De Dannan

LOCATION : Galway, Ireland

Status : Split-up
Music : Celtic Folk


MEMBERS :
Frankie Gavin : fiddle, flute and whistle
Barry Brady : accordion
Bernadine Casserly : vocals
Dan Bodwell : double bass and vocals
Colm O’Caoimh : guitar and vocals

Past members :
Alec Finn : guitar, bouzouki
Johnny “Ringo” McDonagh : bodhrán
Charlie Piggott : banjo
Derek Hickey : accordion
Tomie Fleming : vocals
Dolores Keane : vocals
Mary Black : vocals
Maura O'Connell : vocals
Johnny Moynihan : vocals
Eleanor Shanley : vocals
Aidan Coffey : accordion
Jackie Daly : accordion


HISTORY :

They were formed in 1973 by Frankie Gavin, Alec Finn, Johnny “Ringo” McDonagh & Charlie Piggott by sessions in Hughes’s Pub in Spiddal, County Galway and was called "Dé Danann" but changed the bandname to De Dannan. The name of the band comes from the "Tuatha dé danann" in Celtic mythology. Hungarian Rhapsody album was inspired by the late Freddie Mercury (1946 - 1991) of Queen with the title track based on Queen's hit, "Bohemian Rhapsody." De Dannan split-up in 2003 and returns in 2009. That year was a dispute between Frankie Gavin and Alec Finn for copyright matter with the bandname.

RECORDINGS :
Dé Danann, album 1975
The 3rd Irish Folk Festival In Concert, live album 1976
Selected Jigs Reels and Songs, live album 1977
The Mist Covered Mountain, album 1980
Star-Spangled Molly, compilation 1981
Song For Ireland, album 1983
Anthem, album 1985
Ballroom, live album 1987
A Jacket of Batteries, live album 1988
1/2 Set in Harlem, live album 1991
Hibernian Rhapsody, album 1995
World Tour, album 1996
How the West Was Won, album 2001
Welcome to the Hotel Connemara, live album 2000
The Collection, compilation 2005
Wonderwaltz, album 2010
Jigs, Reels & Rock n' Roll, live album 2012

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