About: Damh the Bard
Damh the Bard (born Dave Smith) was obsessed by music from a very tender age. Regularly found by
his parents singing at the top of his voice on his rocking horse to John Denver and Ralph
McTell it soon became apparent what his life-long
goals would be. He got his first guitar aged 8 years old, and was taught Irish
folk by his teacher, a multi-instrumentalist Irishman by the name of Tim O’Leary. Dave played his first live concerts at the age of 11 in pubs on
the Isle of Wight, and took his guitar to school at every opportunity to
entertain his classmates.
During his teens he played in several rock
bands, one of which, Targa, played regularly on the London
circuit, finally getting their own headlining concert at London’s prestigious
Marquee Club.
During the 1990s he was trained as a Bard,
poet and storyteller in the Order
of Bards, Ovates and Druids, and it was
during this time that he found his artistic expression within folk music,
forming the ‘Mystic Folk’ band Spiral Castle for a support concert with Robin Williamson (founder member of the highly influential Incredible String Band). Spiral
Castle played regularly during the late 90s at
festivals including the Pagan Federation International Conference
at Fairfield Halls in Croydon to a capacity 1500 audience.
In 2000 Damh made the decision to go it
alone, and marked this with the release of his debut solo CD Herne’s Apprentice in 2001 to extremely favourable reviews, following this up with The Hills they are Hollow in 2003, Spirit of Albion in 2006, The Cauldron Born in 2008, all equally well received by fans and the music press. In
2009 he released Tales
from the Crow Man, an album of mostly traditional
folk songs alongside Eric Bogle’s classic anti-war song Green Fields of France. Then in 2010 he released a long-awaited live album As Nature Intended.
His inspiration comes from the ancient
myths and legends of the British Isles and Ireland; from King Arthur to Taliesin;
from the Welsh Mabinogion to old British folk customs.
Damh has always believed that his job is to
entertain his audience and take them on a journey through the old stories and
myths of this land. His audiences leave his concerts having been fully engaged
by Damh, and with a deeper understanding of this land’s ancient heritage.
He has performed extensively on the
spiritual festival circuit in the UK, USA, Australia and Europe, and is as much
at home playing to an intimate audience of 50 to playing to 1500+ at the larger
venues.
In August 2007 he was one of the featured
folk singer/songwriters on the John Barleycorn Reborn compilation
(produced by Woven
Wheat Whispers and Coldspring Records) of modern folk artists who were considered to be breaking new
ground in the current folk scene by working deeper with the UK’s mythology and
folklore.
On the Summer Solstice 2010 Damh was
initiated as the new Pendragon of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, taking
over from artist Will Worthington who has served the Order as Pendragon for the
previous 19 years.
Damh the Bard – Official Website
http://www.paganmusic.co.uk/Damh the Bard - Reverbnation
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Damh the Bard – World United Music
http://worldunitedmusic.blogspot.com/2011/11/damh-bard.html
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