De Dannan – The Mist Covered Mountain

Galway quintet De Dannan brought exhilarating swing and melodic ornamentation to traditional dance music. Frankie Gavin's razor-sharp fiddle and flute leads dart playfully alongside Jackie Daly's punchy button accordion and concertina, anchored by Alec Finn's distinctive Greek bouzouki chordal voicings and Johnny 'Ringo' McDonagh's crisp bodhrán. Balancing lightning instrumental jigs and reels with Maura O'Connell's warm vocal deliveries, the recording captures a group listening intensely to one another across every shift in tempo.