BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.2//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:839@townecrier.com DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261107T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261107T200000 DTSTAMP:20260907T215338Z URL:https://townecrier.com/events/dervish/ SUMMARY:Dervish DESCRIPTION:At the end of 2019 Dervish received a prestigious lifetime achi evement award from the BBC\, a fitting tribute to the band after over 30 y ears of recording and performing all over the world. Described by the BBC as “an icon of Irish music”\, the band have played at festivals from R io to Glastonbury. They accompanied the Irish President on state visits to Latvia and Lithuania and Prime Minister of Ireland on a trade mission 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 includes some of Ireland’s finest traditional musicians\, fronted by one of the country ’s best-known singers\, Cathy Jordan.\n\nThe Guardian newspaper commente d: “Dervish are simply brilliant. . they carry Irish history with them. ” Dervish are long-established as one of the biggest names in Irish musi c internationally. They’re renowned for live performances\, which match dazzling sets of tunes with stunning interpretations of traditional songs. Their studio and live albums – 13 to date – make up one of the outsta nding catalogues in Irish music.\n\nThey are regular visitors to the US\, performing sell out shows from coast to coast. However\, their fan base st retches across several continents\, including Europe\, Asia\, and South Am erica. 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 same bill as artists such as James Brown\, Neil Young\, Sting and even Iron Maiden! In 2018 Dervish are still busy t ouring internationally and still making plans. The band are excited about signing for the renowned US roots label Rounder Records and will be releas ing 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 Dervish are steeped in the musical traditions of count ies Sligo and Leitrim in north-west Ireland. It’s an area which matches Atlantic coastline with storied mountains and rural landscapes. It has ins pired a host of musicians\, artists and writers\, including the Nobel Priz e-winning poet W. B. Yeats.\n\nIn 2004 Dervish were given their home towns highest honour when they were given the freedom of Sligo City in a civic reception\, an accolade they share with Yeats himself\, Michael Flatley an d Countess Markievicz. Dervish were formed in 1989 when four of the foundi ng members met while playing informal sessions in the pubs of Sligo. – S hane Mitchell (accordion)\,Liam Kelly (flute/whistle)\, Brian McDonagh (ma ndola/mandolin) and Michael Holmes (bouzouki). They were soon joined by Ro scommon born singer and bodhran (drum) player Cathy Jordan\, and later by all Ireland Fiddle Champion Tom Morrow in 1998. It’s a remarkable and at times electric combination – “capable of playing with note-perfect ac curacy and perfect control at nearly supersonic levels” (Irish Voice\, N ew York).\n\nBut Dervish marry technical brilliance with a rare sensibilit y\, born of an understanding of the music and many years of playing togeth er. The Irish Times said their “integrity makes the group a formidable h eir 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 traditi onal folk band playing today. If you ever find yourself in the beautiful t own of Sligo on the wild Atlantic way\, check out the music sessions that take place in many establishments. The members of Dervish enjoy playing tu nes back where it all began.\n\nTickets $40 advance\, $45 door\n\nALL SALE S ARE FINAL\n\nDINNER RESERVATIONS REQUIRE 1 ENTREE PER PERSON\n\nSHOW ONL Y TICKETS ADMITTED 15 MINUTES BEFORE SHOWTIME\n\nADVANCE SALE PRICE ENDS 1 HOUR BEFORE DOORS\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMj8xPiOQI0&\;t=6 8s ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://townecrier.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/0 9/Dervish-web.jpg CATEGORIES:Main Stage END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR