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Dannsair is a California musical group that plays traditional Irish music in Santa Barbara, CA.

Name

Dannsair means dancer in gaelic^[1].

Work

Dannsair plays twice a week in Santa Barbara, CA, at Dargan’s Irish Pub and The James Joyce ^[2].

Their music combines traditional Irish tunes with classical orchestration, jazz, reggae, and pop influences^[3]. Pieces include those from the traditional cannon as well as compositions by members of the band^[4].

Over the years, Dannsair has performed with many notable Irish musicians including The Chieftains, Lumiere (the duo of Pauline Scanlon and Eilis Kennedy), Donogh Hennesey of Lunasa, and the Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra^[5].

Band Members

Andrea Arredondo - Vocals
Karl Burrelsman - Fiddle
Sara Cassano - Vocals
Russ Doherty - Guitar
Siobhan Doherty - Vocals
Linda Holland - Flute
Kevin Kinsella - Drums
Armand Renga - Bass
Emily Sommerman - Fiddle
Jocelyn Tipple - Whistle

Former Band Members

Serena Corr - Vocals, Flute
Shivhan Dohse - Flute
Suzanne Duffy - Flute
Leah Lucas - Fiddle/Viola
James MacNamara - Bass
Kristen Madler - Fiddle
Fran Malinoff - Fiddle
Leigh Ann McLemore - Vocals
Nick Moore - Drums
Emily Noble - Flute
Cliff O'Sullivan - Drums
Jon Pollay - Drums
Abigail Sten - Flute

Discography

Breton (2012) (in production)
The Galway Train (2009)
Mists of Ennistymon (2008)
Rias Medias (2008)
Galicia (2006)

Related Works

The sheet music for the tunes of Dannsair’s first three CDs has been published through Mel Bay^[6].

A travelogue about Dannsair’s travels in Ireland, The Quiet Man Fiddles, is available on Amazon^[7].

References

^ Armstrong, Richard Archibald. A Gaelic Dictionary: in two parts. 1825.
^ http://www.independent.com/news/2009/mar/12/dannsair/
^ http://www.pandora.com/music/song/dannsair/banish+misfortune
^ http://www.amazon.com/Mists-of-Ennistymon/dp/B001N0SG66
^ http://www.independent.com/news/2007/mar/22/bacchus-incarnate/
^ http://www.amazon.com/Dannsair-Traditional-Irish-Russ-Doherty/dp/0786682477
^ http://www.amazon.com/Quiet-Man-Fiddles-Musical-Journeys/dp/1453871217/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1

External links

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Category:Celtic music groups Category:Irish folk musical groups Category:musical groups from California

[1] Armstrong, Richard Archibald. A Gaelic Dictionary: in two parts. 1825.

[2] ttp://www.independent.com/news/2009/mar/12/dannsair/

[3] ttp://www.pandora.com/music/song/dannsair/banish+misfortune

[4] ttp://www.amazon.com/Mists-of-Ennistymon/dp/B001N0SG66

[5] ttp://www.independent.com/news/2007/mar/22/bacchus-incarnate/

[6] ttp://www.amazon.com/Dannsair-Traditional-Irish-Russ-Doherty/dp/0786682477

[7] ttp://www.amazon.com/Quiet-Man-Fiddles-Musical-Journeys/dp/1453871217/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1

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