Manus Lunny
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Manus Lunny is an Irish producer and multi-instrumentalist from County Donegal
, Ireland
. He is the brother of multi-instrumentalist and producer Dónal Lunny
.
and future long-term collaborator Andy M. Stewart
. They toured as a trio to begin with before branching out into other bands.
Manus is best known as a member of Celtic
supergroup Capercaillie
. He has composed music for the BBC
and various American
television broadcasters and was a prominent session musician on two of Ireland's most well known compilations, Éist and Ceol Tacsi.vision recordings.
In collaboration with Phil Cunningham, Lunny has written two pieces for the American record label Windham Hill, previously owners of the infamous Windham Hill recording studios in Dublin, Ireland. Lunny's latest work includes 'Imeall
', the upcoming album from Altan's Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
.
It is also curious to notice that there is no mention of his song "Tae the weaver's gin ye go" chords on internet.
County Donegal
County Donegal is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Donegal. Donegal County Council is the local authority for the county...
, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. He is the brother of multi-instrumentalist and producer Dónal Lunny
Dónal Lunny
Dónal Lunny is an Irish folk musician. Lunny has been at the forefront of the evolution of traditional Irish music for more than thirty-five years and has participated within the renaissance of traditional Irish music in that time period...
.
Biography
Manus Lunny was born in Dublin and reared in Newbridge, Co. Kildare in a family which practiced music regularly. He has been living in Co. Donegal for many years now, close to where his mother was born in Ranafast. He toured widely with Barry Moore (now Luka Bloom) as a teenager.He was a member of Scottish/Irish band The Wild Geese which toured Ireland and performed limited concerts in Britain. After the band took a break, Lunny began to tour with Phil CunninghamPhil Cunningham (folk musician)
Phil Cunningham, MBE, born 1960 in Edinburgh, Scotland is a Scottish folk musician and composer.-Biography:Phil played accordion and violin from a very young age. He attended school in Portobello, and was raised Mormon, attending church regularly and playing organ...
and future long-term collaborator Andy M. Stewart
Andy M. Stewart
Andy M. Stewart is a Scottish singer and songwriter, formerly the frontman for Silly Wizard.Stewart toured with Silly Wizard until the band broke up in 1988. Since then, he has recorded four solo albums, as well as three with Manus Lunny...
. They toured as a trio to begin with before branching out into other bands.
Manus is best known as a member of Celtic
Celtic music
Celtic music is a term utilised by artists, record companies, music stores and music magazines to describe a broad grouping of musical genres that evolved out of the folk musical traditions of the Celtic people of Western Europe...
supergroup Capercaillie
Capercaillie (band)
Capercaillie is a Scottish folk band, founded in the 1980s by Donald Shaw and fronted by Karen Matheson. They have seen four of their albums placed in the UK Albums Chart, and continue to perform and record to the present day.-History:...
. He has composed music for the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
and various American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
television broadcasters and was a prominent session musician on two of Ireland's most well known compilations, Éist and Ceol Tacsi.vision recordings.
In collaboration with Phil Cunningham, Lunny has written two pieces for the American record label Windham Hill, previously owners of the infamous Windham Hill recording studios in Dublin, Ireland. Lunny's latest work includes 'Imeall
Imeall
- Personnel :*Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh - vocals, Irish fiddle, Hardanger fiddle*Manus Lunny - bouzouki, programming, vocals, guitar*Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill - piano*Dónal Lunny - bodhrán*Michael McGoldrick - flute, uileann Pipes*Jim Higgins - percussion, bodhrán...
', the upcoming album from Altan's Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh is an Irish fiddler and the lead vocalist for the Irish traditional band Altan.-Biography:Ní Mhaonaigh grew up in Gweedore , County Donegal, on the northwest coast of Ireland....
.
It is also curious to notice that there is no mention of his song "Tae the weaver's gin ye go" chords on internet.
Lunny, Stewart, Cunningham
- 1990 - At It Again, Manus Lunny & Andy M. StewartAndy M. StewartAndy M. Stewart is a Scottish singer and songwriter, formerly the frontman for Silly Wizard.Stewart toured with Silly Wizard until the band broke up in 1988. Since then, he has recorded four solo albums, as well as three with Manus Lunny...
- 1990 - Songs of Robert Burns, Andy M. Stewart (also produced)
- 1987 - Dublin Lady, Manus Lunny & Andy M. StewartAndy M. StewartAndy M. Stewart is a Scottish singer and songwriter, formerly the frontman for Silly Wizard.Stewart toured with Silly Wizard until the band broke up in 1988. Since then, he has recorded four solo albums, as well as three with Manus Lunny...
- 1986 - Fire In The Glen, Manus Lunny, Phil CunninghamPhil CunninghamPhil Cunningham may refer to:*Phil Cunningham , Scottish accordionist with the folk group Silly Wizard*Phil Cunningham , English guitarist, member of New Order, Bad Lieutenant and Marion...
& Andy M. StewartAndy M. StewartAndy M. Stewart is a Scottish singer and songwriter, formerly the frontman for Silly Wizard.Stewart toured with Silly Wizard until the band broke up in 1988. Since then, he has recorded four solo albums, as well as three with Manus Lunny...
(also co-produced)
Other
- 2009 - T with the Maggies (album)T with the Maggies (album)-Release:The album was launched in Dublin on 29 October 2010 by actor Stephen Rea. Friends of the singers in attendance included musicians Luka Bloom, Neil Martin and Paul Brady and broadcaster Miriam O'Callaghan...
, T with the MaggiesT with the MaggiesT with the Maggies are an Irish traditional supergroup from County Donegal, Ireland. The group first performed together at a tribute concert to folk singer and guitarist Mícheál Ó Domhnaill, older brother of Triona and Maighread, and released their debut album in October 2010.-Background:Band...
(musician and produced) - 2009 - Ceol Cheann DubhrannCeol Cheann Dubhrann-Singers:* Máire Ní Bhraonáin* Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh* Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill* Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill* Gearóidín Breathnach* Dónall Mac Ruairí* Connie Mhary Mhicí Ó Gallchóir* Bernard Ó Duibheannaigh* Aodh Óg Ó Duibheannaigh* Aodh Mac Ruairí...
, Various (also produced, mixed, recorded and engineered) - 2008 - ImeallImeall- Personnel :*Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh - vocals, Irish fiddle, Hardanger fiddle*Manus Lunny - bouzouki, programming, vocals, guitar*Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill - piano*Dónal Lunny - bodhrán*Michael McGoldrick - flute, uileann Pipes*Jim Higgins - percussion, bodhrán...
, Mairéad Ní MhaonaighMairéad Ní MhaonaighMairéad Ní Mhaonaigh is an Irish fiddler and the lead vocalist for the Irish traditional band Altan.-Biography:Ní Mhaonaigh grew up in Gweedore , County Donegal, on the northwest coast of Ireland....
(also co-produced) - 2006 - Loinneog Cheoil, AoifeAoife Ní FhearraighAoife is an Irish singer and composer, born in Gweedore , northwest County Donegal. She performs Traditional Irish and New Age music, in the style of other musicians native to the Donegal area like Clannad, Moya Brennan, Enya and Altan...
(also produced and mixed) - 2006 - Wired, Micheal McGoldrick
- 2006 - Raining Up, Mairéad NesbittMáiréad NesbittMáiréad Nesbitt is a Classical and Celtic music performer, most notably as a fiddler and violinist. She is currently the fiddler for the group Celtic Woman.- Background :...
(also produced and mixed) - 2006 - Draíocht Dave Flynn (engineered and played bodhrán)
- 2005 - Earthsongs, Secret GardenSecret Garden (duo)Secret Garden is an award-winning Irish-Norwegian duo playing New Instrumental Music, also sometimes erroneously known as Neo-classical music.Secret Garden features the Irish violinist Fionnuala Sherry and the Norwegian composer/pianist Rolf Løvland...
- 2004 - The Very Best of Celtic Christmas, Various artists
- 2003 - Celtic Twilight, Various artists
- 2003 - Celtic Compass, Various artists
- 2002 - At First Light, Micheal McGoldrick & John McSherryJohn McSherryJohn Patrick McSherry was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the National League from 1971 to 1996. Although McSherry originally wore uniform #9 when he entered the National League, he switched to #10 in 1979 when the league reorganized the umpires' numbers and he wore that...
- 2001 - 25 Years of Celtic Music, Various artists
- 2001 - Journey: The Best Of, Dónal LunnyDónal LunnyDónal Lunny is an Irish folk musician. Lunny has been at the forefront of the evolution of traditional Irish music for more than thirty-five years and has participated within the renaissance of traditional Irish music in that time period...
- 2000 - A Thistle & Shamrock Christmas Ceilidh, Various artists
- 2000 - Song of the Green Linnet, Various artists
- 2000 - Fused, Micheal McGoldrick
- 2000 - Celtic Woman Vol. 2, Various artists
- 2000 - Idir : Identités, Various artists
- 2000 - Gaelic Voices, Various artists
- 1999 - The Voice of Celtic Music, Various artists
- 1999 - Scotland Forever, Various artists
- 1999 - Myriad, Gerry O'Connor
- 1999 - For Love of Erin, Various artists
- 1999 - Legends of Scottish Fiddle, Various artists
- 1999 - Celtic Christmas, Various artists
- 1999 - Bretagnes a Bercy, Various artists
- 1998 - Joyful Noise: Celtic Favorites from Green Linnet, Various artists (also produced and arranged)
- 1998 - Celtic Reflections, Various artists
- 1998 - Celtic Christmas Vol. 4, Various artists
- 1998 - The Celts Rise Again, Celtophile (also produced)
- 1998 - Playing With Fire, Various artists
- 1998 - Her Infinite Variety: Celtic Women in Music & Song, Various artists
- 1997 - Celtic Love Songs, Celtophile (also produced)
- 1997 - Traditional Music of Scotland, Celtophile (also arranged and produced)
- 1997 - Celtic Music Today, Celtophile (also produced)
- 1997 - Scottish Voices, Various artists
- 1997 - There Was a Lady: The Voice of Celtic Women, Various artists
- 1997 - If Ever I Return, Connie DoverConnie DoverConnie Dover is an American singer-songwriter who primarily writes and performs Celtic music and American folk music. Born in Arkansas and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, she started her career playing bluegrass before joining Celtic band Scartaglen in the early 1980s...
- 1997 - The Dreaming Sea, Karen MathesonKaren MathesonKaren Matheson OBE is a Scottish folk singer, who frequently sings in Scottish Gaelic. She is lead singer of the group Capercaillie and was a member of Dan Ar Braz's group L'Heritage des Celtes, with whom she often sang lead vocals, either alone or jointly with Elaine Morgan...
- 1996 - Celtic Christmas, Vol. 2, Various artists
- 1996 - Green Linnet 20th Anniversary Collection, Various artists
- 1996 - Windham Hill Sampler '96, various artists
- 1995 - Celtic Christmas (Windham Hill), various artists
- 1995 - Celtic Graces: A Best of Ireland, various artists
- 1995 - Celtic Voices: Women of Song, various artists
- 1994 - The Best of Ireland, various artists
- 1994 - Wishing Well, Connie DoverConnie DoverConnie Dover is an American singer-songwriter who primarily writes and performs Celtic music and American folk music. Born in Arkansas and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, she started her career playing bluegrass before joining Celtic band Scartaglen in the early 1980s...
- 1992 - Heart of the Gaels, various artists (also produced)
- 1991 - Time to Time, Gerry O'Connor
- 1990 - Somebody, Connie DoverConnie DoverConnie Dover is an American singer-songwriter who primarily writes and performs Celtic music and American folk music. Born in Arkansas and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, she started her career playing bluegrass before joining Celtic band Scartaglen in the early 1980s...
- 1990 - The Celts Rise Again, Karen MathesonKaren MathesonKaren Matheson OBE is a Scottish folk singer, who frequently sings in Scottish Gaelic. She is lead singer of the group Capercaillie and was a member of Dan Ar Braz's group L'Heritage des Celtes, with whom she often sang lead vocals, either alone or jointly with Elaine Morgan...
- 1987 - Dónal Lunny, Dónal LunnyDónal LunnyDónal Lunny is an Irish folk musician. Lunny has been at the forefront of the evolution of traditional Irish music for more than thirty-five years and has participated within the renaissance of traditional Irish music in that time period...