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Dalla | |
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| Origin | Tregajorran, Cornwall, England |
| Genres | Folk, world, celtic |
| Years active | Late 1990s–2017 |
| Labels | Dalla Records |
| Members | Hilary Coleman Neil Davey Bec Applebee Jen Dyer Kyt Le Nen Davey |
| Past members | Simon Lockley Steve Hunt |
| Website | http://www.dalla.co.uk |
Dalla was a band specialising in traditional Cornish music who were active from the late 1990s until about 2017. They were known mainly for their festival and concert performances, but until about 2013 also played music for Cornish Nos Lowen dance nights. After this, they used the name 'Skillywidden' when playing as a dance band. Skillywidden continues to be one of the main Nos Lowen dance bands.[1]
Members play the clarinet, bouzouki, fiddle, viola, accordion and percussion. They sing in both Cornish and English.[2]
Various members of Dalla formerly played in Bucca (a Cornish band named for the supernatural sea deities called Bucca), Sowena, Anao Atao and other bands. The music displays influences from these previous sounds. Dalla often appear with many additional instruments, which vary from event to event.
- ^ email 2012-11-09 "we’d like to announce the imminent arrival on the nos lowen scene of an irrepressible, rapscallion creature by the name of ‘Skillywidden’! Basically, this is the Dalla dance band, and is the name the members of Dalla (and various distinguished guests) will be using whenever we play for dancing. Meanwhile, ‘Dalla’ will continue to be the name of the concert/festival band we know and love so well! Our first outing as ‘Skillywidden’ will be the big Degol Stul Nos Lowen on January 5th 2013."
- ^ "Dalla". Dalla.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2020.