In particular, many excerpts for Druids the Epic have been taken from their latest album, Forgotten Moons which broadly reflects the exploits and journeys of Dermot, one of the game’s main characters. In creating this unique adventure, rooted as it is in Celtic history and legend, we found exactly the quality and character of music we were looking for in the band’s playing.

Forgotten Moons…Discovered

“Somewhere between the first dark of the night and the first light of dawn is that quiet place where worlds draw closer to each other, that slack in the Tide of Time that allows us to navigate across memory, history and legend.

It is a time of storytellers, poets and makers of music, those who can steer for us a course that encompasses wonder, taking us beyond the horizon to voyage beneath forgotten moons.

On one such evening, this journey began. Under the lamplight there was talking and music that wound upon themselves like a knotwork pattern, until the people and the deeds of a Forgotten Land began to appear under the moonlight, over the sea.

It could be like this………Dermot the Hero, beloved of the King’s daughter, is summoned to serve his King, journeys to the royal court, arrives for the feast, and is offered his task. He accepts his mission, goes forth to battle and outwit his land’s darkest foes…….

Or so it seemed to us. Listen to the pattern of the music. Come with us. See what you will see by the light of Forgotten Moons.”

Dursey Sound Connection

The Music

The playing of Dursey Sound Connection springs from the powerful traditional music of Ireland and the Celtic peoples of Europe, a tradition which is also the firm foundation their own compositions.

The band is the creation of Ecky Krup, twenty years a performer and session musician in Ireland and Europe, who is responsible for the seamless blend of traditional and new compositions that are the band’s trademark. Forgotten Moons showcases not only his ability as a composer but also his masterful playing skills.

Whether old or new, every piece the band plays is a tribute to their musicianship with guitar, fiddle, whistle, flute, mandolin, bodhran, banjo or accordion.

The concept for Forgotten Moons grew out of a trip to Dursey Island in West Cork by means of its amazing cable car. The timeless, rugged land and seascapes, (not to mention the band’s apprehension at being suspended by wires over Dursey Sound!), gave rise to the idea of presenting a Celtic journey in music.

Forgotten Moons will be available for purchase at good record stores or directly online at www.shopireland.net