A shifting Irish folk group named for the old gods, active since 1979.
For a sense of their sound, 'Tan Pinga Ra Tan' from the debut is the place to start. Later tracks like 'The Wanderings Of Oisin' or 'The Arrival' show how they kept at it.
They took their name from the ancient Irish deities, which tells you something about where their heads were at. Their 1984 debut had 'Tan Pinga Ra Tan,' a song that became their calling card. The melody and lyrics in that track seemed to capture what they were aiming for with their take on Celtic music.
Tuatha De Danann formed in 1979 with John Spillane, Donal Lunny, Kevin Burke, Liam O'Flynn, and Michael McGoldrick. By 1987, Spillane and Burke had left, and Johnny McDonagh and Paul Brady joined. They kept recording, putting out albums like 'A Pint of Plai' and songs such as 'The Last Words' and 'Land Of Youth (Tir Nan Og).'
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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