This brilliant Irish band have received a prestigious lifetime achievement award from the BBC, a fitting tribute to the band after over 30 years of recording and performing all over the world. Described by the BBC as “anicon of Irish music”, the band have played at festivals from Rio de Janeiro to Glastonbury.They accompanied the Irish President on state visits to Latvia and Lithuania and Prime Minister of Ireland on atrade mission to China as Cultural Ambassadors taking time out to play an impromptu session on the GreatWall of China. Dervish have a line–up which includes some of Ireland’s finest traditional musicians, fronted by one of the country’s bestknownsingers, Cathy Jordan. The Guardian newspaper commented:“Dervisharesimply brilliant …theycarryIrishhistorywiththem.” Dervish are long-established as one of the biggest names in Irish music internationally. They’re renowned for live performances, which match dazzling sets of tunes with stunning interpretations of traditional songs. Their studio and live albums– 13 to date– make up one of the outstanding catalogues in Irish music.

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