DÁNA, formerly known as Pholc. Celtic Music – Irish & Scottish Folk, based in Austria.
The five musicians of Dána convey the joy of traditional music with lovingly crafted arrangements of Irish and Scottish songs and tunes.
Warm and expressive male and female vocals tell delightfully silly as well as heart-wrenching tales passed down over countless generations on the British Isles. Flutes, whistles, fiddle, guitar, bodhrán and harp weave a colourful tapestry of sound. Meandering melodic lines converge to form dense textures that sweep through the room, inspiring the audience to dance, clap or tap their toes, then become as soft and intimate as a mother telling her child a bedtime story, sometimes mournful, sometimes playful and light-hearted.
The Gaelic word Dána means courageous and mischievous and is also the name of the Celtic mother goddess. For over eleven years, the band, then known as “Pholc”, performed at many different events.
On request Antonia will join the band with her Uillean Pipes.
We are very excited about our collaboration with the Irish Dance Company (https://irishdancecompany.at/) whose talented dancers have celebrated many successes in national and international competitions, including one World Championship trophy, four World Championship medals, eleven European Championship titles, and three Austrian National Championship titles. Experience our music in combination with spectacular dance performances tailored to your event, such as solo or group dances, step dance or ceili-dance! Dance and be danced for! 🙂
Selected choice of previous venues since 2007
- Outlander Cruise with Diana Gabaldon
- Sonnentor Kräuterfest
- GEA Friedenskonferenz
- Keltenfest Schwarzenbuch
- Keltenfest Asparn/Zaya
- Klangburg Rappottenstein
- Kultursommer Wien
- Spinnerei Traun
- Alte Schmiede Schönberg
- Syrnau Zwettl
- Folk Festival Ehrenhausen
- ORF Radiokulturhaus
- Kultur im Tonkeller Horn
- Theater Drachengasse
- T-Mobile Firmenfeier
- Wien Energie Firmenfeier
- Ceili Cuman Ceili Vin
- Tanzshow Irish Dance Company
- St Patrick’s Feier der Stadt Wien im Zelt vorm Burgtheater
- Ritz Carlton Wien
- Stadtsaal Groß-Enzersdorf
- Kultursaal Albrechtsberg
- Festsaal Bisamberg
- Museumsquartier Wien
- Burgruine Falkenstein
- Burg Plankenstein
- Schloss Puchberg
- Burgruine Dobra
- Burgruine Aggstein
- Burg Lockenhaus
- Theresiensaal Mödling
- Arche Noah Schiltern
- Schloss Ernegg
- Kulturverein Gföhlerwald – Waldviertler Forellenhof
- Kurzentrum Bad Traunstein
- Kultursaal Lengstein, IT
…as well as many birthday celebrations and weddings
