The DÁN of a new day in Celtic traditional music

Performers from Ireland, the British Isles, and Brittany have formed a ‘supergroup’ for four gigs only, says Nicki ffrench Davis

THE latest folk ‘supergroup’ seems set to create something special. DÁN, the brainchild of one of Ireland’s leading trad groups, Guidewires, brings together 14 musicians from the Celtic traditions in the British Isles and Brittany.

With support from the Arts Council’s Traditional Arts touring award, the four performances of DÁN will take place this week. The tour opens at Glór, in Ennis, today, and travels to Dublin’s National Concert Hall, and Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Cavan, finishing at Kilkenny Arts Festival on Sunday.