Davey Dodds

Described by Fantasy Forest Festival as “The Master of Celtic rock'n'reel”, Davey Dodds

plays songs and music that is Celtic, psychedelic, Pagan and life-affirming- it will set your

feet dancing!

Davey is a songwriter of some renown. His classic, 'The Magpie', was recorded by The

Unthanks, used on The Detectorists on BBC2 and broadcast from The Proms in 2018.

The same song was covered by David Gilmour in 2020.

A recent review in Prog Magazine described the Davey as “A rare and exciting musical

talent”. He weaves arresting lyrics around interesting rhythms and plays an acoustic octave

mandolin. A natural story teller, he draws the audience in to magical realms.

Davey has an interesting history. In 1994, his old band, Red Jasper headlined The

European Symphonic Rock Festival. Shortly afterwards, SI Music, the Dutch record label

the band was signed to, went bust. Davey went off to live on a different planet and worked

as a fly-fishing guide in remote, wilderness locations. People and events prodded him back

into playing and writing in 2017. Three albums later – he's having a blast! The adventure

continues.....