| Moving Hearts | |
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| Origin | Dublin, Ireland |
| Genre(s) | Folk-rock |
| Years active | 1981 to 1985 Intermittently later |
| Associated acts | Planxty Dónal Lunny Christy Moore Davy Spillane |
| Members | |
| Dónal Lunny Davy Spillane Eoghan O'Neill Keith Donald Matt Kellaghan Noel Eccles Anto Drennan Kevin Glackin Graham Henderson |
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| Former members | |
| Christy Moore Declan Sinnott Mick Hanly Brian Calnan Declan Masterson Greg Boland Flo McSweeney |
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Moving Hearts is an Irish folk-rock band formed in 1981. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of Folk music and rock music. Planxty is an Irish Folk music band formed in the 1970s consisting in its original configuration of Christy Moore (vocals acoustic guitar Dónal Lunny (born 10 August, 1947) is an Irish Folk musician Lunny has been at the cutting edge of the evolution of Irish music for more than Christopher Andrew 'Christy' Moore (born 7 May 1945 in Newbridge County Kildare, Ireland is a popular Irish Folk singer, songwriter and Guitarist. Davy Spillane (born 1959 is a player of Uilleann pipes. The Young Traditionalist Davy was born in Dublin in 1959 and was brought up Dónal Lunny (born 10 August, 1947) is an Irish Folk musician Lunny has been at the cutting edge of the evolution of Irish music for more than Davy Spillane (born 1959 is a player of Uilleann pipes. The Young Traditionalist Davy was born in Dublin in 1959 and was brought up Anthony Drennan is a Guitarist noted for his involvement as lead guitarist with The Corrs, Christopher Andrew 'Christy' Moore (born 7 May 1945 in Newbridge County Kildare, Ireland is a popular Irish Folk singer, songwriter and Guitarist. Declan Sinnott is an accomplished musician and producer Originally from Waterford, where his family ran a Record shop in John Street he came to Dublin in the late Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of Folk music and rock music. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 They followed in the footsteps of Horslips in combining Irish traditional music with rock and roll, and also added elements of jazz to their sound. Horslips were a 1970s Irish rock band that composed arranged and performed their music based on traditional Irish Jigs and reels. Irish Music is the generic term for music that has been created in various genres on the entire island of Ireland, North and South of the border 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 Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States
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Career
The group was formed in 1981 when Dónal Lunny (bouzouki) and Christy Moore (vocals and bodhrán), of Planxty, wanted to explore the possibilities of linking contemporary music to Irish traditional music. Dónal Lunny (born 10 August, 1947) is an Irish Folk musician Lunny has been at the cutting edge of the evolution of Irish music for more than Christopher Andrew 'Christy' Moore (born 7 May 1945 in Newbridge County Kildare, Ireland is a popular Irish Folk singer, songwriter and Guitarist. Planxty is an Irish Folk music band formed in the 1970s consisting in its original configuration of Christy Moore (vocals acoustic guitar They initially intended to form a trio with guitarist Declan Sinnott [1], but then expanded the group to include established Irish musicians Keith Donald (alto sax), Eoghan O'Neill (bass), and Brian Calnan (drums), and prodigious newcomer Davy Spillane (uilleann pipes). Declan Sinnott is an accomplished musician and producer Originally from Waterford, where his family ran a Record shop in John Street he came to Dublin in the late Davy Spillane (born 1959 is a player of Uilleann pipes. The Young Traditionalist Davy was born in Dublin in 1959 and was brought up
This laid the basis for a powerful and unique Irish sound, which was coupled on the band’s first two albums, "Moving Hearts" and "The Dark End Of The Street", with songs with explicit political engagement, especially concerned with the situation in Northern Ireland. The band was organized as a cooperative effort, with all profits and costs borne by the seven band members and three members of the road crew.
Calnan was replaced for the group’s second album by Matt Kelleghan, and, in 1982, Christy Moore left to pursue his solo career and was replaced by Mick Hanly.
Moving Hearts played many prestigious gigs including the Montreux Jazz Festival, The Bottom Line in New York and the Lorient Festival in Brittany, and the line-up with Hanly was recorded on the 1983 album "Live Hearts". The Montreux Jazz Festival is the best-known music Festival in Switzerland, Europe's most prestigious The Festival Interceltique de Lorient (fr or Gouelioù Etrekeltiek An Oriant (br was founded in Lorient, Brittany in 1971 They also played on two tracks on Van Morrison's 1983 album "A Sense of Wonder". George Ivan Morrison OBE (generally known as Van Morrison) (born 31 August 1945 is a Grammy Award -winning Northern Irish Singer, Major releases Michael Jackson's Thriller, the highest-selling album of all time as well as the best-selling album of 1983 and 1984 was released A Sense of Wonder is an album by Northern Irish Singer/songwriter Van Morrison released in 1985
For a period after the departure of Mick Hanly, Flo McSweeney and Anto Drennan came in on vocals and lead guitar. The following year the group performed as an instrumental group, recording the acclaimed album "The Storm". At this point the line up consisted of Davy Spillane and Declan Masterson on uilleann pipes, Dónal Lunny on bouzouki, synthesiser & bodhran, Keith Donald on sax, Noel Eccles on percussion, Matt Kelleghan on drums, Eoghan O'Neill on bass and Greg Boland on guitar.
The group ceased touring in 1984, appearing only at occasional festivals such as the Presceli folk festival in 1986, but in 1990 sold out Dublin's Point Theatre for a farewell concert, with Flo McSweeney on vocals.
In 2007 the band reformed, announcing concerts in Dublin[2] and at the Hebridean Celtic Festival in Stornoway[3]. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. The Hebridean Celtic Festival ( Scottish Gaelic: Fèis Cheilteach Innse Gall) is an international Celtic music festival which takes place annually in Stornoway ( Steòrnabhagh in Scottish Gaelic) is a Burgh on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland The line up is Dónal Lunny, Davy Spillane, Eoghan O'Neill, Keith Donald, Matt Kellaghan, Noel Eccles, Anthony Drennan, Kevin Glackin and Graham Henderson. Dónal Lunny (born 10 August, 1947) is an Irish Folk musician Lunny has been at the cutting edge of the evolution of Irish music for more than Davy Spillane (born 1959 is a player of Uilleann pipes. The Young Traditionalist Davy was born in Dublin in 1959 and was brought up Anthony Drennan is a Guitarist noted for his involvement as lead guitarist with The Corrs,
Discography
- Moving Hearts (1981)
- The Dark End of the Street (1982)
- The Storm (1985)
- Live Hearts (1986) (recorded 1983)
Compilation album
- The Platinum Collection (2007)
References
External links
Live Hearts is the only live album by the Irish Folk rock band Moving Hearts, recorded in 1983 at the Dominion Theatre LondonDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic