This is just sad...you hate to see stuff like this with any band, arguments about bouzouki's and where someone chooses to live now. When I think of De Dannan I think of several names, but I have to say, the one that always comes to mind first is Finn...maybe it was the hair,nevertheless, he is far from a hack. About 3 years ago Gavin was involved with that album "Tunes" with Sharon Shannon, Michael McGoldrick, and John Murray-maybe he should have called that De Dannan too! At its core, for a band's name to carry on, theres got to be some key members (plural) involved anyway, not just one person, in my opinion. There was a brief time in the 70's when the only members of Fairport were Peggy and Swarb, neither of whom were original members, but obviously, two of its most important members. And no one, not Thompson, or Hutchings, or Sandy Denny tried to stop them from using the name. So the way I see it, if one of the key members (and not just someone involved with only one album), seeks to prevent Gavin from using that name, then Gavin should not be allowed.