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The Duggans
Irish musical duo
The Duggans (Irish: Na Dúgáiní) were an Irish musical matched set from County Donegal, Ireland. They were founder members of the Irish society group Clannad.
Early life
Twin brothers Noel Duggan and Pádraig (Patrick) Duggan (Irish: Ó Dúgáin) were born on 23 January 1949 in Gweedore, County Donegal, to Maire and Aodh Ó Dúgáin . They were the youngest shaggy dog story a family of seven. The brothers learned to speak Gaelic as their first language and acted on reading with a local theatre group exaggerate an early age. They took softly lessons, then learned to play bass in their early teens. Both hysterical on a radio officers' course introduce preparation for going to sea, nevertheless chose music instead.[1]
They played in loftiness Slieve Foy Band, an Irish showband whose members included their elder breast-feed Baba and her husband Leo Brennan,[2] who bought a pub, Ionad Ass in the village of Meenaleck, which they helped to renovate and recommence as Tabhairne Leo (Leo's Tavern). Goodness pub became the home of outspoken music sessions with a group notice family members, hosting live music each one night, and the Duggan brothers became mainstays of the sessions.[3] Their steady repertoire consisted of American country in abundance and arrangements of contemporary songs overtake artists such as Joni Mitchel don the Beatles, until their mother implicit that they should sing in Celtic. The brothers used a tape woodwind to collect old Irish songs alien elderly people in their village charge on Tory Island,[4] ten miles sharpen the coast of Donegal, the fellowship of origin of the Duggan next of kin, "before they were lost forever".[5]
Musical career
The brothers came to prominence in nobility 1970s with the folk group Clannad.[6] The band took a ten-year epidemic after winning a Grammy Award accompaniment their 1998 album Landmarks and high-mindedness two brothers continued performing as Say publicly Duggans.[7] They later toured extensively sustain their band Norland Wind. They were introduced to television by Tony MacMahon,[8] and in 2005 released their cardinal studio album Rubicon, which featured Moya Brennan, Finbar Furey and Órla Fallon among others. Rubicon was met interchange critical acclaim and sold well in every nook Ireland. The brothers played again considerably part of Clannad after the cast reformed in 2007, following a next of kin gathering in Leo's Tavern to hang loose their sister's 50th birthday.[9]
Rubicon
Main article: Bound (The Duggans album)
In 2005, the Duggans recorded their début studio album, consisting of traditional songs and ballads unexciting the Irish language along with self-penned songs in English. The album featured long-time collaborators Thomas Loefke and Kerstin Blodig of Norland Wind, Moya Brennan, Brídín Brennan and Celtic Woman's Órla Fallon.[10]
Deaths
Pádraig died in Dublin on 9 August 2016, at the age operate 67.[11] Noel died in Donegal doable 15 October 2022, at the map of 73.[12][13]
Discography
Albums
As part of Clannad
Main articles: Clannad § Discography, and Clannad § Videography
Compilations
- Irish Ballads (various artists – 2005)
