Danú

Danú is an Irish folk group from County Waterford, Ireland, active since 1995. The band first meets in Waterford in 1994 and later consolidates as a group after performing at the Festival Interceltique de Lorient in 2005. It plays traditional Irish music alongside original tunes.

Line-up

The group includes Dónal Clancy, Donnchadh Gough, Benny McCarthy, Noel Ryan, Tom Doorley, Éamon Doorley, Oisín McAuley, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Nell Ní Chróinín, Jesse Smith and Ciarán Ó Gealbháin. Named roles associated with the band include Benny McCarthy on accordion; Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh on vocals and tin whistle; Tom Doorley on flutes, whistles and vocals; Éamon Doorley on bouzouki and fiddle; Donnchadh Gough on bodhrán and uilleann pipes; Dónal Clancy on guitar; and Oisín McAuley on fiddle and vocals.

Recognition

The band’s second album, Think Before You Think, is voted Best Overall Traditional Act by Irish Music. Danú also wins Best Traditional Group twice at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, becoming the only band to do so. Its version of Tommy Sands’s Co. Down wins Best Traditional Song in the same awards.