This is the third Dàimh album I’ve had the pleasure of reviewing, and my enjoyment of and respect for their music just keeps on growing. If you’ve not sampled their music before, listening to Sula is a great place to start. And if you have, you’ll already be ordering your copy.
Lochaber based Gaelic Supergroup Dàimh have been busy…If you are looking to improve your session skills, learn some tunes and a Gaelic song then check out School of Dàimh : Home Schoolin’ via Youtube.
Part Four of our Best Folk Albums of 2018 includes Sam Sweeney, Siobhan Miller, Hannah Rarity, Iona Fyfe, Phillip Henry, Trembling Bells, Jackie Oates, Eddi Reader and more.
With each successive release, Dàimh seem to exceed their aspirations, creating and recording peerless new music. The Rough Bounds is an exceptional album, from an exceptional band.
Scotland’s Dàimh announce their seventh album The Rough Bands, set for release on Goat Island Music on 27th May 2018; exactly 20 years to the day after their first ever gig. The release coincides with an album launch tour.
Dàimh kick off their Pirates of the Hebridean tour with a weekend of dates in Skye, South Uist and Glenuig before heading round the rest of the country. They even have a concert aboard a Frigate in Dundee Docks.
Three of Scotland’s pioneering groups are to join forces on 27th April at Edinburgh’s ‘The Caves’ for what will undoubtedly be an unforgettable evening – Griogair, Dàimh and Niteworks.
We have an exclusive video premiere from Gaelic Supergroup Dàimh with a short film on the making of their latest album ‘The Hebridean Sessions’…Needless to say, there are splashes of humour throughout!
Part Two – Best Folk Music Albums of 2015 including: Bella Hardy, Damien O’Kane, Fabian Holland, Jackie Oates, Karen Matheson, False Lights, O’Hooley & Tidow, Martyn Joseph, Richard Thompson, Rachel Taylor-Beales, Eliza Carthy, John Jones and more.
Even though Dàimh have described the material chosen for this album as tunes they’ve been playing for years, that’s belied by the freshness and vitality of the way they’ve approached them. It’s one you don’t want to miss!
This year’s MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards shortlist is announced and voting is now open to the public. We’ve put together a preview of many of the nominations which you can listen to here.
Scottish Gaelic Supergroup Dàimh announce new album ‘The Hebridean Sessions’ recorded across the Islands of Mull, Skye and South Uist… and they have a new member: Ellen MacDonald. Watch her video introduction here.
