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DANÚ

ST. PATRICK'S DAY TOUR

MARCH 6 | 7:30 P.M. | REDEEMER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

In 1995 a group of young players from Waterford, Cork, Dublin, and Donegal travelled to Brittany to represent Ireland at the Lorient Inter-Celtic Festival. The chemistry was instant, the audience ecstatic, and the band that christened itself Danú never looked back. The result, writes the New York Times, ranges from “fierce fiddle reels to pensive ballads.” Strings Magazine calls their concerts “impressive, immersive and uniquely, unmistakably Irish,” while The Irish Times hails “a powerhouse band … a spirit-raising concoction.”

Danú released their debut album in 1997 to critical acclaim, and the ensemble has since released seven albums in two decades. Danú has performed worldwide, notably sharing their concert experience at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles and Symphony Space in New York City and countless festival stages across Europe and North America, with frequent broadcasts on RTÉ, BBC, NPR and CBC.

The ensemble has gone through many changes in members through the years. Current Danú members include founding member Benny McCarthy, accordion/melodeon; Nell Ní Chróinín, vocals/penny whistle; Éamon Doorley, bouzouki; Oisín McAuley, fiddle; Tony Byrne, guitar; Ivan Goff, flutes/uilleann pipe/penny whistle; and Billy Sutton, bodhran.

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Event Details

• Date: Friday, March 6, 2026
• Time: 7:30 P.M.
• Venue: Redeemer Presbyterian Church
• Website: https://www.artsonalexander.org/2025-2026-concerts/danu-irish-traditional-music-band

Ticket Information

• Cost: $40 General | $35 Senior | $5 Student

Presenter Details

• Name: Arts on Alexander

The founding board members of Arts on Alexander (AoA) established the nonprofit organization in 2019 after decades of serving and participating in Austin’s artistic community.

AoA has hosted choral and instrumental organizations, including the Texas Early Music Project, La Follia Austin Baroque, Conspirare, Inversion Ensemble, and numerous national and international musicians on its East Austin campus.

 AoA seeks to provide a place where community development and artistic and cultural development can grow together.

 As Austin is a dynamic and fast-growing city, AoA provides a common thread that brings diverse communities together for the benefit of the city and its people.

 AoA will continue to develop and expand concerts for our friends in Greater Austin:

• Concerts featuring our period instrument orchestra, Philharmonie Austin, and our choir, Philharmonie Austin Chorus.

• Continue to bring talented organists from all over the country to play in our Holbrook Organ Series. We have hosted more than 70 of these concerts.

• Continue to host touring ensembles from the US and from Europe.

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