Liam O'Flynn (Irish: Liam Óg Ó Floinn, b. Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. 15 September 1945) is a well known Irish folk musician. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous
He was born in Kill County Kildare to musical parents; his father played the fiddle and his mother played the piano. County Kildare (Contae Chill Dara is an Irish County located to the southwest of Dublin in the province of Leinster. After his first encounter with the uilleann pipes, the greatest influences of his development were Leo Rowsome, Willie Clancy, and Séamus Ennis. Leo Rowsome ( 5 April 1903 &ndash 20 Sept 1970 was an Irish teacher performer and maker of Uilleann pipes. Willie Clancy ( December 24 1918 - January 1973 was an Irish uilleann piper. Séamus Ennis ( 5 May 1919 &ndash 5 October 1982) was an Irish piper singer and folk-song collector Liam won recognition by winning prizes at the Oireachtas Festival and the Fleadh Cheoil in the 1960s. The Fleadh Cheoil (Festival of Music is an Irish music competition run by Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (CCÉ [1]. He is sometimes billed as Liam Óg Ó Floinn (i. e. , Liam O'Flynn, Jr. )
He became a founder member of Planxty in both of its incarnations. Planxty is an Irish Folk music band formed in the 1970s consisting in its original configuration of Christy Moore (vocals acoustic guitar The Chieftains were the first to record Irish traditional instrumental music in a group format, but Planxty took it one step further. The Chieftains are a Grammy -winning Irish musical group founded in 1962 best known for being the first band to make Irish traditional music popular They brought a punch and vitality to acoustic music that owed more to rock 'n' roll than classical music. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music O'Flynn brought an emotional excitement to uilleann pipes, which had previously been associated with the strict discipline of highland bagpipers. Bagpipes are a class of Musical instrument, Aerophones using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag After Planxty he easily found work as a session musician. He has worked with the Everly Brothers, Enya, Kate Bush, Nigel Kennedy and Mark Knopfler. The Everly Brothers ( Don Everly, born Isaac Donald Everly February 1 1937 Brownie Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Enya (born Eithne Patricia Ní Bhraonáin on May 17 1961, Gaoth Dobhair, County Donegal, Ireland, sometimes presented in Kate Bush (born Catherine Bush on 30 July 1958 is an English singer songwriter musician and Record producer. Nigel Kennedy (born 28 December 1956 in Brighton England) is a Violinist and Violist. Mark Knopfler OBE (born August 12 1949 Glasgow, Scotland) is a British Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, He has also worked on film scores, including A River Runs Through It and Kidnapped. This article is about A River Runs Through It the novella For information on the film see A River Runs Through It (film. He was adventurous enough to work with avant-garde composer John Cage, but his most natural alliance was with neo-romantic composer Shaun Davey. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> John Milton Cage Jr Shaun Davey (1948&ndash) is an Irish composer Early years Shaun Davey was born in Belfast in 1948
The Bothy Band were natural successors to the original Planxty, and one of its members, Matt Molloy, who subsequently joined The Chieftains, played with The Chieftains' fiddler Seán Keane on O'Flynn's album, The Piper's Call, which was performed in the 1999 Proms season at the Royal Albert Hall. The Bothy Band was an Irish traditional band which emerged at the tail end of 1974 from a musical event celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Gael Linn record Matt Molloy (born 12 January 1947, Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon) is an Irish musician from a region known for producing talented The Chieftains are a Grammy -winning Irish musical group founded in 1962 best known for being the first band to make Irish traditional music popular The Chieftains are a Grammy -winning Irish musical group founded in 1962 best known for being the first band to make Irish traditional music popular Seán Keane may refer to Seán Keane (fiddler, fiddle player of The Chieftains Seán Keane (singer, Irish folk singer and brother of singer The Proms, more formally known as The BBC Proms, or The Henry Wood Promenade Concerts presented by the BBC, is an eight-week summer season of daily Orchestral The Royal Albert Hall is an Arts venue situated in the Knightsbridge area of the City of Westminster, London, England, best known He has also worked on projects with Seamus Heaney, mixing poetry with music.
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Discography
Solo
- Liam O'Flynn (1988)
- The Fine Art Of Piping (1991)
- Out to an Other Side (1993)
- The Given Note (1995)
- The Piper's Call (1999)
With Planxty
- Planxty (album) (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 (2004)
With Shaun Davey
- The Brendan Voyage (1980)
- The Pilgrim (1983)
- Granuaile (1985)
- The Relief Of Derry Symphony (1990)
- May We Never Have To Say Goodbye (2006)
With Seamus Heaney
- The Poet and The Piper (2003)
References
External links
- Liam O'Flynn plays the Uilleann Pipes [1]
- Liam O'Flynn discography at MusicBrainz
- Liam's Biography [2]
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