Dalriada (band)
{{Short description|Hungarian folk metal band}}
{{Western name order}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Dalriada
| image = Dalriada live @ Ragnarök-Festival 2011 III.jpg
| caption = Dalriada at the 2011 Ragnarök Festival
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| alias =
| origin = Hungary
| genre = Folk Metal
| years_active = 1998–present
| label = AFM Records
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| website = [http://www.dalriada.hu/?lang=en www.dalriada.hu]
| current_members = Laura Binder
András Ficzek
István Molnár
Mátyás Németh-Szabó
Ádám Monostori
Gergely Szabó
Ádám Csete
}}
Dalriada is a folk metal band from Sopron, Hungary 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 music charts. Their Arany-album won the 2009 HangSúly Hungarian Metal Awards out of 70 contestants.{{cite web |url=http://www.kultura.hu/main.php?folderID=951&articleID=298019&ctag=&iid=11 |title=Dalriada készítette az év metal lemezét |language=Hungarian |date=10 March 2010 |work=Kultúra.hu |publisher=Hungarian Ministry of Human Resources |accessdate=2010-08-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721112302/http://www.kultura.hu/main.php?folderID=951&articleID=298019&ctag=&iid=11 |archivedate=21 July 2011 }} In 2012, the band toured through Europe with Arkona and Darkest Era.{{cite web |url=http://www.dalriada.hu/hirek |title=Hírek |trans-title=News |language=Hungarian |work=Dalriada official website |date=26 September 2012 |accessdate=2012-02-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127030101/http://dalriada.hu/hirek |archive-date=27 January 2012 |url-status=dead }}
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 "{{ill|Arvisurák|hu}}" 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, a Hungarian poet from the 19th century, and the latter - which is an acoustic album - translates as "Source", or "Spring".
The band attempted to compete in Eurovision, but since their music contains traditional folk tunes, they could not qualify to enter.{{Cite web|title = Dalriada Interview @ Metal Female Voices Fest 2013| website=YouTube |url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjS_Cmsc8DA}}
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){{Cite news|url=https://www.kemma.hu/kultura/helyi-kultura/ismert-magyar-rockzenekarban-folytatja-megye-legbrutalisabb-dobosa-936343/|title=Népszerű magyar zenekarban folytatja a megye legbrutálisabb dobosa {{!}} KEMMA|work=KEMMA|access-date=2018-01-21|language=hu-HU}}
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
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Discography
Music videos
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! scope="col" style="width:18em;" | Title ! scope="col" | Year |
| scope="row" | Téli Ének
| 2006 |
|---|
| scope="row" | A Nap és Szél Háza
| 2008 |
| scope="row" | Hazatérés
| 2008 |
| scope="row" | Hajdútánc
| 2011 |
| scope="row" | A Dudás
| 2012 |
| scope="row" | Áldás
| 2016 |
| scope="row" | Búsirató
| 2017 |
| scope="row" | Betyár-altató
| 2021 |
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Dalriada}}
- {{Official website|http://www.dalriada.hu/}}
- [http://www.myspace.com/dalriadahu Official Dalriada Profile] at Myspace
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Category:Folk metal musical groups