[1] They signed to Green Linnet[2] and released three albums which blended traditional tunes and songs with arrangements sometimes veering towards a contemporary setting.
[3] In 1990 and 1991 they were selected to represent Ireland at the Lorient Interceltic Festival, in Brittany, where they won the Trophée Loïc Raison for best band (1990).
[4] Their first performance after regrouping took place in October 2008 for BBC Two Northern Ireland's Blas Ceoil series.
Déanta's line-up included Mairead Walls who was later replaced by Mary Dillon (vocals, keyboard, guitar, harp), Paul Mullan (flute, whistles), siblings Eoghan (guitar, harp) and Kate O'Brien (fiddle, viola), and Clodagh Warnock (bouzouki, fiddle, bodhran, percussion).
Mullan was later replaced by Deirdre Havlin and Rosie Mulholland (keyboard, fiddle) was added.