The Dardanelles (band)

The Dardanelles are a Canadian folk music group from Newfoundland and Labrador.[1] Led by vocalists and guitarists Tom Power and Matthew Byrne, the band also includes Emilia Bartellas on fiddle, Aaron Collis on accordion and Rich Klaas on bodhran and percussion.[2][3]

History

The Dardanelles formed in 2005,[4] and released their self-titled debut album in 2009.[1] They received a nomination for Best Instrumental Album at the 2010 East Coast Music Awards.[5] Their second album, The Eastern Light, followed in 2011, and received two nominations for Group Recording of the Year and Roots/Traditional Group Recording of the Year at the 2013 East Coast Music Awards.[6] The band released their third album, In the Spring, That's the Time, in late 2020.

The band's recording of "Polly Moore", from The Eastern Light, was included on the soundtrack to the 2013 film The Grand Seduction.[7]

References
  1. "How The Dardanelles Reach into the Past to Create a Sound for Today". The Overcast, May 6, 2014.
  2. "Dardanelles packs in record crowd at Crossing Pub". Frontenac Gazette, November 15, 2012.
  3. Nick Wall (28 August 2018). Around the World in 575 Songs: Americas: Traditional Music from all the World's Countries -. Troubador Publishing Limited. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-9996314-7-5.
  4. Dardanelles | The Eastern Light". The Independent, Dec 7, 2011, review by Ryan Belbin
  5. "Joel Plaskett earns eight 2010 East Coast Music Awards nominations". Canadian Press, December 2, 2009.
  6. "A list of East Coast Music Award nominees for 2013". Canadian Press, January 15, 2013.
  7. "Don McKellar’s Seductive “The Grand Seduction”". The Sag Harbor Express, June 5, 2014.
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