About Gabriel

Gabriel Donohue was born in Athenry, a walled medieval town in County
Galway founded by Meyler De Bermingham in the 12th Century AD.

Small wonder his music is filled with a strong sense of history. Add to this
his love of storytelling through song which belongs to another time and
place.

By age fourteen he was a member of the Leitrim Ramblers Ceili Band.
Many summers were spent in the Connemara Gaeltacht where he played with
such local legends as Tomas Mc Keown and Tony Molloy. He then Joined a
showband called Magic which had numerous Top-Ten hits in Ireland. Here
he got a taste of the entertainment side of music and appeared on Irish
Television.

America was calling and a kind Uncle and Aunt in Darien, Connecticut,
made the young lad welcome. Thus began what was to be a great love
affair with New York City. Here he sought out traditional music
legends like Andy McGann and Johnny Cronin and saw the sun come up on
Second Avenue most Sunday mornings as the reels and jigs, as well as
the occasional song, flowed. In New York he studied fingerstyle
guitar, musical theater and voice and honed his skills as a music
producer, eventually opening his own studio called Cove Island
Productions. Construction was completed by accordionist/carpenter John
Whelan. He has embraced many of the new developments in non-linear
digital recording and editing while also utilizing vintage tube gear.

He was for a time a part of the ensemble of Riverdance star Michael
Flatley, with whom he shared an love of Flamenco which became part of
the stage show. He spent many Summers in Cape May, New Jersey, and
performed regularly at the South Street Seaport in NYC and started a
group called called Jigsaw with musical friends Eileen Ivers and Joanie
Madden. Their only recording together is a guest appearance with the Boston Pops

on their Celtic Album under the baton of Keith Lockheart, also televised on PBS.

In 1995 Eileen and Gabe, along with Joe Derrane and Felix Dolan,
performed at the White House to celebrate the historic Good Friday
Accord. In the audience were Irish Prime Minister John Bruton, Gerry
Adams and Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume.

In 1999 he began to tour with Irish music legends The Chieftains and
added guitar piano and voice to their live performances in Spain,
France, Norway, Denmark, Italy, UK and many tours of the USA. He has
performed five times at New York's Carnegie Hall.

To celebrate the new Millenium he boarded a ship in Terra del
Fuego, Argentina, that would take an intrepid group of explorers to
Antartica. Inside a Volcano called Deception Island on New Years Eve
he shared the ship's stage with Art Garfunkel, Dan Akroyd, Diana Krall,
Natalie McMaster, and The Chieftains as they became the House band for
New Year's revelries. In the audience was F.W. DeClerk, Robert
Kennedy Jr. and a thousand of America's top CEO's.

Though he now plows a lone furrow he constantly collaborates with other musicians

of the traditional music community in New York and elsewhere. He also has produced CDs for many different artists in the folk and traditional idioms.


				Gabriel Donohue *Bio*



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								Gabriel Donohue was born in Athenry, a walled medieval town in County Galway founded by Meyler De Bermingham in the 12th Century AD. Small wonder his music is filled with a strong sense of history. Add to this his love of storytelling through song which belongs to another time and place. By age fourteen he was a member of the Leitrim Ramblers Ceili Band. Many summers were spent in the Connemara Gaeltacht where he played with such local legends as Tomas Mc Keown and Tony Molloy. He then Joined a showband called Magic which had numerous Top-Ten hits in Ireland. Here he got a taste of the entertainment side of music and appeared on Irish Television. America was calling and a kind Uncle and Aunt in Darien, Connecticut, made the young lad welcome. Thus began what was to be a great love affair with New York City. Here he sought out traditional music legends like Andy McGann and Johnny Cronin and saw the sun come up on Second Avenue most Sunday mornings as the reels and jigs, as well as the occasional song, flowed. In New York he studied fingerstyle guitar, musical theater and voice and honed his skills as a music producer, eventually opening his own studio called Cove Island Productions. Construction was completed by accordionist/carpenter John Whelan. He has embraced many of the new developments in non-linear digital recording and editing while also utilizing vintage tube gear. He was for a time a part of the ensemble of Riverdance star Michael Flatley, with whom he shared an love of Flamenco which became part of the stage show. He spent many Summers in Cape May, New Jersey, and performed regularly at the South Street Seaport in NYC and started a group called called Jigsaw with musical friends Eileen Ivers and Joanie Madden. Their only recording together is a guest appearance with the Boston Pops on their Celtic Album under the baton of Keith Lockheart, also televised on PBS. In 1995 Eileen and Gabe, along with Joe Derrane and Felix Dolan, performed at the White House to celebrate the historic Good Friday Accord. In the audience were Irish Prime Minister John Bruton, Gerry Adams and Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume. In 1999 he began to tour with Irish music legends The Chieftains and added guitar piano and voice to their live performances in Spain, France, Norway, Denmark, Italy, UK and many tours of the USA. He has performed five times at New York's Carnegie Hall. To celebrate the new Millenium he boarded a ship in Terra del Fuego, Argentina, that would take an intrepid group of explorers to Antartica. Inside a Volcano called Deception Island on New Years Eve he shared the ship's stage with Art Garfunkel, Dan Akroyd, Diana Krall, Natalie McMaster, and The Chieftains as they became the House band for New Year's revelries. In the audience was F.W. DeClerk, Robert Kennedy Jr. and a thousand of America's top CEO's. Though he now plows a lone furrow he constantly collaborates with other musicians of the traditional music community in New York and elsewhere. He also has produced CDs for many different artists in the folk and traditional idioms.







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