Formed in 1989 in County Sligo in the northwest of Ireland, Dervish sits firmly at the forefront of traditional Irish bands. Having chosen their name for its relation to "any group of poor but spiritual people who become enraptured by music," this ever-inventive septet wastes not a minute in spellbinding their audiences as well. Their wonderfully infectious performances are quicksilver excursions through shifts of tone and mood, ranging from high-energy, force-of-nature tunes played with amazing fluidity and breathtaking instrumental tightness to beautiful songs of life and love.

Held together by Cathy Jordan's masterful singing and irrepressible stage patter, the band features Brian McDonagh on mandola, Liam Kelly on flute and whistles, Tom Morrow on fiddle, Shane Mitchell on accordion, Seamus O'Dowd on guitar, and Michael Holmes on bouzouki. Dervish has released seven acclaimed albums, most recently Spirit.

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