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SUMMARY:the olllam
LOCATION:Songbyrd
DESCRIPTION:With a name aptly deriving from the old Irish for a grand maste
 r of a skill\, the olllam is a Transatlantic collective of formidable tale
 nt\, marrying stunning instrumental virtuosity\, Irish tradition\, and Det
 roit’s post-rock psych-sensibility. Their genre-defying compositions are
  lush with cyclical trance-like melodies\, co-written by Belfast uilleann 
 piper/whistle player John McSherry\, his US protégé Tyler Duncan\, and m
 aster-drummer Michael Shimmin\, whose intricate\, often complex\, rhythms 
 are then underpinned in recording by the phenomenal bass-playing genius of
  Joe Dart (Vulfpeck\, Fearless Flyers.) Their 2012 eponymous debut album i
 s now considered something of a cult classic\, winning the 2012 Indie Acou
 stic Music Award for Best Instrumental Album.\n\nOver the years the olllam
  has toured as a live collective augmented by additional master musicians 
 and collaborators\, including Dart’s Vulfpeck bandmates Theo Katzman and
  Woody Goss. Since the recording and release of 2022’s long-awaited foll
 ow-up album elllegy\, which saw the olllam named as RTE Radio Best Group a
 t that year’s Folk Awards\, the band has featured Limerick’s Seán O'M
 eara on guitar and Michigan producer Joe Hettinga on keys. In 2024 Scottis
 h whistle-player and piper Ross Ainslie joined the olllam\, as Tyler decid
 ed to focus on his career as a producer. A hugely successful tour of UK an
 d Ireland followed\, including sell out shows at Glasgow Barrowlands and L
 ondon Jazz Cafe\, and a collaboration with Zedd on his August 2024 album\,
  Telos.\n\n“… the result is described by them as Neo-Acoustic Celtic P
 ost-Rock. I’d describe it a little differently – it’s f\\*\\*\\*in
 ’ deadly!” - The Irish Times\n\n"If Lúnasa set the gold standard for 
 traditional acoustic music\, these guys are bucking for platinum. The word
  ollam is old Irish for a master musician\, and there are three master mus
 icians here." - Irish Music Magazine\n\n"People are heralding it as a new 
 genre of music" - Liverpool Echo\n\nBoletos: https://dice.fm/event/923wqo-
 the-olllam-6th-nov-songbyrd-washington-dc-tickets
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