Brian Ó Domhnaill or Brian Danny Minnie is from Anagaire in the Donegal Gaeltacht. As a young boy, he was very interested in sean-nós traditional song and began to take part in singing events and competitions. In addition to his passion for songs, he also plays the flute. Brian is particularly interested in local songs and singers, including those of previous generations. He loves the stories associated with songs and the singers of previous generations and has gathered a great deal of information about them. He brought together a collection of hundreds of songs which he presented to the Irish Traditional Music Archive. He hopes to continue with the project related to these songs, which was brought to a halt due to the pandemic. He is deeply interested in song versions and in discussing variants of songs and their lyrics.  He is committed to keeping the song tradition alive. He is a first-class chef and was awarded Donegal Chef of the Year. He manages the noted restaurant   ‘Dannie Minnie’s’ in Anagaire which has a world-wide reputation.