Dalriada at their 15th anniversary concert
Dalriada is a Folk Metal band from Sopron, Hungary. They are notable for having exclusively Hungarian lyrics and focusing on Hungarian history, folklore, and with direct connections to Hungarian folk music. Their album names are taken from ancient Hungarian names for months.Current Members:
- Laura Binder – vocals (2001–present)
- András Ficzek – vocals (1998–present), guitars (2000–present)
- Mátyás Németh-Szabó – guitar (2006–present)
- Gergely Szabó "Szög" - keyboards, backing vocals (2014–present)
- István Molnár – bass (2008–present)
- Ádám Monostori - drums (2018–present)
Session Musicians:
- Attila Fajkusz – violin, tambourine, backing vocals (2007, 2009–present)
- Ernő Szőke – doublebass (2009–present)
- Gergely Szőke – viola, lute, acoustic guitars (2009–present)
Former Members:
- Péter Hende – guitars (1998 – 2001)
- Marcell Fispán – guitars (1998–2005)
- Tadeusz Rieckmann - drums (2001-2018)
- György Varga – bass, harsh vocals (2002–2008)
- Gergely Nagy – keyboards (2003–2006)
- András Kurz – keyboards (2006–2009)
- Barnabás Ungár – keyboards, backing vocals, harsh vocals (2009–2014)
- Ádám Csete – bagpipe, flutes, backing vocals (2012–2019)
Albums:
- 2003 A walesi bárdok (demo)
- 2004 Fergeteg
- 2006 Jégbontó
- 2007 Kikelet
- 2008 Szelek
- 2009 Arany-album
- 2011 Ígéret
- 2012 Napisten Hava
- 2015 Mesék, Álmok, Regék (compilation)
- 2015 Áldás
- 2016 Forrás (acoustic album)
- 2018 Nyárutó
- 2021 Őszelő
- 2021 Hazatérés – 15 év Dalriada (15th anniversary concert)
Tropes:
- Album Intro Track: Most of their albums have both and outro tracks, sometimes taking motifs from songs within the album.
- Educational Song: Many of their songs are about events in Hungary's history, and at times the band have outright posted information about the events that inspired individual songs with a link to a video of the song.
- Folk Metal: The style they are.
- Greatest Hits Album: Mesék, Álmok, Regék
- Grief Song: Igazi Tűz (True Fire) is dedicated to former member Péter Hende who died in 2001
- Harsh Vocals: Laura does this at times, though a majority of her singing is clean.
- Idiosyncratic Album Theming: Aside from Arany-album (which is named after the poet), they use ancient Hungarian names for months
- Loudness War: As is standard in metal, they are a participant.
- Male Band, Female Singer: Laura is the lead singer and only female member of the band
- Regional Riff: The titular duda used in the song A Dudás.
- Something Blues: Their cover of Középeurópai Hobo Blues III on Forrás
- Title Track: Every album.
- Unplugged Version: Forrás, which is mostly acoustic versions of songs from their other albums. It does contain two acoustic covers, Középeurópai Hobo Blues III and Bukott diák
- Vocal Tag Team: Laura and András both sing a lot, frequently harmonizing with each other
