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Dogan is touring in April 2011, playing tracks from his forthcoming album OUTLANDISH
GYPSYHEAD
The Debut Album
A collection of traditional and original songs and tunes drawn from Turkish and English traditions and given a highly original flavour by the unique and talented Dogan Mehmet.
Released on the Hobgoblin Records label.
Click through for more details.
GYPSYHEAD
The Debut Album
A collection of traditional and original songs and tunes drawn from Turkish and English traditions and given a highly original flavour by the unique and talented Dogan Mehmet.
Released on the Hobgoblin Records label.
Click through for more details.
Latest News: The Tour is over - roll on the festival season and an OUTLANDISH summer !
After 16 amazing gigs with the new Quartet lineup and a truly memorable Full Band gig at the Sage, Gateshead (complete with brass section) we are now looking forward to the release of the new album "Outlandish" and plenty of festivals. If you missed the massive sound of the brassy full band you can catch us again at Glastonbury...read more
After 16 amazing gigs with the new Quartet lineup and a truly memorable Full Band gig at the Sage, Gateshead (complete with brass section) we are now looking forward to the release of the new album "Outlandish" and plenty of festivals. If you missed the massive sound of the brassy full band you can catch us again at Glastonbury...read more
Press Quotes:
"One couldn't engineer a better response to the theft of the people's music than Dogan Mehmet... whose debut shines" - Stewart Lee, Sunday Times
"this Striking Debut" - Simon Broughton, Evening Standard
"A thrilling shape shifting debut" - Metro
"Robust of voice with an explosive fiddle style , Mehmet energetically expresses his multicultural roots in a cogent and colourful combination of both the English and Turkish traditions...His band The Deerhunters also perform with relish throughout - scattergun rhythms and all...It's an album with a big heart, plenty of muscle and a fair bit of flair...and it won't be ignored easily." - Colin Irwin, FRoots
"Dogan Mehmet...gives a roaring fanfare for multicultural Britain, merging Anglo-Turk traditions with relish and conviction...whether in full Turkish mode, re-jigging English trad or concocting his own potent mixture of the two, it's a remarkable debut" - Mojo Magazine
"Dogan Mehmet is a British folk original...A promising start from a talent to watch." - Songlines
"Dogan took the Audience on a European journey with his resonant voice and rhythmic dance music" - BBC Radio 2
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