Dervish announce new cover album

Dervish have announced a new album of covers, titled The Great Irish Songbook Vol. 2: Poets & Storytellers. It follows 2019's The Great Irish Songbook as their second installment of Irish covers.

The album will release on Friday, May 29, via Down the Road Records/Exceleration Music.

While Dervish's 2019 Songbook played with traditional Irish melodies, their Vol. 2 will deal with more contemporary songs. Notable songwriters include Sinéad O'Connor, Van Morrison, Lisa O'Neill, The Pogues, and John Spillane.

Each track features a guest from the folk or country music scene.

Collaborators include Iron & Wine, Indigo Girls, Aoife O'Donovan, and more. Glen Hansard joins Dervish for a cover of his own song, 'Leave a Light On'. And Sarah Jarosz is featured on a cover of Ye Vagabond's 'Blue is the Eye', which is available to stream now.

Last month, Dervish landed a television deal with American television broadcaster PBS. Their hour-long special, titled 'The Great Irish Songbook', will be broadcast on various PBS stations throughout the next two years.

Read the tracklist for The Great Irish Songbook Vol. 2: Poets & Storytellers below:

1. 'Passage West' (by John Spillane) feat. Indigo Girls
2. 'Jackie' (by Sinéad O'Connor) feat. Aoife O’Donovan
3. 'Rock the Machine' (by Lisa O'Neill) feat. Iron & Wine
4. 'Blue is the Eye' (by Brian and Diarmuid Glynn) feat. Sarah Jarosz
5. 'The Broad Majestic Shannon' (by Shane MacGowan) feat. Cathy Jordan
6. 'Land of My Other' (by Rioghnach Sinead Connolly) feat. Sister Sadie
7. 'One Irish Rover' (by Van Morrison) feat. Eddi Reader
8. 'Leave a Light On' (by Glen Hansard) feat. Glen Hansard
9. 'Tobar an tSaoil' (by Moya Brennan & Ashling Jarvis) feat. Moya Brennan
10. 'As I Leave Behind Neidin' (by Jimmy McCarthy) feat. Madeleine Peyroux
11. 'The Town I Loved So Well' (by Phil Coulter) feat. the Del McCoury Band