An Dannsa Dub

An Dannsa Dub

An Dannsa Dub is a Scottish group active since 2021. It is led by dub vocalist and producer Tom Spirals and Scottish traditional musician Euan McLaughlin, and operates as a two-person project with a six-piece live band. The name means “The Dub Dance” in Gaelic.

Style and sound

The group combines traditional Scottish music and Gaelic song with digital dub. Its sound draws on alternative folk and dub, and also sits across electronic, psychedelic and world music contexts through its use of heavy, meditative, driving basslines and traditional instruments.

Formation and members

An Dannsa Dub forms around Tom Spirals and Euan McLaughlin. Spirals works as a dub vocalist and producer, while McLaughlin brings a background in Scottish traditional music. The live group performs in a six-piece format.