Dalriada is a
folk metal
Folk metal is a fusion genre of heavy metal music and traditional folk music that developed in Europe during the 1990s. It is characterised by the widespread use of folk instruments and, to a lesser extent, traditional singing styles (for exam ...
band from
Sopron
Sopron (; german: Ödenburg, ; sl, Šopron) is a city in Hungary on the Austrian border, near Lake Neusiedl/Lake Fertő.
History
Ancient times-13th century
When the area that is today Western Hungary was a province of the Roman Empire, a ...
,
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Cr ...
that was formed in 1998 as Echo of Dalriada, but shortened their name to Dalriada in late 2006. Their third studio album ''Kikelet'' and all subsequent albums were successful in the top ten of the official
Mahasz
Hungarian Recording Industry Association (Hungarian: ''Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége'', more commonly abbreviated to MAHASZ or Mahasz) is the Hungarian music industry association, founded in 1992. MAHASZ issues the Hungarian Music Awards, ...
music charts. Their ''
Arany-album'' won the 2009 HangSúly Hungarian Metal Awards out of 70 contestants. In 2012, the band toured through Europe with
Arkona and Darkest Era.
Album titles
The titles of their albums are supposed to be ancient Hungarian names of months (which are not used today). In fact they originate from the
folk-history work "" by Hungarian writer Zoltán Paál and are not based on any scientific evidence. Specifically, "Fergeteg" is, according to Paál, the ancient name of January, "Jégbontó" is February, "Kikelet" is March, "Szelek" is April, "Ígéret" is May, "Napisten" is June, "Áldás" is July, "Új Kenyér" is August, "Őszelő" is September, "Magvető" is October, "Enyészet" is November, and "Álom" is December. Arany-Album and Forrás are exceptions, the former contains the poems of
János Arany
János Arany (; archaic English: John Arany; 2 March 1817 – 22 October 1882) was a Hungarian poet, writer, translator and journalist. He is often said to be the "Shakespeare of ballads" – he wrote more than 102 ballads that have been transl ...
, a Hungarian poet from the 19th century, and the latter - which is an acoustic album - translates as "Source", or "
Spring
Spring(s) may refer to:
Common uses
* Spring (season), a season of the year
* Spring (device), a mechanical device that stores energy
* Spring (hydrology), a natural source of water
* Spring (mathematics), a geometric surface in the shape of a h ...
".
The band attempted to compete in Eurovision, but since their music contains traditional folk tunes, they could not qualify to enter.
Discography
Music videos
Members
Current line-up
* Laura Binder – vocals (2001–present)
* András Ficzek – vocals (1998–present), guitars (2000–present)
* Mátyás Németh-Szabó – guitar (2006–present)
* Gergely Szabó "Szög" - keyboards, backing vocals (2014–present)
* István Molnár – bass (2008–present)
* Ádám Monostori - drums (2018–present)
Session musicians
* Attila Fajkusz – violin, tambourine, backing vocals (2007, 2009–present)
* Ernő Szőke – doublebass (2009–present)
* Gergely Szőke – viola, lute, acoustic guitars (2009–present)
Former and past members
* Péter Hende – guitars (1998 – 2001†)
* Marcell Fispán – guitars (1998–2005)
* Tadeusz Rieckmann - drums (2001-2018)
* György Varga – bass, harsh vocals (2002–2008)
* Gergely Nagy – keyboards (2003–2006)
* András Kurz – keyboards (2006–2009)
* Barnabás Ungár – keyboards, backing vocals, harsh vocals (2009–2014)
* Ádám Csete – bagpipe, flutes, backing vocals (2012–2019)
Timeline
References
External links
*
Official Dalriada Profileat
Myspace
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Folk metal musical groups
Hungarian heavy metal musical groups
Musical groups established in 1998