De Dannan

De Dannan (originally Dé Danann) is an Irish folk music group. It was formed in 1975 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 Spiddal, County Galway, Ireland, 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.
The band was named after the legendary Irish tribe Tuatha Dé Danann. In 1985 the spelling of the name was changed from "Dé Danann" to "De Dannan" for reasons that have never been made clear. Since 2010, however, Finn and McDonagh have recorded and performed with a line-up named "De Danann", and, since 2012, Gavin has recorded and performed with another line-up named "De Dannan"
==Links to Peel==
Peel had the band do a session for his show in 1978 and played some tracks from them in the 80's, according to available tracklistings on this site.
==Sessions==
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1. Recorded: 1978-01-25. First Broadcast: 03 February 1978. Repeated: 28 February 1978, 01 January 1979
*Love Will You Marry Me / Trip to Durrow -The Maid Behind the Bar / Tom Billy's Jig - Sean Ryan's Jig - The Sandmount Reel - The Clochar Reel
==Other Shows Played==
;1980
*13 October 1980: Hey Jude (7") Gael-Linn
;1984
*16 May 1984: The Bells Of St Louis (album - Song For Ireland) Cara
;1985
*03 September 1985: The Banks Of The Quay/Crucaharan Cross (LP: Selected Jigs, Reels & Songs) Decca 
*10 September 1985: Tom Billy's, Ryan's Jig, The Sandmount Reel, The Clogher Reel (LP - Selected Jigs Reels & Songs) Decca
;1988
*02 May 1988: Hey Jude (7" - Hey Jude / St. Jude's Hornpipe / The Trip To Tuam Reel) Cara
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists