Dónal Lunny work on Kate Bush’s defining album brought his music to its widest audience
Singer wanted The Hounds of Love album to draw on her Irish heritage, which led her to Dublin and a lifelong friendship with Lunny
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Andy Irvine pays tribute to Dónal Lunny: ‘The first 18 months of Planxty were the most joyous of my life up to then’
Irvine – a founding member of Planxty – was thrilled by Lunny’s empathy, both as a friend and as a musician
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Andy Irvine on Dónal Lunny: ‘He glued Planxty together and made the structure work’
The friends made music together through decades when Ireland became a lot more liberal. But it could still be more egalitarian, like the society Irvine’s hero Woody Guthrie campaigned for
Christy Moore pays tribute to ‘best man and dear friend’ Dónal Lunny
Childhood friends had a transformational impact on Irish folk music and supported various political and social causes
Dónal Lunny obituary: Innovative musician who leaves indelible mark on Irish folk and traditional music
Lunny never tired of seeking out new collaborations, novel sounds and fresh perspectives on the music that defined him
Tributes paid to musician Dónal Lunny after his death aged 79
Multi-instrumentalist founder of Planxty and Bothy Band produced albums for Elvis Costello, Sinéad O’Connor and others
Dónal Lunny’s legacy will be his openness to new ways of interpreting old music
The musician, who died on Friday, has been central to the vibrant, innovative spirit of Irish music for more than six decades
Paddy Keenan: Bothy Band uilleann piper dies aged 76
Tributes describe Keenan as ‘one of the most popular uilleann pipers of all time’
In Time – Dónal Lunny review: Intense portrait of an enigmatic folk artist waylaid by tragedy
Television: Influential musician became ill during the making of In Time, and while this is not addressed on screen, a deep ennui hangs over the film
TV guide: the best new shows to watch this week
Highlights include In Time, Van der Valk and A Day in May
Dancer Michael Keegan-Dolan: ‘I do everything slightly backwards’
Michael Keegan-Dolan has created 1975/Naoi Déag Seachtó Cúig around The Bothy Band’s astonishing first album, which has stuck in his mind since he was six
Dónal Lunny returns to stage after illness with surprise appearance in Cork
Musician performed with Andy Irvine following a showing in Cork of a new film about his life
The Guide: CMAT, Fontaines DC, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and other events to see, shows to book, and ones to catch before they end
May 17th-23rd: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
Paul Brady: ‘There’s a huge coterie of Irish nationalists who don’t want a United Ireland’
The singer has been reflecting on his life to compile The Archive, his new box set. It’s been a rich, rewarding six decades in music
Philip King: ‘I have five daughters, three of them triplets, so as John McGahern would have it, I’m amongst women’
The Scullion musician and Other Voices music series cofounder on his upbringing, the importance of music in his life, and why the arts matter
Shane O’Connor inquest jury calls for improved HSE mental health protocols
Teenage son of musicians Sinéad O’Connor and Dónal Lunny died by suicide in January 2022
Shane O’Connor (17) was not receiving 24-hour one-to-one supervision in hospital before suicide, inquest hears
Son of musicians Sinéad O’Connor and Dónal Lunny absconded from Tallaght University Hospital less than 24 hours before his death on January 7th, 2022
The Bothy Band: Traditional music’s most influential group blaze back after four decades
The revolutionary group, reunited for the making of a documentary, now plan to perform a series of shows in Belfast and Dublin
The Guide: The events to see, the shows to book, and the ones to catch before they end
The best movies, music, art and more coming your way between Saturday, October 28th, and Friday, November 3rd, 2023
Folks’ Music: Terry Riley would love this trad take on In C every bit as much as the audience did
Louth Contemporary Music Society’s engaging weekend festival also featured the Esposito Quartet, Sigma Project and Explore Ensemble
A trad take on Terry Riley’s In C: ‘It’s totally out of the comfort zone for all of us’
In C will be performed by Irish traditional musicians, led by Zoë Conway in St. Nicholas’ Church of Ireland, Dundalk on Saturday, June 17th, as part of this year’s Louth Contemporary Music Society festival. louthcms.org SOLD OUT
Tara Breen & Pádraig Rynne: Nasc review – A joy throughout
Clare duo joined by guests Dónal Lunny and Jim Murray for this heart-thumping album
Atlantic Arc: Dónal Lunny steers a new Celtic musical course
The new nine-piece band brings together a dizzying array of talent on a mission
Still nervous: Those Nervous Animals release a debut album after 40 years together
The Mission Sessions is the first full-length album from Those Nervous Animals
Why did ‘Walter Mitty’ solicitors veer into life of crime?
Flynn and Clarke used fake IDs and wigs to defraud banks and credit unions of €400,000
Irish artists join international call for Israel to end siege of Gaza amid coronavirus
More than 200 artists back Amnesty International’s call for military embargo
Windmill Lane Recording Studios open new ‘visitor experience’
Fáilte Ireland chief said the world famous facility will be a ‘huge draw’ for tourists
The best traditional gigs between February 23rd and 29th
Get tickets for Dónal Lunny, TG4 Gradam Ceoil Awards, Ímar and Kern
Arty McGlynn obituary: Traditional music’s pioneering guitar man
The breadth of his musicianship led to collaborations with notable artists of the era
Cork Folk Festival directors honoured for keeping festival going for 40 years
Jim Walsh and Hammy Hammond honoured for dedication
Moving Hearts get back on the beat: The best trad gigs this week
The return of Traidphicnic and Andy Irvine’s trip to Cobh are among the other highlights
Eurovision 2019: Everything you need to know
Where can you watch it, and what time is Ireland’s Sarah McTernan singing?
Craft and graft of a Dublin guitar maker
Frank Tate has made instruments for Paul Simon, Ed Sheeran and Donal Lunny
Mick Hanly and Dónal Lunny and a concertina convention: The best trad gigs this week
Stockton’s Wing’s ‘A Retrospective’ tour is also among this week’s highlights
Awards shows and boutique festivals: This week’s traditional music highlights
Gradam Ceoil winners will take to the stage in Belfast for the second year in a row
DUP chief denies instructing delay in cost-control of RHI scheme
Johnston tells inquiry he ‘couldn’t recall’ phonecall about botched energy scheme
State failed in ‘duty of care’ to Magdalene women - Flanagan
Banquet held in Dublin’s Mansion House for some 230 people incarcerated in laundries
Flawless master of uilleann pipes who left priceless legacy
Liam O’Flynn obituary: born – September 15th, 1945; died – March 14th, 2018
Master and patron: traditional music loses two pivotal figures
Liam O’Flynn and Garech de Brún enriched and strengthened our musical tradition
Liam O’Flynn remembered as a ‘magical’ musician
Uileann piper ‘bristled’ at being called a purist, funeral told
President pays tribute to master uilleann piper Liam O’Flynn
Michael D Higgins: musician ‘will be remembered for his performances and recordings’
Liam O’Flynn left ‘a perfect legacy for generations of musicians’
The Kildare-born musician began on the uilleann pipes under the great Leo Rowsome
Bon Iver, The National and more: this week’s best pop/rock gigs
Red Hot Chili Peppers make up for December cancellations
‘I’m very driven because I’m much older than everyone else’
At 64, Dalkey-born singer Alison O’Donnell has just released her second solo album and has no plans to slow down her long and fascinating musical journey
National Concert Hall needs to go beyond classical music
‘The building looks imposing, officious. Getting people in the door is a big thing’
Former envoys call for recognition of Palestinian state
Letter to Taoiseach signed by academics and artists urges Government to act ‘without delay’
'No one takes me seriously as a 16-year-old girl shouting about junkies or gun violence'
Young Blood: an edgy night of hip hop and poetry in the NCH promises to present the voices of the next generation
Anthony Cronin remembered as the ‘complete, consummate man’
Michael D Higgins among those to attend funeral of Irish poet who died aged 88
Planxty - Between the Jigs and the Reels album review: Four decades of bursting trad’s boundaries
PLANXTYBetween the Jigs and the Reels ****Universal Music
Donal Lunny supergroup to perform at Cork Folk Festival
Line-up also features Mick Flannery, Galway outfit We Banjo 3 and Roy Harper
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