Dervish
Dervish
Background information
Origin	County Sligo, Ireland
Genre(s)	Traditional, Folk
Years active	1989-present
Website	http://www.dervish.ie
Members
Cathy Jordan - Vocals, bodhrán and bones Brian McDonagh - Mandola Tom Morrow - Fiddle Michael Homes - Bouzouki Shane Mitchell - Accordion Liam Kelly - Flute, whistles

Dervish is a Sligo based traditional Irish music band formed in 1989. On November 14, 2006, the Irish national broadcaster RTÉ announced that Dervish were to perform the Irish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 [1]. Dervish finished last with 5 points, awarded to them from Albania, for their performance of "They Can't Stop The Spring"^[1]. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Sligo Code: SO Area: 1,836 km² Population (2006) 60,863 Website: www. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A tradition is a story or a custom that is memorized and passed down from generation to generation, originally without the need for a writing system. ... Folk music can have a number of different meanings, including: Traditional music: The original meaning of the term folk music was synonymous with the term Traditional music; the term Traditional music was given its more specific meaning to distinguish it from the other definitions that Folk music is now considered... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Bodhrán with tipper The bodhrán (IPA or ; plural bodhráns or bodhráin) is an Irish frame drum ranging from 25 to 65cm (10 to 26) in diameter, with most drums measuring 35 to 45cm (14 to 18). The sides of the drum are 9 to 20cm (3... mandola A mandola (US and Canada) or tenor mandola (Europe, Ireland, and UK) is a stringed musical instrument. ... The term fiddle refers to a violin when used in folk music. ... Greek (tetrachordo) Bouzouki The bouzouki (gr. ... This article is about the instrument as a whole. ... Liam Kelly is an Irish musician, he is a native of Sligo and a founding member of the band Dervish. ... The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. ... A whistle is a one-note woodwind instrument which produces sound from a stream of forced air. ... Statistics Province: Connacht County Town: Sligo Code: SO Area: 1,836 km² Population (2006) 60,863 Website: www. ... Ireland is an island in the North Atlantic politically divided between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Radio Telefís Éireann[1] (RTÉ; IPA: ,  ) is the Public Service Broadcaster of the Republic of Ireland. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. ... They Cant Stop The Spring is a song by Irish band Dervish. ...

Discography

The Boys of Sligo (1989)

• The Donegal Set
• The Dolphin/The Clapton Jigs
• Thos Byrnes/The Man Of Aran
• Jackson's/The Cliffs of Glencolumbkile
• The Sligo Set
• The Raphoe/The Chestnut Tree
• The Boys Of Sligo/Monaghan Twig
• The World's End Set
• Eddie Kelly's Jigs
• Unknown/Return From Camden Town
• The Key Of The Convent/Tommy People's
• The Dancing Bear/Oreaga
• Walsh's Fancy/The Congress/Spoil The Dance

Harmony Hill (1993)

• Apples in Winter
• Hills of Greenmore
• Fields of Milltown
• Bellaghy Fair
• The Ploughman
• The Green Mountain
• Welcome Poor Paddy
• Jig C Jig
• The Fair Maid
• Virginia Set
• A Stor Mo Chroi
• Slides and Reels

Playing with fire (1995)

• Buckley's Fancy
• Molly And Johnny
• Last Nights Fun
• Wheels Of The World
• Maire Mor
• I Buried My Wife
• The Hungry Rock
• Cailin Rua
• Ash Plant Set
• Peigin Mo Chroi
• The Game Of Love
• Willie Lennox
• Let Down The Blade

End of the day (1996)

• Touching cloth
• Ar Eirinn ni neosfainn
• Jim Coleman's set
• An spailpin fanach
• Packie Duignan's
• Lone shanakyle
• Drag her round the road
• Peata beag
• Trip to Sligo
• Sheila Nee Iyer
• Kilavill set
• I courted a wee girl
• Josefin's waltz
• Eileen McMahon

Live in Palma (1997)

• Packie Duigan's
• Spailpin Fanach
• Slow Reels
• Sheila Nee Iyer
• The Trip To Sligo
• The Hungry Rock
• Ar Eirinn Ni Neosfainn
• Molly and Johnny
• The Green Mountain
• I Courted A Wee Girl
• Round The Road
• Maire Mhor
• I Buried Me Wife
• Hills Of Greanmore
• Worlds End
• Peata Beag
• Pheigin Mo Chroi
• Jim Coleman's
• Happy Birthday
• Lough Eirn's Shore
• Killavil Jigs
• Allellu Na Gamhna

MidSummer Nights (1999)

• Midsummer's Night
• Sean Bhain
• Tenpenny Bit
• Sweet Viledee
• Palmer's Gate
• Erin Gra mo Chroi
• Lark on the Strand
• Cairns Hill
• Maid Father's Garden
• Abbeyfeale Set
• An T-Uil
• Bold Doherty
• Out on the Road
• Red Haired Mary

Decade (2001)

• The Kilavill Set
• Molly and Johnny
• The Lark in the Strand
• The Hills of Greanmore
• The Worlds End
• Apples in Winter
• Peigin mo Chroi
• Josefins Waltz
• An Spailpin Fanach
• The Hungry Rock
• Sweet Viledee
• Palmer's Gate
• Ar Eirinn Ni Neosfainn
• Jim Colemans

Spirit (2003)

• John Blessings L
• An Rógaire Dubh/Na Ceannabháin Bhána/Páidín O Raifeartaí
• Father Jack
• The Fair-Haired Boy
• Siesta Set
• The Soldier Laddie
• Beauties of Autumn
• The Lag's Song
• Boots of Spanish Leather
• O'Raghailligh’s Grave
• Swallows Tail
• The Cocks Are Crowing
• Whelans (Jigs) Trounsdells Cross

A Healing Heart (2005)

Links

• Dervish official site

References