The Gloaming

"Steeped in traditional Celtic influences but bravely contemporary, the Gloaming are a five-man Irish-American supergroup who have created a distinctive style of their own. The key musician here is Martin Hayes, one of the finest fiddle players on the planet, who is joined by his long-term accompanist, the guitarist Dennis Cahill, along with Caoimhin Ó Raghallaigh, an exponent of the Norwegian hardanger fiddle, who adds unexpected drone effects and textures, and the gently compelling and soulful singer Iarla Ó Lionáird, of Afro Celt Sound System fame. But the real surprise is Thomas "Doveman" Bartlett, who has worked with everyone from David Byrne and Laurie Anderson to Sam Amidon, and whose assured, decidedly non-folky piano work provides elegant backing for Lionaird".

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