The Dameans were a group of Catholic

Catholic

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 musicians who rose to prominence in the folk music

Folk music

Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

 era of the 1970s. They began as seminarians at Notre Dame Seminary

Notre Dame Seminary

Notre Dame Seminary is a resident, accredited graduate theological school in New Orleans, Louisiana, founded in 1923 for the education of men to be priests of the Roman Catholic Church. The building, located at 2901 South Carrollton Avenue, was constructed between 1922-1923, and was designed by...

 in New Orleans, Louisiana; formed in 1968, the group comprised Darryl Ducote, Mike Balhoff, Dave Baker, Buddy Ceaser, and Gary Ault. By the early 1980s, along with such groups as the St. Louis Jesuits

St. Louis Jesuits

The St. Louis Jesuits, a group of Catholic composers who popularized a contemporary style of church music through their compositions and recordings in the 1970s and 1980s. The group, made up of Jesuit seminarians at St...

, their music "dominate[d] the publications scene" in contemporary Catholic liturgical music

Contemporary Catholic liturgical music

Contemporary Catholic liturgical music encompasses a comprehensive number of styles of music for Catholic liturgy that grew both before and after the reforms of Vatican II...

. As part of the "second phase" of post-Conciliar

Second Vatican Council

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 Catholic folk music, the Dameans' songs reflected attention to liturgical and Biblical texts, and several were represented in the original Glory and Praise

Glory and Praise

Glory and Praise are post-Vatican II Hymnals from the United States Catholic Church, largely comprising the music of the St. Louis Jesuits. The book was published by North American Liturgy Resources and the contents were later purchased by the Oregon Catholic Press....

hymnal of 1977. Their most popular songs included Look Beyond and All That We Have.