Andy Irvine (born 14 June 1942) is an Irish folk musician, singer, and songwriter, and a founding member of the popular band Planxty. He is an accomplished player of the mandolin, bouzouki, mandola and guitar-bouzouki. June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... This article is about the year. ... Folk Music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the common people. ... Planxty was an Irish folk music band formed in the 1970s by Christy Moore, Donal Lunny, Andy Irvine (a founder of the Irish mid-sixties group Sweeneys Men), and Liam OFlynn (piper). ... Carved and round backed mandolins (front) A mandolin is a small, plucked, stringed musical instrument, descended from the mandora. ... Greek (tetrachordo) Bouzouki The bouzouki (gr. ... mandola A mandola (US and Canada) or tenor mandola (Europe, Ireland, and UK) is a stringed musical instrument. ...

Andrew Irvine was born in London to Irish-Scots parents. His mother was an actress, and as a child Irvine made a few minor appearances on stage and in films, but he gave up acting when he reached adolescence. He studied classical guitar, but gave it up for "trad" (traditional) music upon discovering Lonnie Donegan and the Skiffle boom of the 1950s, and, later, Woody Guthrie, who was to become an enduring influence on his music and outlook. London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England and is the most populous city in the European Union. ... Irish-Scots are people who emigrated to Scotland from Ireland, mostly in the 19th and 20th centuries, and their descendants. ... Classical guitar A classical guitar, also called a Spanish guitar, is a musical instrument from the guitar family. ... Lonnie Donegan MBE (April 29, 1931 – November 3, 2002) was a skiffle musician, possibly the most famous of them all. ... Skiffle music is a type of folk music with a jazz and blues influence, usually using homemade or improvised instruments such as the washboard, tea-chest bass, kazoo, cigar-box fiddle, or a comb and paper, and so forth. ... Woody Guthrie with Guitar Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (July 14, 1912–October 3, 1967), known as Woody Guthrie was an influential and prolific American folk musician noted for his identification with the common man, the poor and the downtrodden, and for his abhorrence of fascism and exploitation. ...

In the 1960s he found himself in Dublin, and began an itinerant life of a musician. He found musical influences in the likes of Ewan MacColl (notably the songs he wrote for his radio-ballads), and the Child Ballads. There he met Johnny Moynihan, with whom he formed a musical partnership, which, with the addition of Joe Dolan, turned into Sweeney's Men in 1966. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Ewan MacColl (25 January 1915 - 22 October 1989) was an English folk singer, songwriter, socialist, actor, poet, playwright, and record producer. ... The radio-ballad is an audio documentary format created by Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger, and Charles Parker in 1958. ... The Child Ballads are a collection of 305 ballads from England and Scotland, and their American variants, collected by Francis James Child. ... Johnny Moynihan is a folk singer based in Dublin, Ireland. ... Sweeneys Men was an Irish traditional band. ...

A year later Dolan departed, and was replaced with Terry Woods (later of Steeleye Span and The Pogues). After recording several singles and an album Irvine left the band, and headed to Eastern Europe (he later wrote a song about his experiences there: "Baneasa's Green Glade", which was recorded years later by Planxty). Terry Woods (born 4 December 1947), in Dublin, is an Irish folk musician, specialising in playing the mandolin and cittern. ... Steeleye Span is a British folk-rock band that has been active since 1970. ... The Pogues in concert, 2004 The Pogues are a popular Anglo Irish folk rock band of the 1980s and 1990s. ...

When he returned to Dublin, Sweeney's Men was breaking up, and the music scene had changed. He met Donal Lunny, and played with him for a while, but he got his big break when Christy Moore, an established musician in the British folk music scene, decided to record his first album in Dublin. Among the musicians he asked to perform with him were Irvine, Lunny, and uilleann piper Liam O'Flynn. The album, Prosperous, was released as an album by Moore, but the four musicians thereafter formed Planxty. Sweeneys Men was an Irish traditional band. ... Dónal Lunny is an Irish musician The early years Dónal Lunny was born in 1947 in Tullamore, then moved to Newbridge, Country Kildare. ... Christy Moore (born on May 7, 1945, in Newbridge, County Kildare) is a popular Irish folk singer and guitarist, well known as one of the founding members of Planxty. ... The Uilleann pipes are a unique form of bagpipes originating in Ireland. ... Liam OFlynn (b. ... Prosperous is the first album by Irish folk musican Christy Moore, released in 1972. ...

The group was an instant success, signing a six record contract and touring throughout Europe. They played mostly traditional songs and tunes, but several were Irvine compositions, making him the lone composer of the band. Instrumentally the group was notable for the intricate bouzouki and mandolin counterpoint of Lunny and Irvine, along with the O'Flynn's exceptional piping; Irvine and Moore (who also played guitar) were the principle vocalists. After two albums Lunny left the group, and was replaced by Moynihan. After a third album together Moore departed and was replaced by Strabane native, Paul Brady, but soon Planxty broke up, substantially in debt. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Paul Brady (born May 19, 1947 in Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland) is an Irish singer/songwriter whose work straddles folk and pop. ...

Irvine continued to play with Brady, and briefly with De Dannan (he soon left due to scheduling conflicts). But by 1978 Christy Moore was ready to reform the original Planxty lineup, complete with Lunny, who brought along flutist Matt Molloy from The Bothy Band. Planxty again broke up in 1982, and Irvine gathered a collection of musicians from throughout Europe and formed Mosaic, who were short-lived. De Dannan is an Irish folk music group. ... Matt Molloy is an Irish musician, from Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon, a region known for producing talented flautists. ... The Bothy Band was an Irish traditional band from the 1970s, one of the most prominent and best-loved from the roots revival of that era. ...

In 1985 Irvine joined up with fiddler Kevin Burke, guitarist/vocalist Gerry O'Beirne, and accordionist Jackie Daly. Originally billed on an American tour as The Legends of Irish Music, they soon chose to call themselves Patrick Street. The lineup for the band underwent several changes, but always included Irvine, Burke, and Daly. Agreed to as a "part time" band, they have nevertheless recorded seven studio albums together. Patrick Street was one of the top Irish traditional bands of the 1980s, formed in Dublin in 1986 by Kevin Burke (formerly of The Bothy Band) on fiddle, Jackie Daly (De Dannan) on button accordion, Andy Irvine (Sweeneys Men, Planxty) on bouzouki and vocals, and Arty McGlynn (Van Morrison...

In recent years Irvine has been active in at least four ongoing musical projects: as a solo artist; with Patrick Street; in the original four-man lineup of Planxty, which reunited for several shows in 2003 and 2004; and in a multicultural group called Mozaik (not to be confused with his earlier, similarly named group), which features Irvine, Donal Lunny, Bruce Molsky, Nikola Parov, and Rens van der Zalm. Dónal Lunny is an Irish musician The early years Dónal Lunny was born in 1947 in Tullamore, then moved to Newbridge, Country Kildare. ...

Partial discography

Solo

• Rainy Sundays, Windy Dreams (1980)
• Rude Awakening (1991)
• Rain on the Roof (1995)
• Way Out Yonder (2000)

With Planxty

• Planxty (1973)
• The Well Below the Valley (1973)
• Cold Blow and the Rainy Night (1974)
• After the Break (1979)
• The Woman I Loved So Well (1980)
• Words and Music (1983)
• Planxty Live 2004 (2004)

Planxty was an Irish folk music band formed in the 1970s by Christy Moore, Donal Lunny, Andy Irvine (a founder of the Irish mid-sixties group Sweeneys Men), and Liam OFlynn (piper). ...

With Patrick Street

• Patrick Street
• No. 2 Patrick Street
• Irish Times
• All in Good Time
• Cornerboys
• Made in Cork
• Compendium
• Patrick Street Live
• Street Life

Patrick Street was one of the top Irish traditional bands of the 1980s, formed in Dublin in 1986 by Kevin Burke (formerly of The Bothy Band) on fiddle, Jackie Daly (De Dannan) on button accordion, Andy Irvine (Sweeneys Men, Planxty) on bouzouki and vocals, and Arty McGlynn (Van Morrison...

With Sweeney's Men

• Sweeney's Men (1968)

Sweeneys Men was an Irish traditional band. ...

With Davy Spillane

• East Wind (1993)

Davy Spillane (1959-) is a player of uilleann pipes. ...

With Dick Gaughan

• Parallel Lines (1983)

Dick Gaughan is a Scottish singer-songwriter. ...

With Paul Brady

• Andy Irvine and Paul Brady (1976)

Paul Brady (born May 19, 1947 in Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland) is an Irish singer/songwriter whose work straddles folk and pop. ...

with Mozaik

• Live from the Powerhouse (2004)
• Changing Trains (as yet unreleased APRIL 2006)

External links

• Andy Irvine - Official site
• China to Galway (fan site)