Daniel Donnelly (born 1974) is a New York based singer-songwriter. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics
Growing up in Belfast, Donnelly played in a number of local bands, finding success in Ireland with Watercress, a four piece acoustic folk-rock band for whom he played guitar, mandolin, percussion and "plumbing" (a home-made didgeridoo), and shared the vocals and songwriting with guitarist Brian Acton. Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles A mandolin is a musical instrument in the Lute family (plucked or strummed The didgeridoo (also known as a didjeridu or didge) is a wind instrument of the Indigenous Australians of northern Australia. The lineup was completed by Bruce Cabbyge on double bass and Phil Duffy on drums. The double bass is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed String instrument used in the modern symphony orchestra. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells They released six EPs between 1995 and 1998, when they released their one album, Bummer, all on their own local label, Creeping Herb.
After Watercress split up, Donnelly moved to New York to pursue a solo career. Using the pseudonym Sonovagun, he has so far released one solo album, Bootleg (2005), and in 2007 released a second entitled Yearning a Living. He has toured extensively, performing solo shows and supporting artists such as The Levellers, Oysterband and Seth Lakeman, as well as performing as part of the Levellers' live band. The Levellers are a popular English rock band influenced by punk and traditional English music. Oysterband (originally The Oyster Band) is a British Folk rock band formed in Canterbury in or around 1976 Seth Bernard Lakeman (born March 26, 1977 in Yelverton Devon) is an English folk singer Songwriter, and Musician His own live band has included Ali McMordie of Stiff Little Fingers on bass guitar and Roy Harter on keyboards and theremin. Alistair Jardine "Ali" McMordie (born 31 March 1959, Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a bass guitarist who made his name with and was Stiff Little Fingers are a punk band from Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 1977 The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Roy Harter (born March 6 1973 is an American composer music producer audio engineer and musician most known for his work in television and film A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. In 2006, Donnelly played the main stage of The Beautiful Days festival in Exeter. He has also played and recorded with Joy Zipper. Joy Zipper is an Indie pop duo from Long Island New York, made up of Tabitha Tindale and Vincent Cafiso In 2007 he supported and played with The Oysterband for their UK tour in November and December.
As a boy, Donnelly's main musical influence was Liverpool band The Beatles. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960
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