Arty McGlynn
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Arty McGlynn is an Irish
guitarist
born in Omagh
, County Tyrone
. In addition to his solo work, he has collaborated with different notable groups such as Patrick Street
, Planxty
, Four Men and a Dog
, De Dannan
and the Van Morrison
Band. He played guitar
on the critically acclaimed 1989 Van Morrison album, Avalon Sunset
. He has also played duo performances and recordings with uilleann piper Liam O'Flynn
his wife fiddle player Nollaig Casey
.
With Nollaig Casey
With Liam O'Flynn
With Frankie Gavin, fiddle/flute & Aidan Coffey
With Van Morrison
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
born in Omagh
Omagh
Omagh is the county town of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated where the rivers Drumragh and Camowen meet to form the Strule. The town, which is the largest in the county, had a population of 19,910 at the 2001 Census. Omagh also contains the headquarters of Omagh District Council and...
, County Tyrone
County Tyrone
Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on...
. In addition to his solo work, he has collaborated with different notable groups such as Patrick Street
Patrick Street
Patrick Street is an Irish folk group.The band was formed in Dublin in 1986 with Kevin Burke on fiddle, Jackie Daly on button accordion, Andy Irvine on bouzouki and vocals, and Arty McGlynn on guitar...
, Planxty
Planxty
Planxty is an Irish folk music band formed in the 1970s, consisting initially of Christy Moore , Dónal Lunny , Andy Irvine , and Liam O'Flynn...
, Four Men and a Dog
Four Men and a Dog
Four Men and a Dog is an Irish traditional band that emerged in 1990 during the Belfast Folk Festival. The band plays Irish traditional music with a mixture of different other genres, including rock, jazz, blues, bluegrass, swing, salsa, polka and even rap. They originally had their name because of...
, De Dannan
De Dannan
De Dannan was an Irish folk music group. They were formed by Frankie Gavin , Alec Finn , Johnny "Ringo" McDonagh and Charlie Piggott as a result of sessions in Hughes's Pub in An Spidéal, County Galway, subsequently inviting Dolores Keane to join the band...
and the Van Morrison
Van Morrison
Van Morrison, OBE is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician. His live performances at their best are regarded as transcendental and inspired; while some of his recordings, such as the studio albums Astral Weeks and Moondance, and the live album It's Too Late to Stop Now, are widely...
Band. He played guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
on the critically acclaimed 1989 Van Morrison album, Avalon Sunset
Avalon Sunset
Avalon Sunset is the nineteenth album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1989 The album has been described as "a powerful statement that the often turbulent muse had stabilized and was now a sublime force flowing through Van Morrison".The 29 January 2008 reissued and...
. He has also played duo performances and recordings with uilleann piper Liam O'Flynn
Liam O'Flynn
Liam O'Flynn is a master uilleann piper and prominent Irish folk musician. In addition to an impressive solo career and his work with the Irish traditional group Planxty, O'Flynn has recorded with many prominent international musical artists, including Mark Knopfler, the Everly Brothers, Enya,...
his wife fiddle player Nollaig Casey
Nollaig Casey
Nollaig Casey is an Irish fiddle player ,and has an international reputation as one of Ireland's finest fiddle players. By the time she was eleven years old she could play violin, piano, tin whistle and uilleann pipes. During her teenage years she learned to play in both the classical and...
.
Solo
- McGlynn's Fancy (1994 / originally released in 1979)
- Celtic Airs (2000 / = new release of "McGlynn's Fancy)
With Nollaig CaseyNollaig CaseyNollaig Casey is an Irish fiddle player ,and has an international reputation as one of Ireland's finest fiddle players. By the time she was eleven years old she could play violin, piano, tin whistle and uilleann pipes. During her teenage years she learned to play in both the classical and...
- Lead the Knave (1989)
- Causeway (1995)
- The music of what happened (2004)
- Traditional Irish Jigs, Reels and Airs (2005 / = new release of "Lead the Knave")
With Liam O'FlynnLiam O'FlynnLiam O'Flynn is a master uilleann piper and prominent Irish folk musician. In addition to an impressive solo career and his work with the Irish traditional group Planxty, O'Flynn has recorded with many prominent international musical artists, including Mark Knopfler, the Everly Brothers, Enya,...
- Out To An Other Side (1993)
- The Given NoteThe Given NoteThe Given Note title was suggested by Liam's good friend Seamus Heaney winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize for Literature, Seamus also wrote a fine tribute to Liam which can be found in the sleeve notes of the album.-Tracks:1) O'Farrell's Welcome to Limerick...
(1995) - The Piper's CallThe Piper's CallThe Piper's Call by Liam O'Flynn was released on CD as well as video in 1999. There was also a television programme which was shown on PBS in the US and TG4 in Ireland.-Tracks:1) The Humours of Kiltyclogher, Julia Clifford's...
(1999)
With Frankie Gavin, fiddle/flute & Aidan CoffeyAidan CoffeyAidan Coffey is an Irish traditional accordionist from Ballylaneen, Co. Waterford . He recorded with Irish traditional fiddle players Seamus Creagh and Frankie Gavin and with guitar players Mick Daly and Arty McGlynn...
, accordion
- Irlande (1994)
With Van MorrisonVan MorrisonVan Morrison, OBE is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician. His live performances at their best are regarded as transcendental and inspired; while some of his recordings, such as the studio albums Astral Weeks and Moondance, and the live album It's Too Late to Stop Now, are widely...
- Inarticulate Speech of the HeartInarticulate Speech of the HeartInarticulate Speech of the Heart is the fourteenth album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1983 ....
(1983) - Avalon SunsetAvalon SunsetAvalon Sunset is the nineteenth album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1989 The album has been described as "a powerful statement that the often turbulent muse had stabilized and was now a sublime force flowing through Van Morrison".The 29 January 2008 reissued and...
(1989) - Days Like This (1995)