Biography

Dacianos in 2008

Biography:

Dacianos is based in Norway, and the latest line up, as shown in this photograph, is:
Front: Barry Kavanagh (voice, piano, guitar, harmonium, dictaphone)
Middle, left to right: Ilmar Wilbers (cello), Marie Kvamme (voice, bass, keyboard), Håkon Larsen (drums, percussion, glockenspiel)
Back: Marius Kolbenstvedt (metallophone)

Dacianos was originally all-Irish, having formed in Dublin in the 1990s. The first mini-album, the mostly-acoustic Mis-showbusiness, was released in 2000. The line-up included Darragh O'Grady, who moved to Mexico, and John McMahon, who is now a member of Rollers/Sparkers.

The second album departed from the acoustic sound, utilizing both drum machine and sampler, and consists of only two lengthy songs. This beautiful act of commercial suicide was called Hold Music and it was released in January 2002.

Kavanagh moved to London in 2002, taking the Dacianos name with him. The other main Irish member, Eamon O hAinin, moved to Australia. In London in 2004 Kavanagh collaborated with English musicians, then he moved to Norway in 2005 and collaborated with Norwegians. He writes a blog about his Norwegian experiences, North.

September 2007 saw the release of a compilation of recordings entitled In a Weird Chalet 2004-2006.

You can buy all three albums online from our shop using Paypal, and newer recordings can be heard on the sessionography page.