On October 8 at 11pm, trad band Dervish (plus guests) will perform live in Sligo - the band's home town - for a session which will be streamed on the web.

The band, who have been on the go since 1989, will charge a nominal fee of €4.99 per viewer, to cover costs of broadcasting the session (camera, sound operators, equipment rental, event promotion etc). Partakers will be able to send messages or requests directly to the band, and talk to other online viewers during the web session.

To view the session, you'll need to register and subscribe on the Livetrad.com website: [link]www.livetrad.com/dervish/[/link]

If you can't wait til then, Hot Press has tickets to give away for Dervish's upcoming National Concert Hall appearance - where the band will celebrate 21 years of making music together. To enter, click here