FOOTMAD Presents
Our 42nd Concert Season
2023-2024
Enjoy nationally and world-acclaimed musicians
in intimate concert settings in the valley's finest theaters.
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Dàimh
Lively folk tunes blend with slow Gaelic laments in this fusion of traditional and contemporary sound
This concert is the mainstage event of Charleston’s annual Celtic Calling Gathering.2024 March 2 - Saturday
Capitol Theater
(Resurrection Church)
123 Summers Street
Charleston WVDàimh– Gaelic supergroup and un-challenged champions of straight in the eye Highland music are based around West Lochaber and the Isle of Skye.
Formed around the turn of the century and taking the name from the Gaelic word for “kinship” Dàimh (pronounced Dive) have taken their contemporary take of Highland and Gaelic music to over 20 countries, setting audiences alight from Moscow to San Francisco.
With a reputation as giants of the bagpipes and fiddle, Angus Mackenzie and Gabe McVarish lead the melodic powerhouse with fellow founder member Ross Martin underpinning the groove on the guitar. The Band are joined by “new guy” Murdo “Yogi” Cameron on mandola and accordion to complete the instrumental line up.
Dàimh have always had the renown and notoriety of working with some of the finest Gaelic singers in Scotland and the current line up only serves to cement that distinction with the addition of the Gaelic firmament’s most rapidly rising star, Ellen MacDonald on vocals.
Recent accolades include last year’s award for the “Best Folk Band in Europe” at the prestigious Folkherbst competition in Germany and most recently winner of “Folk Band of the Year” at the Scottish Trad Music Awards.
“Dàimh have carved a reputation from the bedrock of Gaelic culture… authentic Gaelic music with a modern edge and a magnificent range of expression. This could be one of the best Scottish releases of 2014.”
“Taking their name from the Scottish Gaelic word for kinship, ‘Gaelic Supergroup’ Dàimh (pronounced dive) are a 5 piece band based in Lochaber in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland; an area as much renowned for its scenic beauty as for its rich musical and cultural heritage.
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From pyrotechnic jigs and reels to achingly poignant ballads, they run the full expressive gamut of folk music at its best, and are justly renowned for their thrilling live shows.
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This is a great Gaelic band and definitely worthy of the title Gaelic Super Group.”
“Between blending melodic Gaelic laments with lively folk tunes, the band have an effortless humour with the audience as they share tales of pandemic life and the backstories of some of their numbers. It is easy to see why they won Scottish Folk Band of the Year at the Scots Trad Music Awards in both 2015 and 2018.
The big impact tunes come from the instrumental combination of Angus MacKenzie’s bagpipes, the lightning fast fiddle of Gabe McVarish, Ross Martin on guitar, and the interesting addition of the mandola from Murdo ‘Yogi’ Cameron, who also plays the accordion. The band also have a strong tradition of bringing some of the finest voices in Gaelic singing into the mix; their current vocalist, Ellen MacDonald, sings a beautiful range of puirt à beul and old Gaelic songs, which serve to change the tempo of the concert while also adding something new to the ‘Dàimh sound’.”
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Concert Time
Concert starts at 7:30 pm
Box office sales start at 6:30 pm
Doors open at 6:30 pm
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Tickets
$25 General admission
$20 Seniors
$10 Students
Children under 13 admitted freePurchase tickets
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This engagement of Dàimh is made possible in part through the Special Presenter Initiatives program of Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
FOOTMAD appreciates Fund for the Arts major donors ($10,000+) who keep culture strong in the Kanawha Valley: City of Charleston, Cecil I. Walker Charitable Trust, Daywood Foundation, Spilman Thomas & Battle, Truist Foundation of West Virginia, WSAZ.
