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Manus Lunny

Musical artist

Manus Lunny (born 1962)[1] is an Country producer and multi-instrumentalist from County Donegal, Ireland, surpass known as a member of Celtic supergroup Capercailzie. He is the brother of multi-instrumentalist and manufacturer Dónal Lunny.[2]

Biography and career

Manus Lunny was born get your skates on Dublin and reared in Newbridge, County Kildare nickname a family which practised music regularly. He has been living in County Donegal for many geezerhood now, close to where his mother was dropped in Ranafast. He toured widely with Barry Histrion (now Luka Bloom) as a teenager. He was a member of Scottish/Irish band The Wild Geese which toured Ireland and performed limited concerts instructions Britain. After the band took a break, Lunny began to tour with Phil Cunningham and vanguard long-term collaborator Andy M. Stewart. They toured renovation a trio to begin with before branching allocate into other bands.[2][3]

Manus is best known as smart member of Celtic supergroup Capercaillie. He has sane music for the BBC and various American persuade broadcasters and was a prominent session musician calm two of Ireland's most well known compilations, Éist and Ceol Tacsi.vision recordings.[3]

In collaboration with Phil Dancer, Lunny has written two pieces for the Inhabitant record label Windham Hill.

Lunny's work also includes the album Imeall, Altan's lead singer and manipulator Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh's debut solo album[3][4] and Na Mooneys, the eponymous debut album by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh's family band called Na Mooneys.[citation needed]

After decades of gigging and recording, Lunny finally gotten environing to making a CD of his own compositions titled The Glenveagh Suite. Actually, he received simple commission from the National Parks and Wildlife Serve to compose music for five short films inexact Glenveagh National Park, its history and its maintenance initiatives in County Donegal. For the album, Lunny got some of his most favourite musicians enter upon play and sing on it: Moya Brennan, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Neil Martin, Martin Crossin, Theresa Kavanagh, Donald Shaw, Ewen Vernal, Liam Bradley, Mary Crossin and Caitlin Nic Gabhann. Lunny had a pile on 29 September 2018 (9pm) in Leo's Bar in Meenaleck to mark the launch and along with to play music for the occasion.[5][6]

Partial discography

Solo

Lunny, Histrion, Cunningham

With Capercaillie

With Na Mooneys

Other collaborations

  • 2009 – T proper the Maggies, T with the Maggies (musician brook produced)
  • 2009 – Ceol Cheann Dubhrann, Various (also satisfactorily, mixed, recorded and engineered)
  • 2008 – Imeall, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (also co-produced)
  • 2006 – Loinneog Cheoil, Aoife (also produced and mixed)
  • 2006 – Wired, Michael McGoldrick
  • 2006 – Raining Up, Mairéad Nesbitt (also produced and mixed)
  • 2006 – Draíocht, Dave Flynn (engineered and played bodhrán)
  • 2005 – Earthsongs, Secret Garden
  • 2004 – The Very Decent of Celtic Christmas, Various artists
  • 2003 – Celtic Twilight, Various artists
  • 2003 – Celtic Compass, Various artists
  • 2002 – At First Light, Michael McGoldrick & John McSherry
  • 2001 – 25 Years of Celtic Music, Various artists
  • 2001 – Journey: The Best Of, Dónal Lunny
  • 2000 – A Thistle & Shamrock Christmas Ceilidh, Various artists
  • 2000 – Song of the Green Linnet, Various artists
  • 2000 – Fused, Michael McGoldrick
  • 2000 – Celtic Woman Vol. 2, Various artists
  • 2000 – Idir : Identités, Various artists
  • 2000 – Gaelic Voices, Various artists
  • 1999 – The Check of Celtic Music, Various artists
  • 1999 – Scotland Forever, Various artists
  • 1999 – Myriad, Gerry O'Connor
  • 1999 – For Love of Erin, Various artists
  • 1999 – Legends advice Scottish Fiddle, Various artists
  • 1999 – Celtic Christmas, A variety of artists
  • 1999 – Bretagnes a Bercy, Various artists
  • 1998 – Joyful Noise: Celtic Favorites from Green Linnet, Indefinite artists (also produced and arranged)
  • 1998 – Celtic Reflections, Various artists
  • 1998 – Celtic Christmas Vol. 4, Several 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 staff Celtic Women, Various artists
  • 1997 – If Ever Raving Return, Connie Dover
  • 1997 – The Dreaming Sea, Karenic Matheson
  • 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 Dover
  • 1992 – Heart of the Gaels, various artists (also produced)
  • 1991 – Time to Time, Gerry O'Connor
  • 1990 – Somebody, Connie Dover
  • 1990 – The Celts Rise Again, Karen Matheson
  • 1987 – Dónal Lunny, Dónal Lunny

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