Spiral Dance
SONGS OF
Magick,
Myth
& Legend
As powerful as any equinox and as magical as any inspired ritual, Spiral Dance offers up rich vocals, delicate melodies and rousing jams all invoking the pagan world at the dawning of its rebirth. Spiral Dance plays high energy pagan folk rock that combines an eclectic blend of powerful self-penned songs and tunes. Spiral Dance are the song catchers of Magick, myth and legend.
The band was formed in 1992 as a project to explore some of the more mystical elements in life and has drawn its energy from the song-writing and vocal skills of Adrienne Piggott. Adrienne’s haunting lyrics and Paul’s innovative accordion tunes are carefully arranged to blend acoustic folk- rock with lush Celtic harmony, creating an almost tangible musical aura that envelopes the audience.
Photo credits: Evie Gooding
“Music to rock your ancestors”
Spiral Dance Gig Guide
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Sun12Jan2025
Sinclair's Gully Winery
Sinclair's Gully Winery
288 Colonial Dr,
Norton Summit, SA 5136A magical place, some fabulous Adelaide Hills bubbles, and a very special performance under the lovely candlebark forest!
During the afternoon Spiral Dance will take you on a journey through folk-lore and timeless legends, with a powerful blend of original traditional English and Celtic folk music.
Imagine sharing a sparkling in the mystical forest, as Spiral Dance’s melodies and mythical tales transport you to the mists of an ancient time.
Please bring along a picnic/nibbles and your own wine glass or buy a glass for $5.
Wine for sale by the glass or bottle.
Strictly no BYO alcohol
Enquiries email: sinclairsgully@gmail.com -
Sat03May2025
Southern Samhain Ball
6.00 pm - 11.30 pmClub Noir
3994 Pacific Hwy,
Loganholme QLD 4129Full information and tickets via https://events.humanitix.com/southern-samhain-ball
You are actively encouraged to be in costume. Markets open at 5 pm, the venue opens at 6 pm, ritual is at 6:30 pm smorgasbord finger food at 7 pm access to food trucks for additional food if required from 5 pm to 9:30 pm.
Voting on crowd favourite costumes is completed before the first bell, access to a free photo booth from 8 pm along with announcing of the King and Queen of the ball and crowd favourite.
Live entertainment by Spiral Dance from 8:15 pm through until late!
New album launching soon
Music
For over 30 years Spiral Dance have written and recorded a substantial catalogue of songs and tunes!
Land and Legend
2017
The very latest studio album called ‘Land and Legend’ features eleven original songs and tunes.
The album was launched in Glastonbury, UK in September 2017, then toured through the UK and USA before its Australian release in November 2017
Featuring additional vocals on two tracks by Damh the Bard
Land and Legend can be ordered as a Digital Download from
Wickerman
2014
Spiral Dance’s single Wickerman can be ordered as a Digital Download from
Through a Sylvan Doorway
2012
Through a Sylvan Doorway can be ordered as a Digital Download from
From the Mist
2012
The album contains a mixture of songs from ‘Woman of the Earth’, ‘Magick’, ‘Notes of Being’, ‘The Quickening’ and ‘Worts n All’ plus one previously unreleased track.
Order From the Mist direct from Spiral Dance:
Worts ‘n’ all
2007
A Live CD taken from recordings in February 2007 at Night Train, Adelaide and Cafe Nova, Gawler was released in September 2007.
Click on the link below to find free full-length downloads of two tracks from ‘Worts ‘n’ All’
The Quickening
2006
Launched in Adelaide on 28th April 2006, this album features 14 tracks, the first eight of which are songs for the sabbats that make up the Wheel of the Year.
Notes of Being
2002
Notes of Being CD can be ordered securely online via PayPal:
Notes of Being is also available as a digital download via Bandcamp:
Magic
1999
Spiral Dance’s third studio album.
Over the Nine Waves
1997
Featuring Vince Brophy – Narrator
Tales told with song and narration of the legendary characters from the Irish Mythological and Ulster Cycles, which are the oldest surviving prose in western literature, memorised as they happened and handed down from generation to generation by bards before the introduction of literacy.
No longer available.
Woman of the Earth
1996
Feel the power, draw down the moon
Having grown up surrounded by magic and a love of the ancient mysteries, we have always longed for the opportunity to express our feeling in music and song.
Please note Woman of the Earth is now out of print
It is available as download only at
The Green Album
(Compilation)
An Independent musical compilation created by a consortium of like minded Muses, Musicians and Songbirds from all over uniting as a global Tribe to raise awareness, celebrate and give something back to Mother Earth!
Meet Spiral Dance
Adrienne Piggott
Lead Singer, Songwriter
Drawing on the myths, legends and the calendar customs from Anglo-Celtic culture along with her love and connection to nature, she has penned most of the original songs on Spiral Dance’s eight studio albums.
Paul Gooding
Accordion, Composer
Paul is one of the leading exponents of the button accordion in Australia, his skilled honed in the folk clubs and festivals of his native England. He brings with him a love of English folk ballads and passion for European dance tunes, where his energetic, off-beat playing style comes to the fore.
Rena Lannigan
Guitar
Rena has been involved with Spiral Dance in different forms over many years, contributing bass, drums and now guitar on stage, recordings and tours.
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Matt Colyer
Drums, Percussion
The exciting thing about playing in Spiral Dance is the ability to be able to draw upon all the styles and influences he has absorbed in over 30 plus years of immersion in the music world.
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Simon Despoja
Violin
Simon has played violin and viola in orchestras as far afield as Ontario, Canada and Sao Paulo, Brazil. After moving to Adelaide, Simon joined Spiral Dance in 2022, where his alter ego the Scrubwren feels at home with the band’s strong connection to the earth and its stories.
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Nigel Walters
Bass Guitar
Nigel has been part of many projects with varied musical styles including Zepperama, The Seen and No Escape, to name but a few.
Nigel first joined Spiral Dance in 2001 and recorded on the Notes of Being album. After a 13-year absence, he re-joined in 2016 and added bass lines to the latest CD Land & Legend.
Photo courtesy Carl Purczel
Bron Lloyd and Nicola Barnes
Harmony Vocals
Hailing from the early days of Spiral Dance, Bron and Nicola return in 2024 to add their magical style of vocal harmony to Spiral Dance classics and new songs.
Photo: Lisa Grapentin
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Starting on the snare drum as a youngster, Matt soon expanded his interests to playing the Drum Kit and dove headlong in to the world of Classic Rock.
Simon started learning violin as a young child, later studying at the Australian National University in Canberra and The Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and Performance in Melbourne.
Residing in Naarm/Melbourne, Rena has been involved in musical performance on stage and behind the scenes for over 40 years. Her styles have mostly centred around rock, pop, folk and blues styles.