New England Celtic Arts will present Scottish super group Dallahan at Phillips Area Community Center on Sunday, Aug. 2; One Longfellow Square in Portland on Monday, Aug. 3; at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison on Wednesday, Aug. 5 and at North Church Concerts with the Farmington Historical Society on Thursday, Aug. 6. Curtain times are 7 p.m. in Phillips and Farmington, 7:30 p.m. in Portland and Harrison.
 
Since launching the band in December 2013, Dallahan have exploded onto the traditional music scene. Their unique arrangements of original music and traditional Irish tunes and songs have secured their presence at such prestigious international events as Milwaukee Irish Festival in the USA, Copenhagen Irish Festival and Celtic Connections. Dallahan met each other through local sessions in Edinburgh and they are established performers of various musical styles from classical and jazz to Balkan and Celtic. The members of the band have toured extensively with groups as diverse as Kalman Balogh’s Gypsy Cimbalom Band, Larsa, Fianna, Samling, Tcha Limberger and they regularly appear at festivals and venues both in the UK and internationally.
 
As a band, they received an “Emerging Excellence Award” from Help Musicians UK and were recently nominated for Best Up and Coming Artist of the Year at the Scots Trad Music Awards 2014. Dallahan is a breathtaking musical journey delivered by award-winning musicians that is as much fun to listen to as it is to play. They are in Maine to start their first official US tour and are featured performers at the 2015 Milwaukee Irish Fest.   

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