About Us

Druidy Druids is a group of 4 musicians with a wide range of music.

  • History: formed in 2016

    Druidy Druids has been developing a repertoire of songs connected with James Joyce's publications, Ulysses in particular, and is a regular contributor both on the street and in venues in the Glasthule - Sandycove - Dalkey - Dun Laoghaire area. In particular Druidy Druids has taken part in Bloomsday celebrations at the Joyce Tower in Sandycove since 2016. During the Covid lockdown we recorded some videos for Bloomsday at No.7 Tower in Killiney by kind permission of its owner Niall O'Donoghue

  • We have played in cafes, pubs, clubs, at village festivals, busking festivals, parties and impromptu sessions, both indoor and outdoor. 

  • Location

    Although based in the Dublin area, we are regular visitors to the East and West Clare and have performed in Mountshannon, Scarriff, Ennis, Kilkee and Bodyke.

  • The band has a regular core of the following four members and are joined on occasion by others:

       Wendy Goodbody      :     Vocals, Bodhran
       Thomas Dunne          :     Mandola, Guitar
       Dave McClelland       :     Banjo, Mandolin, Tin Whistle
       Frances McClelland  :     Concertina, Tin Whistle

  • Style

    All our pieces are suitable for acoustic performance

    Repertoire is quite varied and includes traditional Irish music, as well as pieces from Jacques Brel, Edith Piaf, Joni Mitchell, Mozart, Balfe, Percy French and more 

Wendy Goodbody

Wendy sings and plays bodhran with Druidy Druids and has been known to take part in amateur dramatics

Dave McClelland 

Dave plays Banjo, Mandolin and Tin Whistle with Druidy Druids and is also an Irish dancer

Frances McClelland

Frances plays Concertina and Tin Whistle with Druidy Druids and is a regular at traditional sessions and dancing jigs and reels. 

Thomas Dunne

An experienced instrumentalist, Thomas plays guitar and mandola with Druidy Druids, but is also a keen jazz musician and sings and plays other instruments when not composing for theatre or film.