Donovan is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Emerging from the British folk scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop and world music. Donovan came to fame in the United Kingdom in early 1965 and his popularity soon spread to the USA and other countries.

Donovan was one of the leading British recording artists of his day.
He produced a series of hit albums and singles between 1965 and 1970. He became a friend of leading pop musicians including Joan Baez, Brian Jones, Bruce Springsteen, and The Beatles, and was one of the few artists to collaborate on songs with the Beatles. He influenced both John Lennon and Paul McCartney when he taught them his finger-picking guitar style in 1968.

Donovan is best know for such hits as
Sunshine Superman, Mellow Yellow, Colours, Universal Soldier, and Catch the Wind.

From Friday 10th to Sunday 12th of July Cavan played host to a very special Donovan celebration entitled - Donovan Days
at Cavan County Museum, Ballyjamesduff. Special and exciting events were organised throughout the weekend in Ballyjamesduff, from the launch of an exhibition of Donovans artwork to a Donovan concert at the Museum and a screening of the award winning Donovan documentary, Sunshine Superman, followed by a rare Q&A session with the man himself.

This unique opportunity to meet Donovan and celebrate his work was covered extensively by Shannonside Northern Sound
This unique opportunity to meet Donovan and celebrate his work was covered extensively by Shannonside Northern Sound with the broadcast of our documentary Come back Donovan to Ballyjamesduff and our programme specials keeping listeners informed of what to look forward to during the celebration.

The Saturday Connection with Charlie McGettigan
broadcast a special edition of the show with Donovan and a host of special stars in our Cavan studios on Saturday morning.