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 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. View donogh hennessys profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. His work has been shortlisted for the ditmar and aurealis awards, and his first book,swim the moon was. In no time he was hooked and playing sessions 7 nights a week and spending his days learning and writing tunes on the tinwhistle. 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. Donogh hennessys powerhouse guitar style utterly changed the way i played the. The merry sisters of fate is another jewel in lunasas crown. He has performed and recorded with many leading irish bandsartists, including lunasa, sharon shannon, lumiere, john spilanne and seamus begley.
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. Fiddler sean smyth is an allireland champion who has played with donal lunnys coolfin. 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. Donogh hennessy farewell to tim collins poor but happy at 53 by eireann0. This is a mash up of wonderwall with a reel by original lunasa guitarist donogh hennessy. 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.
Lunasa was founded in 1997 when sean smyth, john mcsherry and steve cooney teamed up to tour seans solo album the blue fiddle. 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. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover donoghs connections and jobs at similar companies. Donogh hennessy michael mcgoldrick john mcsherry paul meehan.
Wonderwall oasis cover 1st of august donogh hennessy. 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. Irish musician producer who also runs his own studio, studio mhic an daill in dingle, west ireland. 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.
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. Checked it out and listened to some of your tracks. Though only twentyfour years old, vocalist and songwriter pauline scanlon has galvanized the irish music scene with her stunning debut album, red colour sun. Lunasa is more adventurous and musically more diverse than sharon shannon, blending wood flute, guitar, bass or strings, and occasionally pipes.
Donogh hennessy farewell to tim collins poor but happy at. Mar 12, 2017 in my books, the most influential band was the bothy band, who were flute, pipes and fiddle based. Known for their breathtaking arrangements, the band features trevor hutchinson bass, donogh hennessy guitar, sean smyth fiddle and kevin crawford. The aim behind redwood recorded in a tenday break from lunasas 2002 u. Donogh hennessy producer, engineer, musician studio mhic. It is the bands third major release, and first with pipe player cillian vallely. Irish christmas in america show comes to elms college. Donogh hennessy farewell to tim collins poor but happy. A new album from one of the best irish bands is always a welcome treat. In no time he was hooked and playing sessions 7 nights a week and. 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. Ed boyd flook, michael mcgoldrick band has recently replaced hennessy. Seeds for lunasa were planted when sean hooked up with trevor and donogh for a short tour of scandinavia in late1996. A toast to the worlds preeminent spirit has arrived on bookshelves around the country.
Galway advertiser, tue, sep 17, 2019 irish music fans. Theres a rare fire and flow to the music a piece like twofifty to vigo just slides along smoothly. Max hennessy has 23 books on goodreads with 12958 ratings. In the meantime smyth was touring in scandinavia with the rhythmical duo donogh hennessy and trevor hutchinson, and. They called in mike mcgoldrick who was a friend of mcsherrys and toured as a fourpiece. Apr 18, 2020 this is a mash up of wonderwall with a reel by original lunasa guitarist donogh hennessy. 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. Mar 02, 2004 the kinnitty sessions is an album by lunasa that was released in 2004 on compass records. It is through lunasa that some of hennessys compositions have become known and they are. The teller of the tale is donogh hennessy, guitarist with irish band lunasa. 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.
Karan casey band, north cregg has recently replaced founding member donogh hennessy. Lunasa s highly anticipated release, the merry sisters of fate is another jewel in their crown. Irish christmas in america show comes to elms college irish. The album was recorded in kinnitty castle before a small audience. 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. Guitarist donogh hennessy is all over and under this album playing tight and in step with bassist trevor hutchinson. However it wasnt till he moved to dingle in west kerry at 17 that he first started to listen to irish traditional music. In this instance the result is a live album with studio. Hutchinson and guitarist donogh hennessy assembled a band, chose a name and recorded a. The best of the songs on this albumgoodbye miss goodovich, the floating crowbar are exceptional music and every cut on. Max hennessys most popular book is back to battle captain kelly maguire trilogy book 3.
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. As usual, the sonic focus is on the outstanding fiddler sean smyth, flutist kevin crawford, and piper cillian vallelly. Featuring some of irelands finest traditional musicians with the vocal duo lumiere leading the allstar line up, the joyful performance highlights irish holiday traditions. Donogh hennessy is best known as the former guitarist in lunasa. Hi, i was wondering if anybody has the guitar chords for lunasas inion ni scannlain.
Gd bower percussion amy christian fiddle greg mccrea mandolin kevin guitar, vocals, arranger recorded. He has also written ghost stories and delved into high epic fantasy with a hint of romance. Tin whistle audio recording of a reel written by guitarist donogh hennessy, exlunasa, the opening tune on the groups otherworld album. 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. Lunasa is a traditional irish music group, named after lughnasadh, an ancient harvest festival. Lunasa has been dubbed by the new york times as a jam band for irish music lovers and as. In my books, the most influential band was the bothy band, who were flute, pipes and fiddle based. Lunasa was originally formed for a 1997 australian tour proposed by the local promoter seamus finneran. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers. Books in english tin whistle for children volume 1. Fiddler sean smyth is an allireland champion who has played with alan kelly and donal lunnys coolfin. 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. The tune come back with my bloody car is on the bands latest album, the kinnitty sessions. Trevor howard is on bass, donogh hennessy on guitar, kevin crawford on flute, sean smyth on fiddle and cillian vallely on pipes.
This irish acoustic group has built a strong reputation as one of irelands hottest traditional bands. The record is characterised as particularly rhythmheavy and showcasing the band experimenting more with rhythm and sound than on previous records, and features numerous instruments atypical to. It contains the music notation, chords, stories and a history of all the tunes on the bands first three albums. Hutchinson and guitarist donogh hennessy assembled a band, chose a name and recorded a cd. 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. 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. Lunasas highly anticipated release, the merry sisters of fate is another jewel in their crown. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. 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. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from donogh hennessy at the discogs marketplace. Lately, i came across a discussion about lunasa, name obscure to me at that time. It is their fifth major release, and their first on compass records. 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. Donogh hennessy producer, engineer, musician studio.