A magical album of songs and instrumentals inspired by traditional irish music with subtle influences from african music and jazz by the acclaimed award-winning composer, Dave Flynn

13 MP3 Songs
FOLK: Irish Traditional, WORLD: Celtic



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Frisbee Records is proud to announce the release of âDraíochtâ the debut album by Dave Flynn.

âDraíochtâ is an Irish term used to describe music with a spellbinding quality. Flynn has captured some of the âDraíochtâ of the Irish music tradition to create his debut album.

Produced by Flynn with the assistance of Manus Lunny and Paul Thomas, âDraíochtâ features five magical songs written by Flynn with the lyricist Pádraic ÓâBeírn, alongside seven stunning instrumentals performed by Flynn with an outstanding group of some of Irelandâs finest musicians: Liz Coleman (fiddle), Mick Dunne (banjo), Aidan Dunphy (percussion), Conán McDonnell (bodhrán), Brian ÓâToole (bass) and Ciarán Swift (guitar).

âDraíochtâ takes you on a unique musical journey, beginning with the brooding opening instrumental âThe Tempest in Maliâ with its hypnotic fusion of Irish and Malian musical influences. Many musical emotions are explored thereafter from the epic song of longing âStone Wallsâ to the elegiac âLullabyâ. A unique interpretation of the famous Irish tune âDrowsy Maggieâ brings âDraíochtâ to a haunting end.

Biography

Dave Flynn is an award-winning composer and musician from Dublin, Ireland who works across many musical genres. Traditional Irish music is a major focus of Daveâs work and the influence of traditional Irish music is clearly present in many of Daveâs original compositions including âThe Cranningâ the piece for which Dave received the 2004 Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival Award.

In 2006 Dave was commissioned by West Cork Music to compose a unique new work which united traditional musicians Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill with the classical violinist Ioana Petcu-Colan. This piece was premiered in August 2006 at the Masters of Tradition Festival, Bantry to an enthusiastic sell out audience.

Daveâs recent compositions include a Fiddle Concerto for Martin Hayes and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra to be premiered in 2008, a piece for the traditional group Liadán commissioned by Lyric FM for the 2007 EBU Folk Music Festival, a piece for guitar trio commissioned for the 2007 Waltons Guitar Festival of Ireland and a string quartet commissioned by Music for Galway for the Contempo Quartet.

Aside from his concert compositions, Dave has composed many songs and tunes based on the Irish music tradition, some of which are to be found on his debut CD âDraíochtâ. Dave launched âDraíochtâ with a performance at the 2006 Return to Camden Festival in London.

As a performer Dave is a sensitive and dynamic accompanist and soloist on guitar and octave mandolin. This has led to performances with some of the finest young traditional musicians in Ireland including Liz Coleman, Dominic MacGiolla Bhríde and Mairtín Tourish. In 2005 the acclaimed singer Helen Roche asked Dave to accompany her for a number of concerts in the UK and this resulted in some prestigious support slots to the likes of Arty McGlynn and Nollaig Casey, Téada and The Begley family, with whom they shared the bill during the 2005 Return to Camden Festival.

Dave is represented as a composer by the Contemporary Music Centre (CMC), as a songwriter by the Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) and he instigated the foundation of the Young Composers Collective (YCC).

Daveâs website www.daveflynn.com details the many facets of his career.

BOOKING INFORMATION

Dave Flynn offers a number of different performance scenarios from which to choose from should you wish to book him for an event.

DAVE FLYNN SOLO AND ACOUSTIC

In this scenario Dave will perform an intimate performance of his songs and instrumentals showcasing his virtuoso guitar skills. This performance is an eclectic mix of material from âDraíochtâ along with instrumentals from around the world from Ireland to Brazil to Japan to Africa.

DAVE FLYNN AND LIZ COLEMAN

For this performance Dave is joined by the outstanding Irish fiddler Liz Coleman for a mix of selections from Daveâs debut album âDraíochtâ and traditional Irish music standards which showcase Dave and Lizâs almost telepathic musical understanding.

THE DAVE FLYNN QUARTET

For this performance Dave and Liz are joined by multi-instrumentalist Ciarán Swift and percussionist Aidan Dunphy in a line-up ideally suited to medium capacity venues and small festivals. The presence of Ciarán and Aidan means that âDraíochtâ can be performed in itâs entirety alongside some other new and intriguing arrangements.

THE DAVE FLYNN BAND

For this performance Dave augments his quartet into an 8 piece band comprising most of the great musicians that appear on his debut CD âDraíochtâ. Dave, Liz, Ciarán and Aidan are joined by Brian ÓâToole on bass, Mick Dunne on Banjo/Mandolin, Conán McDonnell on Bodhrán and âDraíochtâ lyricist Pádraic ÓâBeírn on Harmony Vocals.

This full band sound is ideal for larger venues and festivals and will provide the most complete performance of âDraíochtâ alongside some songs and instrumentals likely to appear on future releases from the band.

MASTERCLASSES AND WORKSHOPS

Dave and his colleagues are also occasionally available for special master-classes and workshops on traditional Irish music and Daveâs compositions. These workshops are most commonly held the day before or after festival appearances, but they may also occur after non-festival appearances. Please check at the time of booking to see if this option is available.

To book any of these performance scenarios please contact us by emailing dave@daveflynn.com