Book review: A musical life less ordinary

Keith Donald kept diaries throughout a hectic working life that began when he joined his first showband, The Federals, in the mid-1960s
Keith Donald founded Moving Hearts with Christy Moore and Donal Lunny.

Keith Donald founded Moving Hearts with Christy Moore and Donal Lunny.

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 Colm o'Callaghan

  • Music and Mayhem
  • Keith Donald 
  • Lilliput, €18.95 

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