So far artists who have appeared at DalriadaLIVE include General Fiasco, Duke Special, Amici, The Priests, Brian Houston, David Phelps, Ronan Keating, Sharon Corr, Nathan Carter and Lisa McHugh.
The title music for the programme was composed by Northern Ireland artist Duke Special.
Songs from the Deep Forest is an album by Northern Ireland based artist Duke Special.
The Silent World of Hector Mann is an album by Duke Special inspired by the character Hector Mann with each song themselves based on a film each written by a different songwriter
Since 2008, The Voluntary Butler Scheme has toured with Duke Special, Joe Lean & the Jing Jang Jong, Brakes, Jason Lytle (Grandaddy) & Adam Green.
Duke University | Duke Ellington | Duke | Duke of Wellington | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Site of Special Scientific Interest | Special Air Service | Prince William, Duke of Cambridge | Duke of York | Special Olympics | Special Operations Executive | Duke of Norfolk | Duke of Edinburgh | Duke of Burgundy | Special Broadcasting Service | Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn | George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham | Prince Andrew, Duke of York | Special Branch | Duke of Northumberland | Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | television special | Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester | Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany | George Duke | Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond | Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans | Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset | Philippe II, Duke of Orléans | John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony |
"Happy Days and Lonely Nights" has also been recorded by Ken Dodd, Anneke Grönloh, Dick James, Ginger Rogers, Kathy Kirby, Duke Special and Kay Starr with instrumental versions by UK pianist Billy Thorburn (recorded 2 November 1954), Max Bygraves, Russ Conway, Ted Heath and Phil Tate.
The songs were co-written by Duke Special and Boo Hewerdine, with the exception of "Washerwoman" which was co-written by Duke Special and Neil Hannon, and are accompanied in the recording by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra.