The founding members of Danú (Donnchadh Gough, Dónal Clancy, Daire Bracken, and Benny McCarthy) met in Waterford in Ireland in 1994, and consolidated as a band after performing in the Festival Interceltique de Lorient in 1995.
Their second album, Think Before You Think (2000) was voted Best Overall Traditional Act by Dublin's magazine Irish Music. They are the only band to have been voted Best Traditional Group twice in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, in 2001 and again in 2004 when their version of Tommy Sands's "County Down" also won Best Original Song.
Benny McCarthy is a founding member of Danú; he manages and performs with the band and plays button accordion and melodeon. Benny won the All Ireland Oireachtas in 1994 on both button accordion and melodeon. He is the driving force of Danú and is a key member of several other bands including Raw Bar Collective and Cordeen.
Oisín McAuley, a previous member of Stockton's Wing, plays four- and five-string fiddle with Danú. He has recently released a solo album of fiddle music. Jesse Smith and Daire Bracken previously played fiddle for Danú.
Tom Doorley was the flute-player with Danú from 1996 until he retired from large-scale touring in 2007, and often acts as the spokesman for the band on stage. He teaches and lives in Dublin and makes an appearance now and again with Danú at concerts in Ireland and Europe. Ivan Goff, who had been a guest on several tours before Tom Doorley's retirement, became the full-time flute player for the band following his retirement. An accomplished Uileann piper, flute and whistle player from Dublin, Goff is based in Brooklyn, New York.
Éamon Doorley plays bouzouki and fiddle, and is the younger brother of Tom Doorley. His bouzouki playing has a strong emphasis on countermelody. He currently collaborates with his wife Julie Fowlis, playing mainly Scottish Gaelic music and song. The Doorley brothers joined Danú in 1996.
Donnchadh Gough, another founding member of the band, plays both bodhran and uilleann pipes. He guests on Bodhran with Danú in Ireland and Europe. Amy Richter has performed on Bodhran with Danú during US tours since Dec 2017.
Until 2016, the band's lead singer was Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, who replaced earlier singer Ciarán Ó Gealbháin, a tenor who left to finish his education in May 2003, and who had in turn replaced founding member Cárthach Mac Craith in August 1999. Nic Amhlaoibh sang in English and Irish, in the folk and sean-nós traditions, and also played flute and whistle. In January, 2016, it was announced that she would be leaving the band to be replaced by Sean Nós singer Nell Ní Chróinín.[1]
Dónal Clancy a founding member of Danú was the guitar player for the band in 1995 and returned to the band in 2002 until he retired from Danú in March 2017. During his absence, he was replaced by guitar player from Newport, County Tipperary Noel Ryan. Clancy was replaced by Tony Byrne, who had done tours with the band since 2005.
Discographyedit
Danú (1997)
Think Before You Think (2000)
All Things Considered (2002)
The Road Less Travelled (2003)
Up In The Air (2004)
When All Is Said and Done (2005)
One Night Stand (DVD) (2005)
Seanchas (2010)
Buan (2015)
Ten Thousand Miles (2018)
Side projectsedit
Dual (2008) - Éamon and Muireann with Julie Fowlis and Ross Martin
Raw Bar Collective(2011)-Benny McCarthy
Cordeen (2017)-Benny McCarthy
Referencesedit
^. danu.net. 22 February 2016. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
External linksedit
Danú's website
Benny McCarthy website
Dónal Clancy's website
Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh's website
Liam Clancy's website
Danú:The Myth, The Goddess, The Band
Promotional Pressures: Danú, young magic trad band on their recent activities
January 01, 1970
danú, this, article, relies, excessively, references, primary, sources, please, improve, this, article, adding, secondary, tertiary, sources, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, april, 2008, learn, when, remove, this, message, irish, tradit. This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Danu news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2008 Learn how and when to remove this message Danu is an Irish traditional music band DanuOriginWaterford IrelandGenresTraditional folkYears active1995 presentMembersBenny McCarthy Nell Ni Chroinin Oisin McAuley Eamon Doorley Tony Byrne Ivan GoffPast membersTom Doorley Daire Bracken Donal Clancy Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh Ciaran o Gealbhain Carthach Mac Craith Noel Ryan Jesse SmithWebsitehttp www danu net The founding members of Danu Donnchadh Gough Donal Clancy Daire Bracken and Benny McCarthy met in Waterford in Ireland in 1994 and consolidated as a band after performing in the Festival Interceltique de Lorient in 1995 Their second album Think Before You Think 2000 was voted Best Overall Traditional Act by Dublin s magazine Irish Music They are the only band to have been voted Best Traditional Group twice in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in 2001 and again in 2004 when their version of Tommy Sands s County Down also won Best Original Song Contents 1 Members 2 Discography 2 1 Side projects 3 References 4 External linksMembers editBenny McCarthy is a founding member of Danu he manages and performs with the band and plays button accordion and melodeon Benny won the All Ireland Oireachtas in 1994 on both button accordion and melodeon He is the driving force of Danu and is a key member of several other bands including Raw Bar Collective and Cordeen Oisin McAuley a previous member of Stockton s Wing plays four and five string fiddle with Danu He has recently released a solo album of fiddle music Jesse Smith and Daire Bracken previously played fiddle for Danu Tom Doorley was the flute player with Danu from 1996 until he retired from large scale touring in 2007 and often acts as the spokesman for the band on stage He teaches and lives in Dublin and makes an appearance now and again with Danu at concerts in Ireland and Europe Ivan Goff who had been a guest on several tours before Tom Doorley s retirement became the full time flute player for the band following his retirement An accomplished Uileann piper flute and whistle player from Dublin Goff is based in Brooklyn New York Eamon Doorley plays bouzouki and fiddle and is the younger brother of Tom Doorley His bouzouki playing has a strong emphasis on countermelody He currently collaborates with his wife Julie Fowlis playing mainly Scottish Gaelic music and song The Doorley brothers joined Danu in 1996 Donnchadh Gough another founding member of the band plays both bodhran and uilleann pipes He guests on Bodhran with Danu in Ireland and Europe Amy Richter has performed on Bodhran with Danu during US tours since Dec 2017 Until 2016 the band s lead singer was Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh who replaced earlier singer Ciaran o Gealbhain a tenor who left to finish his education in May 2003 and who had in turn replaced founding member Carthach Mac Craith in August 1999 Nic Amhlaoibh sang in English and Irish in the folk and sean nos traditions and also played flute and whistle In January 2016 it was announced that she would be leaving the band to be replaced by Sean Nos singer Nell Ni Chroinin 1 Donal Clancy a founding member of Danu was the guitar player for the band in 1995 and returned to the band in 2002 until he retired from Danu in March 2017 During his absence he was replaced by guitar player from Newport County Tipperary Noel Ryan Clancy was replaced by Tony Byrne who had done tours with the band since 2005 Discography editDanu 1997 Think Before You Think 2000 All Things Considered 2002 The Road Less Travelled 2003 Up In The Air 2004 When All Is Said and Done 2005 One Night Stand DVD 2005 Seanchas 2010 Buan 2015 Ten Thousand Miles 2018 Side projects edit Dual 2008 Eamon and Muireann with Julie Fowlis and Ross Martin Raw Bar Collective 2011 Benny McCarthy Cordeen 2017 Benny McCarthyReferences edit 2016 New Era for Danu danu net 22 February 2016 Archived from the original on 22 February 2016 Retrieved 4 February 2019 External links editDanu s website Benny McCarthy website Donal Clancy s website Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh s website Liam Clancy s website Danu The Myth The Goddess The Band Promotional Pressures Danu young magic trad band on their recent activities Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Danu amp oldid 1174468832, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
