Dervish at Ennis Trad Festival

THIS November, supergroup Dervish are coming to Ennis Trad Festival and will perform at The Auburn Lodge Hotel on Friday, November 11.
From the world’s biggest festival Rock in Rio to the small village festival in the west of Ireland, for the past 22 years, the Irish traditional music band have appeared on stages throughout the world, leaving audiences spellbound, resulting in the Irish band being one of the most sought after Irish acts internationally.
Ennis Trad Festival audiences can expect a performance ranging from powerful and energetic dance tunes to sublime interpretations of Irish songs and airs with vocals, fiddle, flute, accordion, bodhrán, mandolin and bouzouki. Interwoven with Cathy Jordan’s beguiling voice and engaging stage presence, an evening with, Dervish is filled with enough warmth, conviviality and inspiration fill a lifelong memory.
Beginning as a group of musicians playing the local tunes of Sligo  bars, over the last 21 years, Dervish have broadened their musical vision and with it their devoted audience, which is now worldwide.
Dervish, whose members include Cathy Jordan, Liam Kelly, Shane Mitchell, Brian McDonagh and Michael Holmes, have performed in every corner of the globe, playing for heads of state and for an audience of 240,000 in Rio de Janeiro.
They have shared the stage with James Brown, The Buena Vista Social Club, Oasis, Sting, REM and Beck and have chronicled their musical journey in 10 classic CDs and two DVDs. Year after year; their CDs have topped folk, world and roots music charts in Ireland, establishing them as one of the all-time great traditional Irish bands. Readers of top music magazines have awarded Dervish best overall Irish roots act on several occasions in their 21 years and, in what is perhaps their proudest moment, Sligo City Council bestowed on them the freedom of the city of Sligo for their contribution to region’s vibrant artistic culture.
For more information, see www.ennistradfestival.com or visit the festival’s facebook page at Ennis Trad Festival.