The Dardanelles (band)


The Dardanelles are a Canadian folk music group from Newfoundland and Labrador. 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, and received a nomination for Best Instrumental Album at the 2010 East Coast Music Awards. 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 Dardanelles performed at the 2012 Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival in St. John's. The band's recording of "Polly Moore", from The Eastern Light, was included on the soundtrack to the 2013 film The Grand Seduction.
Byrne has also released several albums as a solo artist, and Collis and Bartellas released a self-titled album as a duo in 2013.
The band have not released a new album since The Eastern Light, but have continued to perform selected touring dates on the folk festival circuit.
In 2014 they travelled as far as Yellowknife, Northwest Territories for a performance.