Dalla

Dalla was formed by Neil Davey and Hilary Coleman towards the end of 1999. The Davey and Coleman families have been integral parts of the Cornish Celtic music scene since the earliest days of the current revival. In the 1970's, Neil's eldest brother Merv collected much of the music now being played by Cornish traditional musicians, and the dances b... eing danced, and he continues to be one of the main authorities in this field. Together with their other two brothers Andy and Kyt, Merv and Neil formed the seminal Cornish music group Bucca. Bucca was the first band to release a professional recording of Cornwall's traditional celtic music when, in 1980, they signed to Plant Life Records. The album 'An Tol an Pedn an Telynor' ('The Hole in the Harper's Head') was distributed in 13 countries worldwide. Between them the Davey's have been responsible for many milestones in the revival of Cornish Celtic music and dance. Merv and Alison Davey co-founded the first display dance team Cam Kernewek, which later spawned the dance groups Asterveryn and Tan ha Dowr, and organised Lowender Peran - an annual celtic music and dance festival. Andy Davey co-founded the Ros Keltek dancers, now in existence for over twenty-five years. Kyt and Soazig Le Nen-Davey formed the band Anao Atao, well known throughout the Cornish diaspora, and Kyt more recently also set up the website Kesson.com which has become the first port of call for anyone seeking CDs of Cornish Celtic music. Meanwhile Neil Davey brought Cornish music to the worldwide audience of the Celtic band Anam, appearing at countless major festivals across the globe, from Melbourne to San Francisco, Taipei to New York, and Tokyo to Glastonbury. Anam's CD 'Riptide' was probably the first CD featuring Cornish Celtic music to enter the top ten in the UK traditional music charts. The Coleman family in turn have been integral to much of the Cornish music scene not already covered by the Daveys! Hilary Coleman, and her brother Will, started off from a theatrical background, as members ...Read More