Behind the music - DAGDA

The band DAGDA, featuring members from The Verve and other notable musicians, has released a new single titled 'Good Man'. The group blends Irish traditional music with various genres like rock and jazz, incorporating poetry into their debut album, MONGRAL.
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Covers the emergence of a new musical project involving established industry figures, highlighting trends in genre-blending.
Irish English band DAGDA have released their new single, Good Man , from their upcoming debut album, MONGRAL and make their live debut at this year's Electric Picnic. We asked them the BIG questions . . .
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DAGDA were founded by poet Leon Dunne and former bassist of The Verve Simon Jones (who has also played with Gorillaz). The band blend Irish traditional music with rock, folk, blues, and jazz alongside spoken word and poetry.
MONGRAL also features Peter Salisbury(The Verve/ The Charlatans), and new tracks are scheduled for monthly release throughout the rest of this year.
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