the olllam

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the olllam (ft. Joe Dart of Vulfpeck) at Ardmore Music Hall Sunday, November 8, 2026 Seated Doors: 5:45 PM | GA Doors: 6:15 PM | Show: 7:00 PM 21+ Unless with a Parent or Legal Guardian About The Venue: Food, Concessions + Drink Menus | Venue FAQ | Contact Info About The Olllam: Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Spotify With a name aptly deriving from the old Irish for a grand master of a skill, the olllam is a Transatlantic collective of formidable talent, marrying stunning instrumental virtuosity, Irish tradition, and Detroit’s post-rock psych-sensibility. Their genre-defying compositions are lush with cyclical trance-like melodies, co-written by Belfast uilleann piper/whistle player John McSherry, his US protégé Tyler Duncan, and master-drummer Michael Shimmin, whose intricate, often complex, rhythms are then underpinned in recording by the phenomenal bass-playing genius of Joe Dart (Vulfpeck, Fearless Flyers.) Their 2012 eponymous debut album is now considered something of a cult classic, winning the 2012 Indie Acoustic Music Award…