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Altan are an Irish folk music band formed in County Donegal in 1987 by lead vocalist Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and her husband Frankie Kennedy. [1] The group were primarily influenced by traditional Irish language songs from Donegal [2] and have sold over a million records.
Screaming Orphans are a Pop and folk band from Bundoran, County Donegal, Ireland. The band consists of the four Diver sisters – Joan, Angela, Gráinne and Marie Thérèse. The group combines their own original melodic old-school pop songs with a modern take on traditional Irish music and song, inherited from their family roots. [1]
Pages in category "Musicians from County Donegal" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
John Doherty was born in 1900 in Ardara, County Donegal. He came from a family of Irish Travellers who worked as tinsmiths and horse traders. His birth certificate was uncovered in recent years, [ when? ] firstly by Professor Alun Evans, and subsequently by researcher Caomhín Mac Aoidh, allowing confirmation that his date of birth was 1900 ...
Brennan was a musician who played in an Irish showband, the Slieve Foy, and Duggan was an amateur musician who taught music at Gweedore Community School and led the local choir, Cór Mhuire Doire Beaga. The family lived in Dore, a parish in Gweedore, County Donegal. In 1968, the pair bought Leo's Tavern in Meenaleck for £1,500. [23]
From its raw beauty to its significance as a center for traditional Irish heritage, language and music, Ireland's County Donegal delivers experiences to engage visitors of all types.
T with the Maggies are an Irish traditional supergroup from County Donegal, Ireland.The group first performed together in 2007 at a tribute concert to folk singer and guitarist Mícheál Ó Domhnaill, older brother of Triona and Maighread, and released their debut album in October 2010.
In 2007/08, Ní Mhaonaigh recorded Imeall, her debut (studio) album in the home studio of her friend and musician/co-producer Manus Lunny in Tír Chonaill, County Donegal, Ireland. On 28 December 2008, at the Frankie Kennedy Winter Music School in Gweedore , Ní Mhaonaigh premiered live some songs from the album in an intimate concert with Lunny.