De Dannan

Folkirish folk revivaltraditional session musicwest of ireland gaeltachtinstrumental-vocal fusion

De Dannan (originally Dé Danann) is an Irish folk music group. It was formed by Frankie Gavin (fiddle), Alec Finn (guitar, bouzouki), Johnny "Ringo" McDonagh (bodhrán) and Charlie Piggott (banjo) as a result of sessions in Hughes's Pub in An Spidéal, County Galway, with Dolores Keane (vocals) subsequently being invited to join the band. The fiddler Mickey Finn (1951–1987) is also acknowledged to have been a founder member. Piggott named the band Dé Danann after the legendary Irish tribe, Tuatha Dé Danann.

Influenced by: The Chieftains, Planxty, Bothy Band

Active:
1970s-1980s
Scene:
West Ireland / Galway
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