Dolores Keane

Dolores Keane carried the weight of Irish folk tradition in her voice, and I mean that as the highest compliment. As a founding member of De Dannan and later a solo artist, she sang with a depth that felt drawn straight from the sean-nós singing of the aunts who raised her. What moves me is that she chose substance over flash, letting the ache and warmth of the songs do the work rather than vocal pyrotechnics. Coming from a musical family and playing flute herself, she understood music from the inside out. Her passing in 2026 is a real loss, but the recordings keep that voice alive.

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Name (English)

Dolores Keane

Name (Japanese)

ドロレス・キーン

Reading

どろれす・きーん

Born

September 26, 1953 – March 16, 2026

Origin

County Galway, Ireland

Occupation

singer / recording artist / flautist / musician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Snake

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolores%20Keane
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3034290

Tags

• County Galway
• singer
• recording artist
• flautist

Last updated

September 28, 2026

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