PHILLIPS – Scottish super group Dallahan will be performing locally at Phillips Area Community Center on Sunday, Aug 2 and for the North Church concert series with the Farmington Historical Society on Thursday, Aug. 6. Curtain times are 7 p.m. The concerts are presented by New England Celtic Arts.
Since launching the band in December 2013, Dallahan have exploded onto the traditional music scene. Their unique arrangements of original music and traditional Irish tunes and songs have secured their presence at such prestigious international events as Milwaukee Irish Festival in the USA, Copenhagen Irish Festival and Celtic Connections. Dallahan met each other through local sessions in Edinburgh and they are established performers of various musical styles from classical and jazz to Balkan and Celtic. The members of the band have toured extensively with groups as diverse as Kalman Balogh’s Gypsy Cimbalom Band, Larsa, Fianna, Samling, Tcha Limberger and they regularly appear at festivals and venues both in the UK and internationally.
As individuals, they have received various awards; Paddy won the ‘BBC Young Traditional Musician Of The Year Award 2013’, Ciaran won the title of ‘All Britain Banjo Champion’ in 2006, Jani won 1st prize at the first ‘Hungarian Traditional Music Competition’ and Jack was recently a finalist in the ‘BBC Young Traditional Musician Of The Year Award 2014’.
As a band, they received an ‘Emerging Excellence Award’ from Help Musicians UK and were recently nominated for Best Up and Coming Artist of the Year at the Scots Trad Music Awards 2014. Dallahan is a breath taking musical journey delivered by award winning musicians that is as much fun to listen to as it is to play. They are in Maine to start their first official US tour and are featured performers at the 2015 Milwaukee Irish Fest.
The Phillips Area Community Center is located at 21 Depot Street in Phillips. Tickets $15. At the North Church, 12 High Street in Farmington, refreshments will be available before the concert and at intermission by donation to benefit the Historical Society’s programs. Jam session at 6:15 p.m. Tickets $15. For more info, call 207-562-4445, visit http://www.necelticarts.com or the band’s website at: http://www.dallahanmusic.com.
