Manus Lunny

Manus Lunny
Origin Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland
Genres Celtic
Folk
Rock
Occupations Producer
Guitarist
Bouzouki player
Singer
Years active c.1970 – present
Notable instruments
Guitar
Bouzouki

Manus Lunny is an Irish producer and multi-instrumentalist from County Donegal, Ireland. He is the brother of multi-instrumentalist and producer Dónal Lunny.[1]

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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 Cunningham and future long-term collaborator Andy M. Stewart. They toured as a trio to begin with before branching out into other bands.[1][2]

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.[2]

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.[2][3]

It is also curious to notice that there is no mention of his song "Tae the weaver's gin ye go" chords on internet.

Partial discography

Lunny, Stewart, Cunningham

Other

With Capercaillie

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Manus Lunny Biography at Capercaillie website
  2. ^ a b c Manus Lunny at allmusic
  3. ^ Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh

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