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] and 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 Dardanelles performed at the 2012 Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival in St. John's.[7] The band's recording of "Polly Moore", from The Eastern Light, was included on the soundtrack to the 2013 film The Grand Seduction.[8]

Byrne has also released several albums as a solo artist, and Collis and Bartellas released a self-titled album as a duo in 2013.

The band have not released a new album since The Eastern Light, but have continued to perform selected touring dates on the folk festival circuit.[9] In 2014 they travelled as far as Yellowknife, Northwest Territories for a performance.[10]

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. "Folk Festival back in full swing". The Independent, Aug 7, 2012 by Ryan Belbin
  8. "Don McKellar’s Seductive “The Grand Seduction”". The Sag Harbor Express, June 5, 2014.
  9. "The Dardanelles: Changing the way you think about traditional music". Bangor Daily News, July 29, 2015.
  10. Randi Beers, "The Dardanelles Beer Garden, Yellowknife NWT, July 20". Exclaim!, July 21, 2014.
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