Gabriel Donohue Irish Ensemble
The Ensemble includes up to six pieces and may also include spotlight performances of Irish dancing if the client so wishes.
|Here's a little bit about Gabriel Donohue
If there's a stage chances are Gabriel Donohue has played on it from the dance halls of Dublin to the East wing of the White house, the hallowed commons at Yale New Haven or the Irish Pubs of Manhattan including Rosie O'Grady's on *th Avenue, Gabriel has played them all, even London's Royal Albert Hall where he played with the Chieftains, Zucherro and his dear friend Welsh songstress, Mary Hopkin. He has performed at Carnegie Hall * times.
His ability to cover a broad range of material from serious celtic instrumental music to rock and broadway highlights have kept him busy fulfilling the needs of corporate clients such as Atlantic Philanthropies and Yale and Princeton Universities. Masstock International flew him to Zambia to entertain guests at their annual ball. Fyffes Corporation flew him to Chile to perform for their guests. Likewise he performed for the YPO young presidents organization on a ship to Antartica with the Chieftains for the millennium celebrations, other performers included Art Garfunkel, Dan Akroyd and Diana Krall.
Ann Stock social director for the White House Washington DC wrote this letter of appreciation
'I want to personally thank you for your fabulous performance during the IRISH CELEBRATION at the Whitehouse March **th. I continue to hear numerous compliments about your band and the President and Mrs Clinton were extreme;y pleased.. My sincere thanks for your participation. You made a wonderful evening even more special' The Whitehouse program for the evening called him a riveting singer.
He performs each January with Liam Clancy, the Makem Brothers, Robbie O'Connell and other performers on a yearly cruise with irishmusiccruises.com
Collaborators and guest performers often include many musicians who themselves have graced the great stages of the world.
Joanie Madden of Cherish the ladies Flute
Steve Holly (Wings,Elton John) Drums
Emedin Rivera (Harry Belafonte) Percussion
Eamon O'Rourke (Kathy Mattea) Fiddle, Mandolin
Pat Mangan (Riverdance)Fiddle
Sean Quinn Bass, Guitar, Violin
Heather Martin Bixler (NY Pops, Garden State Symphony,Donna Summer)Violin
John Hughes (Society Orchestra) Drums, Piano
Tony De Marco (Smithsonian recording artist) Fiddle
Brian Conway (Smithsonian recording artist)Fiddle
Ciaran Sheehan (Principal lead, Phantom, LeMiz) Tenor
Gabriel is also available as a solo artist for school programs either in the class room or in an assembly hall. A DVD is available of his song writing class at PS *** Manhattan through a grant from the United Federation of Teachers
Available for engagements in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Florida, Georgia, North and South Carolina. Greenwich Darien, Westchester, Rye, Ridgewood, Franklin Lakes, Paterson, Yonkers, Scarsdale. Louisiana, Texas.
Write Gabriel at He will personally answer all emails. Please leave a phone number also.
