Davy Spillane (1959-) is a player of uilleann pipes. The Uilleann pipes are a unique form of bagpipes originating in Ireland. ...

The Young Traditionalist

Davy was born in Dublin in 1959 and was brought up to speak Irish as his first language. At the age of 12 he fell under the spell of the uilleann bagpipes. His father took him to festivals around Ireland. For the next three years he played at sessions and met many prominent Irish musicians. At the age of 16 he started to play at concerts in Ireland, Britain and Europe. He starred as a gipsy in Joe Comerford's film "The Traveller". In 1978 he appeared on a compilation album of promising young uilleann players called "The Piper's Rock". From this point he moved away from traditional music and began to write his own tunes, mainly ballads. Jump to: navigation, search Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath), is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland, located near the midpoint of Irelands east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin region. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Uilleann pipes are a unique form of bagpipes originating in Ireland. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...

Moving Hearts and solo albums

He was a founder member of Moving Hearts, along with Christy Moore and Donal Lunny in 1981. Although each member had a strong pedigree of Irish folk music, the band played mostly original compositions, sometimes with a political edge and a folk-rock sound. Their final album "The Storm" (1985) was purely instrumental and had several slower pieces written by Davy. He then made the surprise move of joining up with American musicians Bela Fleck, Albert Lee and others to record an album of bluegrass and original blues, "Atlantic Bridge". This was a touring band which also recorded "Out of the Air" in 1988, essentially a live version of "Atlantic Bridge". Davy then gathered together a new set of musicians, including Rory Gallagher and Kevin Glackin to record "Shadow Hunter", an album of various rock and folk styles. This was followed by "Pipedreams" in 1991. Davy then moved to live in Liscannor, County Clare. Moving Hearts was an Irish folk-rock band, formed in about 1980 by seven established musicians. ... Christy Moore (b. ... Dónal Lunny is an Irish musician The early years Dónal Lunny was born in 1947 in Tullamore, then moved to Newbridge, Country Kildare. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the people. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Béla Fleck (born July 10, 1958 in New York City, New York) is an American banjo player. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Jump to: navigation, search Rory Gallagher - Munich, Germany 1975 Rory Gallagher (1948-1995) was an Irish blues/rock guitarist, born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, and raised in County Cork. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Liscannor (Irish: Lios Ceannúir) is a coastal village in County Clare, Republic of Ireland. ... County Clare (Contae an Chláir in Irish) is in the Irish province of Munster. ...

Riverdance

Bill Whelan composed an orchestral work in 1992 called "The Seville Suite", describing events in 1601 in Irish-Spanish history. Davy played in it, alongside accordionist Martin O'Connor, who had been on "Shadow Hunter". In his role as producer Whelan then worked with Davy Spillane and Andy Irvine on "East Wind" in 1994 and finally "Riverdance" in 1995. The band of musicians and dancers toured Europe, with each of the main performers being given a solo spot on stage, including Eileen Ivers, Davy Spillane, Ronan Browne and Martin O'Connor. Bill Whelan is the Irish composer who was asked to compose a piece for the interval of the Eurovision song contest. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Bold textItalic textLink titlelink title // Headline text Media:Example. ... See also Andy Irvine (rugby player) Andy Irvine (b. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Eileen Ivers is an Irish-American musician Eileen Ivers was born in New York City of Irish-born parents on 13th July 1965, but grew up in the Bronx, NY. She spent summers in Ireland and took up the fiddle at the age of nine. ...

Film Music

In 1992 Spillane had performed music for Peter Kosminsky's film "Wuthering Heights" and in 1995 reached a larger audience with the film "Rob Roy". Other session work he has done includes Mike Oldfield's "Voyager" (1996), Bryan Adams MTV Unplugged, Van Morrison and Elvis Costello. Other films include "Eat the Peach" and "The Disappearance of Finbar". Paul Winter's album "Journey With The Sun" (2002) was nominated for a World Music Grammy and has Davy on it. Davy served his apprenticeship with pipe maker Dan Dowd and now makes all his own instruments. In 2000 he recorded his only album of traditional tunes "Forgotten Days", together with Kevin Glackin. In the same year he founded the record label Burrenstone to release jazz-flavoured music. He has taken part in several albums by Afro Celt Sound System Wuthering Heights is Emily Brontës only novel. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rob Roy can mean different things: Rob Roy is a colloquial name for Scottish hero Robert Roy MacGregor, who has been described as the Scottish Robin Hood. ... Mike Oldfield on the album cover of Amarok (1990) Michael Gordon Oldfield (born May 15, 1953 in Reading, England) is a multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends rock or progressive rock, ethnic or world music, and classical music. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the singer. ... MTV Unplugged is a series showcasing popular musical artists playing acoustic instruments. ... Jump to: navigation, search Van Morrison in concert, 1974 George Ivan Van Morrison (born August 31, 1945) is a Northern Irish singer and songwriter originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus, aka Elvis Costello. ... This article is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... The Afro Celt Sound System are a musical group which attempts to fuse modern dance rhythms (trip-hop, techno, etc. ...

Discography

Solo Albums

• Atlantic Bridge (1986)
• Shadow Hunter (1990)
• Pipedreams (1991)
• East Wind (1992)
• A Place Among The Stones (1994)
• The Sea Of Dreams (1999)

Davy Spillane Band

• Out of the Air (1988)

Davy Spillane and Kevin Glackin

• Forgotten Days (2000)

Andy Irvine and Davy Spillane

• East Wind (1994)

Soundtracks

• Lamb (1986)
• Eat The Peach (1986)
• The Ballad of the Sad Café (1991) - Flute
• Wuthering Heights (1992)
• Rob Roy (1995) - Uilleann Pipes & Low Whistle
• Michael Collins (1996) - Uilleann Pipes & Low Whistle
• The Disappearance of Finbar (1996)
• Dancing at Lughnasa (1998) - Uilleann Pipes & Low Whistle
• Xenosaga (2002) - Uilleann Pipes & Low Whistle

Session Music

• Soujourner's Song (Buddy Greene) (1990)
• Lam Toro (Baaba Maal) (1992)
• The Seville Suite (Bill Whelan) (1992)
• Riverdance (Bill Whelan) (1995)
• MTV unplugged (Bryan Adams) (1997)
• Voyager (Mike Oldfield) (1996)
• Roots of Riverdance (1997)
• Riverdance on Broadway (2000)
• The Girls Won't Leave The Boys Alone (Cherish The Ladies) (2001)
• Journey With the Sun (Paul Winter) (2002)

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External links

• Davy Spillane's Official Website