Shane Mitchell - Co-Founder Of Dervish, World Renowned Irish Traditional Folk Band. Talks About The History Of Irish Music, The Chieftains, U2, And More!

<p><strong>Shane Mitchell is the accordionist and co-founder of Dervish, the award winning traditional Irish folk band. The group has been together for 33 years, all hailing from County Sligo. They’ve toured the world playing the Great Irish Songbook. In 2019 Dervish received a Lifetime Achievement award from the BBC, and the band has been described by the BBC as “an icon of Irish music”.</strong></p><p><strong>My featured song is “Country Drive” from the Trippin’ album by my band, Project Grand Slam. Spotify link </strong><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/2hk8ngvVqpKUkIqaTO20Yh?si=pvQDxzfwR-K2kqfvHg2uKg"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p><strong>“Dream With Robert Miller”. Click </strong><a href="http://www.dreamwithrobert.com/"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p><strong>---------------------------------------------</strong></p><p><strong>If you enjoyed the show, please Subscribe, Rate, and Review. Just Click </strong><a href="https://www.ratethispodcast.com/followyourdream"><strong>Here</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Shane and I discuss the following:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Dervish has been together for 33 years</strong></li><li><strong>All hail from County Sligo</strong></li><li><strong>All had day jobs before forming the group</strong></li><li><strong>Traditional Irish folk music defined</strong></li><li><strong>Irish pub jams</strong></li><li><strong>Great Irish Songbook</strong></li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>In the Songfest portion we play and discuss:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>The May Morning Dew</strong></li><li><strong>On Ragland Road (ft. Vince Gill)</strong></li><li><strong>The Green Gowned Lass</strong></li><li><strong>The Boots Of Spanish Leather</strong></li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>“Live At SteelStacks” is the new 5-song EP by Robert and his band, Project Grand Slam. The release captures the band at the top of their game in performance at the SteelStacks concert venue in Bethlehem, PA. The EP features five of the band’s Greatest Hits wr