Gadan is a new project created by four experienced and well-known musicians in the Irish trad and European folk/rock scene. They come with years of experience touring the major European and US traditional and alternative folk music festivals.
Their high-energy repertoire has a powerful live appeal and a sound comparable to new-trad acts such as Talisk, East Pointers and WeBanjo3, but with a unique identity thanks to years of experience in several folk scenes, from Appalachian & Old Time to Scottish and Italian folk and traditional music.
Their lineup consists of two banjos – tenor & clawhammer – fiddle, mandolin, bouzouki and guitar creating an “strings-only” sound with a hint of electronics, driven by a powerful rhythmic pulse. Gadan’s performances build energy, taking audience to ecstasy with their wide spectrum of refreshing yet traditional sound.
