The Dardanelles (band)
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The Dardanelles are a
Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
folk music group from
Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic Canada, Atlantic region. The province comprises t ...
."How The Dardanelles Reach into the Past to Create a Sound for Today"
''The Overcast'', May 6, 2014.
Led by vocalists and guitarists Tom Power and Matthew Byrne, the band also includes Emilia Bartellas on fiddle, Aaron Collis on accordion and Rich Klaas on bodhran and percussion.


History

The Dardanelles formed in 2005, and released their self-titled debut album in 2009. They received a nomination for Best Instrumental Album at the 2010
East Coast Music Awards The East Coast Music Association is a non-profit association that hosts an annual awards ceremony based in Atlantic Canada for music appreciation on the East Coast of Canada. Its mission is to develop, advance and celebrate East Coast Canadian mu ...
. Their second album, ''The Eastern Light'', followed in 2011, and received two nominations for Group Recording of the Year and Roots/Traditional Group Recording of the Year at the 2013 East Coast Music Awards. The band released their third album, ''In the Spring, That's the Time'', in late 2020. The band's recording of "Polly Moore", from ''The Eastern Light'', was included on the soundtrack to the 2013 film ''
The Grand Seduction ''The Grand Seduction'' is a 2013 Canadian comedy film directed by Don McKellar and written by Ken Scott and Michael Dowse. The film stars Taylor Kitsch, Brendan Gleeson, Liane Balaban and Gordon Pinsent. It is based on a 2003 French-Canadian ...
''."Don McKellar’s Seductive “The Grand Seduction”"
'' The Sag Harbor Express'', June 5, 2014.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dardanelles, The Canadian folk music groups Musical groups from Newfoundland and Labrador Musical groups established in 2005 2005 establishments in Newfoundland and Labrador