Lunasa was founded in 1997 when sean smyth, john mcsherry and steve cooney teamed up to tour seans solo album the blue fiddle. As usual, the sonic focus is on the outstanding fiddler sean smyth, flutist kevin crawford, and piper cillian vallelly. Seeds for lunasa were planted when sean hooked up with trevor and donogh for a short tour. His work has been shortlisted for the ditmar and aurealis awards, and his first book,swim the moon was.
From what they write in lunasa webpage about the book, and what our friends have written above, it sums up lunasa s activity until 2001. The tune come back with my bloody car is on the bands latest album, the kinnitty sessions. The guitar section is just a part of the book, and it by no means focuses only on donogh hennessy in such case it would be called donogh hennessy 19962001, wouldnt it. In the meantime smyth was touring in scandinavia with the rhythmical duo donogh hennessy and trevor hutchinson, and. Fiddler sean smyth is an allireland champion who has played with donal lunnys coolfin. He has performed and recorded with many leading irish bandsartists, including lunasa, sharon shannon, lumiere, john spilanne and seamus begley.
Wonderwall oasis cover 1st of august donogh hennessy. Lunasa s highly anticipated release, the merry sisters of fate is another jewel in their crown. Hutchinson and guitarist donogh hennessy assembled a band, chose a name and recorded a cd. Lunasa was originally formed for a 1997 australian tour proposed by the local promoter seamus finneran. Though only twentyfour years old, vocalist and songwriter pauline scanlon has galvanized the irish music scene with her stunning debut album, red colour sun. It is the bands third major release, and first with pipe player cillian vallely. In no time he was hooked and playing sessions 7 nights a week and spending his days learning and writing tunes on the tinwhistle. Books in english tin whistle for children volume 1. The album was recorded in kinnitty castle before a small audience.
Yes, they are opening for mary chapin carpenter in summer of 2001, but theres nothing girly about their mix of traditional tunes and their own new work. He has also written ghost stories and delved into high epic fantasy with a hint of romance. Mar 12, 2017 in my books, the most influential band was the bothy band, who were flute, pipes and fiddle based. In this instance the result is a live album with studio. Known for their breathtaking arrangements, the band features trevor hutchinson bass, donogh hennessy guitar, sean smyth fiddle and kevin crawford. Apr 18, 2020 this is a mash up of wonderwall with a reel by original lunasa guitarist donogh hennessy. They called in mike mcgoldrick who was a friend of mcsherrys and toured as a fourpiece.
Donogh hennessy farewell to tim collins poor but happy at. Donogh hennessys triplet strumming sure, lunasa echoes the bothy bandwith topflight musos on flute, pipes, fiddle, and guitar cranking out steam, how could they not. Galway advertiser, tue, sep 17, 2019 irish music fans. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Max hennessy has 23 books on goodreads with 12958 ratings. In no time he was hooked and playing sessions 7 nights a week and. Donogh hennessy farewell to tim collins poor but happy at 53 by eireann0. Tin whistle audio recording of a reel written by guitarist donogh hennessy, exlunasa, the opening tune on the groups otherworld album. Bassist trevor hutchinson was a key member of the waterboys, and later he with guitarist donogh hennessy would form the dynamic rhythm section of the sharon shannon band. The merry sisters of fate is another jewel in lunasas crown.
Lunasas trademarks have always been the subtle rhythmic segues between tunes and the way they ratchet up the intensity during each set of musictheres real passion in the performances nprdetermined to drag irish music kicking and screaming into the 21st century washington postnamed for an ancient celtic harvest festival in honor of the irish god lugh, patron of the. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from donogh hennessy at the discogs marketplace. Nov 15, 20 the irish cultural center at elms college invites you to take a distinctively irish journey this season with the enchanting holiday show, irish christmas in america. Mar 02, 2004 the kinnitty sessions is an album by lunasa that was released in 2004 on compass records.
Seeds for lunasa were planted when sean hooked up with trevor and donogh for a short tour of scandinavia in late1996. Theres a rare fire and flow to the music a piece like twofifty to vigo just slides along smoothly. Donogh hennessy is best known as the former guitarist in lunasa. Bassist trevor hutchinson was a key member of the waterboys, and later he, with guitarist donogh hennessy, would form the dynamic rhythm section of the sharon shannon band. Lately, i came across a discussion about lunasa, name obscure to me at that time. The best of the songs on this albumgoodbye miss goodovich, the floating crowbar are exceptional music and every cut on. Donogh hennessy producer, engineer, musician studio mhic. Irish musician producer who also runs his own studio, studio mhic an daill in dingle, west ireland. Lunasa is more adventurous and musically more diverse than sharon shannon, blending wood flute, guitar, bass or strings, and occasionally pipes. Ed boyd flook, michael mcgoldrick band has recently replaced hennessy. This is a mash up of wonderwall with a reel by original lunasa guitarist donogh hennessy. The teller of the tale is donogh hennessy, guitarist with irish band lunasa. The aim behind redwood recorded in a tenday break from lunasas 2002 u.
Irish christmas in america show comes to elms college. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers. Fiddler sean smyth is an allireland champion who has played with alan kelly and donal lunnys coolfin. John hennessy is the british author of paranormal fantasy horror for ya, psychological horror and murder mysteries, plus his own unique take on vampire lore. Hutchinson and guitarist donogh hennessy assembled a band, chose a name and recorded a.
This is a list of supergroups, music groups whose members are already successful as solo artists or as part of other groups or well known in other musical professions. Donogh hennessy farewell to tim collins poor but happy. The best of the songs on this albumgoodbye miss goodovich, the floating crowbar are exceptional music and every cut on this fine album pleases the ear. Donogh hennessys powerhouse guitar style utterly changed the way i played the. Guitarist donogh hennessy is all over and under this album playing tight and in step with bassist trevor hutchinson. Penned by renowned author glenn obrien also known as the style guy columnist and illustrated by artist jeanphilippe delhomme, it invites the reader to explore the rich legacy of the brand that made cognac famous. Lunasas highly anticipated release, the merry sisters of fate is another jewel in their crown.
But i dont see how having a double bass let alone an electric, upright, bowed bass, or doing whistle duets and trios, or launching into breton and klezmer tunes. Donogh hennessy michael mcgoldrick john mcsherry paul meehan. The irish cultural center at elms college invites you to take a distinctively irish journey this season with the enchanting holiday show, irish christmas in america. However it wasnt till he moved to dingle in west kerry at 17 that he first started to listen to irish traditional music. A toast to the worlds preeminent spirit has arrived on bookshelves around the country. A new album from one of the best irish bands is always a welcome treat. Donogh hennessy producer, engineer, musician studio. It is through lunasa that some of hennessys compositions have become known and they are. The life has never been the same since then my regards to donogh hennessy, who seems to be my new inspiration in irish trad guitar. Lest we forget that, in ireland, the guitar is a rhythm instrument, the neoclassic celtic band lunasa has concocted an album full of macho drive, deceptively called the merry sisters of fate. View donogh hennessys profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Born in belfast to a musical family engaged in traditional folk music, mcsherry picked up the pipes at an early age and won two allireland champi. Trevor howard is on bass, donogh hennessy on guitar, kevin crawford on flute, sean smyth on fiddle and cillian vallely on pipes.
Lunasa is a traditional irish music group, named after lughnasadh, an ancient harvest festival. The kinnitty sessions is an album by lunasa that was released in 2004 on compass records. Max hennessys most popular book is back to battle captain kelly maguire trilogy book 3. Jan 07, 2008 tin whistle audio recording of a reel written by guitarist donogh hennessy, ex lunasa, the opening tune on the groups otherworld album. Featuring sharon shannon, john reynolds sinead oconnor, indigo girls, hothouse flowers, cara dillon, donogh hennessy lunasa, damien dempsey, justin adams robert plant, clare kenny, kieran kiely, and caroline dale. Usually used in the context of rock and pop music, the term has been applied to other musical genres such as the three tenors in opera the term is sometimes applied retrospectively when several members from a group later. Featuring some of irelands finest traditional musicians with the vocal duo lumiere leading the allstar line up, the joyful performance highlights irish holiday traditions. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover donoghs connections and jobs at similar companies. Gd bower percussion amy christian fiddle greg mccrea mandolin kevin guitar, vocals, arranger recorded. Checked it out and listened to some of your tracks. Irish christmas in america show comes to elms college irish. It is their fifth major release, and their first on compass records.
Hi, i was wondering if anybody has the guitar chords for lunasas inion ni scannlain. Karan casey band, north cregg has recently replaced founding member donogh hennessy. In my books, the most influential band was the bothy band, who were flute, pipes and fiddle based. It contains the music notation, chords, stories and a history of all the tunes on the bands first three albums. This irish acoustic group has built a strong reputation as one of irelands hottest traditional bands.
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