FUTURE DUB FROM ANCIENT SCOTLAND

Nominated for Live act of the Year 2023/24 at the MG Na Trad Awards & The Scottish Altrnative Music Awards.

An Dannsa Dub (The Dub Dance in Gaelic) is the brainchild of dub vocalist & producer Tom Spirals and Scottish traditional musician Euan McLaughlin formed in 2020. The project fuses the mystical energy and instruments of traditional Scottish music and Gaelic song with the heavy, meditative, driving basslines digital dub music.

Music is one big conversation. And few projects live at the heart of it like An Dannsa Dub.

Born from a love of traditional Scottish folk, dub reggae and dance music, together they summon the joyous, communal energy of a cèilidh and a sound system session.

Their name comes from the Gaelic for “The Dub Dance”. Their sound celebrates the ancient Gaelic and West African rhythms that influenced reggae, which in turn, via sound system culture and dub’s pioneering remixes, produced modern dance music. Their live shows and recordings are a seamless, pulsating fusion of all this and more.

Co-produced by dub legend Gaudi, the album was recorded during a winter storm at Black Bay Studios on the Isle of Lewis, infusing the sessions with an unmistakable energy and inspiring the core concept. The remote setting, mere miles from Scotland’s ancient Calanais Standing Stones, brought a spiritual and mythical dimension to the music-making process, unlike anything the band had experienced before.

"Through The Storm"

OUT 29/04/25

An Dannsa Dub release their highly anticipated second record “Through The Storm” on Tuesday 29th April

A concept album that takes the listener through the beginning, middle and end of a fierce Scottish storm, it’s their most ambitious work to date, brought to life with a host of incredible collaborations and featuring their signature trad / dub style throughout and proving exactly why there’s so much hype around the project coming from all over the world right now.

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An Dannsa Dub Launch New Album ‘Through The Storm’.

‘Through The Storm’ Launch Tour Kicks Off on May 1, 2025
An Dannsa Dub, the innovative project fusing traditional Scottish
music and digital dub, will be celebrating the release of their highly
anticipated second album Through The Storm (April 29 2025) with

a huge UK tour.

Through The Storm marks a major evolution for An Dannsa Dub,boasting stellar production from the legendary GAUDI and mixedby dubmaster Paolo Baldini DubFiles, along with an array of exciting guest features, including Junior Dread, Lewis
McLaughlin, Josie Duncan, Horseman, Corto Alto, and Rachel Newton. With its diverse influences and boundary-pushing
sound, Through The Storm promises to be a defining moment in the band’s journey, offering fans a deeper and more expansive

listening experience.

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My Blood Runs Deep (Fleck Remix)
Live @ Celtic Connections

Featuring acclaimed Brazilian reggae vocalist Junior Dread, “Standing Strong” - the final single before the
album’s release - showcases the band’s deepest venture into roots reggae territory yet. A powerful anthem
of resilience, with Junior Dread’s vocals resonating with strength and struggle, it’s some of the project’s
finest work to date. The collaboration was born from a connection established when band co-founder Tom
met Junior during his 2016 performance with Mungos HiFi in Scotland.

STANDING STRONG FT. JUNIOR DREAD

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An Dannsa Dub Album Launch Show at The Art School, Glasgow – May 31, 2025

TICKETS HERE
Prepare for an explosive night as An Dannsa Dub celebrate the launch of their highly anticipated second album Through The Storm with a show like no other at Glasgow’s iconic Art School on May 31st to complete their huge 21 date UK Tour. This unmissable event will bring together a stellar lineup, blending Gaelic Song, Heavyweight Dub, and Traditional Scottish sounds in one massive festival style night.

Upstairs, experience the full force of An Dannsa Dub’s live performance featuring guest musicians Josie Duncan, Horseman, Rachel Newton, Lewis McLaughlin, Ross Ainslie, Lana Pheutan plus live Brass. Adding to the magic are performances from Through The Storm's Mix Engineer, Italian Dubmaster Paolo Baldini DubFiles and the album's Producer, Electronic World Bass Music Maestro GAUDI along with high-energy sets from boundary pushing trad group Astrobloc and more.

Downstairs, the atmosphere shifts with an intimate Trad Session hosted by Madeleine Stewart & Friends followed by Falasgair, a band known for their footstomping take on Scottish folk. To finish the night in the Vic Bar, Baile Baile, the DJs behind Scotland's most remote club night will be spinning tunes to keep the party going right through with their unique mix of eclectic beats.

With doors opening at 7:30 PM, this is a night you won’t want to miss, lasting until 3 AM. Get your tickets now to join us at The Art School for a huge one off celebration of both Dub and Folk music.

THA MI AIR CHALL ft. Josie Duncan & Horseman
NA Trad Awards 2024

“Tha Mi Air Chall”, which translates into english as “I Am Lost”, is a groundbreaking release. It’s the first time ever that Scottish Gaelic & Jamaican Patois have been combined on the same recording. This was not the goal from the outset of writing the piece but a culturally significant and organic bi-product of An Dannsa’s boundary pushing musical journey. A.D.D have expertly weaved together the ethereal Gaelic vocals of award winning Hebridean singer Josie Duncan and the rich Jamaican patois of the legendary veteran soundsystem MC Horseman. The two highly contrasting vocals work beautifully together, creating a dynamic, dramatic and cohesive scene, powerfully presented over a deep & driving one drop rhythm produced in a hi-fidelity future dub style.

THA MI AIR CHALL ft. Josie Duncan & Horseman

with mixes by Paulo Baldini & GAUDI

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Video by Colin Black - Filmed at Celtic Connections 2024

An Dannsa Dub’s latest offering “Kick Up The Dust” is a wild journey to the frontiers of folk fusion, combining the ancient spirit of traditional Gaelic song and the ethereal voice of award winning Hebridean singer Josie Duncan (Inyal, Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening) with the pulsating, hypnotic energy of high fidelity Future Dub.

The release has been mixed by legendary Italian dub producer Paolo Baldini who features on the digital B-Side with a reimagined and reconstructed dub mix of the original track - “Kick Up The Dub”.

Both tracks have been mastered by Nick Manasseh and are available to purchase via Bandcamp and stream across all digital platforms

After the booming success of An Dannsa Dub's debut album 'Air an Turas' in March 2023 , a plan was hatched to collaborate on a remixes project with artists from the myriad of musical scenes that helped inspire the unique sound of the original record ; Bass music, Psychedelic Trance and of course Heavyweight, Soundsystem Dub .

It is with total pleasure and a mischievous glint in our eyes that we present you with the kaleidoscopic , whirlwind journey through genres that is ' Air an Turas : The Remixes '

Featuring re-imagined versions from ;

Eurythmy , Kreed , FleCK , Azulon , Kandee , Cronyx , Wicked n Bonny, , Toroki , Barefoot Bren , Maxiroots , Krosis

Air An Turas, meaning ‘on a journey’, maps out a significant path for the band as they build upon
their current success and look towards a promising future, taking listeners on a trip of musical
exploration.

Buy Limited Edition 7"

MY BLOOD IT RUNS DEEP

An Dannsa Dub returns with the next part of their story and a fresh steppa anthem from ancient Scotland; ‘My Blood Runs Deep’, featuring vocals from rising Glasgwegian folk star Flew The Arrow.

The single wraps Flew the Arrows lyrical imagery of the Scottish landscapes and culture in a rich tapestry of heavyweight dub-wise production featuring live instrumentation from the An Dannsa Dub band. The 2 track EP also features a riddim mix, edited and prepared for action in the soundsystem arena . The EP is available to stream or download digitally and as a limited run of bespoke 10' vinyl hand cut by Pressure Mastering and designed by MostIll. Available exclusivley on bandcamp.

10" VINYL SOLD OUT

THE TALE OF AN DANNSA DUB

Legend has it , that two musicians were taken awa’ by the faeries to play for them at their ceilidh dance .. When the pair returned hame, naebody believed where they had been! All they had to prove it was a new collection of otherworldly tunes they had learned…

The concept behind the EP is based on an old Scottish story from the Orkney Islands, re-written by Tom Spirals and narrated by renowned storyteller Gillian Macdonald on the first track of the EP. The tale has also been brought to life as a music video , shot in stunning scottish locations including ‘The Crawick Multiverse’ , and features breathtaking dance choreography from Sanchez & Rigg aswell as a performance and vocals from Gaelic singer of the Year Ellen Macdonald .

The An Dannsa Dub EP was nominated as BEST ORIGINAL WORK in the 2022 Scottish Traditional Music awards.