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‘FRANKIE GAVIN & DE DANNAN’ TO ENTERTAIN PRESIDENT BARRACK OBAMA AS PART OF THE BAND’S U.S. TOUR Irish traditional super group ‘Frankie Gavin & De Dannan’ is set to perform at the U.S. Capitol Building on St Patrick’s Day (March 17th, 2010) for President Barrack Obama and other distinguished guests including Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Speaker of the United States House of... What the Press Say "What matters is not line-up changes but what music is produced as a result of those line-up changes. If the music is good, the changes won't matter. If the music is not good, posterity will usually seal the fate of the band. So here's the only pertinent question: Is the music of the new De... Frankie Gavin Receives Masters Ollscoil na hÉireann, GaillimhNational University of Ireland, Galway19 October, 2009FRANKIE GAVINAdmission to Degree of Master of Music, honoris causaText of the Introductory Address delivered by Dr Lillis Ó LaoireÁ Uachtaráin, a mhuintir na hOllscoile agus a dhaoine... Frankie Gavin & The New De Dannan For many years traditional super group De Dannan were the forerunners in the Irish traditional music world but after 33 years, 14 albums and a number of changes in the line up, the group disbanded in 2003. This July, original founding member and world famous fiddle player Frankie Gavin... Frankie Gavin & the 'Women of Ireland' head for Killarney A new stage show featuring the act "Women of Ireland" and starring traditional super group "Frankie Gavin & the new De Dannan" is set to host its national debut in Ireland at the INEC, Killarney from July 2009. Fresh from a 10 week tour of the USA with the Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra,...