A traditional Irish reel re-imagined by Diamond & Munnely.

Recorded by Simon Oak at De Parel Van Zulien, Utrecht, April 2015

The Tarbolton

A traditional Irish jig re-imagined by Diamond & Munnelly.

Recorded by Simon Oak at De Parel Van Zulien, Utrecht, April 2015.

Helvic Head

Danny Diamond and David Munnelly play two traditional Irish reels, Dr Glibert and The Queen of May. 

There's a twist: instead of playing them one-after-another in the usual fashion, we blended the melodies together into something new...

Recorded November 2015 in The Cobblestone, Dublin.

Dr Gilbert / The Queen of May

Danny Diamond and David Munnelly play a new arrangement of an old traditional Irish march from Co. Donegal. recorded live in The Cobblestone, Dublin, November 2015.

The March of the Meenatoitean Bull

A new duo project from accordionist David Munnelly and fiddler Danny Diamond.

Danny Diamond is a fiddle player based in Dublin, Ireland. In his music Danny explores a unique sound-world, rooted in the rich heritage of Irish traditional music, but incorporating wider influences from Nordic and American folk to baroque music to experimental pop. Danny plays with the contemporary Nordic/Irish band Slow Moving Clouds, with the Irish traditional band Mórga, and his 2014 debut solo album, Fiddle Music, was widely acclaimed as one of the top Irish traditional releases of the year.

David Munnelly is an accordion player from Belmullet, Co. Mayo, on the west coast of Ireland. His singular musical voice is built on deep foundations, beginning with family influences, in particular his grandmother's melodeon playing; then adding wild virtuoso flourishes, echoing the swing-flavoured Irish-American music of the 1920s and 1930s. These roots in the Irish tradition are set against sophisticated and contemporary multi-layered bass and chordal accompaniment, creating a unique, rich and unforgettable sound.

David is widely regarded as one of the most influential Irish accordion players of his generation: he has played with legendary Irish bands De Dannan and The Chieftains, and for 15 years fronted The David Munnelly Band. In recent years his skills as a composer and arranger have come to the fore and David now works on a wide variety of music projects, ranging from the multi-award winning pan-Eurpoean accordion five-piece Samurai, through his experimental solo compositions, to the high-energy traditional Irish band Mórga.

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