle)\, Brian McDonagh (man
 dola/mandolin) and Michael Holmes (bouzouki). They were soon joined by R
 oscommon born singer and bodhran (drum) player Cathy Jordan\, and later 
 by all Ireland Fiddle Champion Tom Morrow in 1998. It’s a remarkable a
 nd at times electric combination – “capable of playing with note-per
 fect accuracy and perfect control at nearly supersonic levels” (Irish 
 Voice\, New York).\n\nBut Dervish marry technical brilliance with a rare
  sensibility\, born of an understanding of the music and many years of p
 laying together. The Irish Times said their “integrity makes the group
  a formidable heir to the throne abandoned by The Bothy Band\, if not a 
 serious contender for The Chieftains’ international space.” The News
  Journal (Delaware) described Dervish as: “The most compelling\, most 
 soulful Irish traditional folk band playing today. If you ever find your
 self in the beautiful town of Sligo on the wild Atlantic way\, check out
  the music sessions that take place in many establishments. The members 
 of Dervish enjoy playing tunes back where it all began.
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LOCATION:181 State St.\, Portland\,  Maine  04108\,  US
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