"The Dardanelles" can refer to one of two bands: 1. An Ann Arbor, MI college rock band or 2. a group that plays irish-tinged folk music 1. "Ann Arbor is a college town, The Dardanelles are an Ann Arbor band and their sound is totally college rock. And I mean that in a positive, celebratory way." - Keith Dusenberry, Real Detroit Weekly From their myspace: "The Dardanelles potentially existed when S. Ellison and B. Thomas met in a bar. Then there was C. Csont. He said that he played bass and he...
"The Dardanelles" can refer to one of two bands: 1. An Ann Arbor, MI college rock band or 2. a group that plays irish-tinged folk music
1. "Ann Arbor is a college town, The Dardanelles are an Ann Arbor band and their sound is totally college rock. And I mean that in a positive, celebratory way." - Keith Dusenberry, Real Detroit Weekly
From their myspace:
"The Dardanelles potentially existed when S. Ellison and B. Thomas met in a bar. Then there was C. Csont. He said that he played bass and he did. There was another drummer, but he vanished. Then there was another, who drowned. Haley forms auxiliary ranks but must now telecommute from the NYC. She knew S. Ellison beforehand, and met B. Thomas during other people's music. Now there is an accordion, but it doesn't get much play. S. Schaefer has now joined the ranks along with her fishtibuns. There are six of them now and many songs, because of music. There is intonation, dissonance and mellifuousness. There are also a great many allergies--far too many, but some are improving. They play in a basement and sleep in their own lodgings. Individually, most of them have attributes."
2. Newfoundland is known for traditional music, sure. In every tourism pamphlet, in every film setting, in every piece of literature, there's a few lads in the corner on the accordion and fiddle quietly churning out a few traditional tunes. What we can forget is how these traditions can grow. The Dardanelles are a by-product of a culture in progress. Armed with a love of the music of their native home, and an energy found more often in 3 piece punk rock bands than in 5-piece folk acts, they have become of the hottest acts to come out of the province in years. After packing bars in their native St. John's, well-known for their live show, they've moved on to playing festivals on the 'mainland'. In August 2009, they performed their first festival outside their province, the Mariposa Folk Festival, to a thunderous ovation. Their debut self-titled CD became one of the top 3 sellers in the province this summer, and they were one of the top 3 sellers in Mariposa as well. The rest of the world is about to catch on to what Newfoundland has known for years - The Dardanelles will change the way you think about folk music.
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