Cillian Vallely is an
Irish musician, born in
Armagh
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,
Northern Ireland
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. He plays
traditional Irish music
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In ''A History of Irish Music'' (1905), W. H. Grattan Flood wrote that, in Gaelic Ireland, there we ...
on the
uilleann pipes
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and
low whistle, and studied at the Armagh Pipers Club with his mother and father, Brian and Eithne, and then with the late Armagh piper Mark Donnelly. His brothers,
Niall and Caoimhín, also play traditional music.
Since 1999, he has been a member of the band
Lúnasa with whom he has recorded seven albums. He has also performed and toured with
Riverdance
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,
Natalie Merchant
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,
Tim O'Brien &
Mary Chapin-Carpenter
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in The Crossing, New York-based Whirligig, and the Celtic Jazz Collective with Lewis Nash and Peter Washington. In the past couple of years, he has worked on various collaborations between traditional and classical music, along with his brother Niall and the composer Micheal O’Suilleabhain.
He has recorded on over 40 albums including ''Callan Bridge'' with his brother Niall, ''On Common Ground'' with Kevin Crawford and various guest spots with Natalie Merchant, Alan Simon’s ''Excalibur'' project with Fairport Convention and Moody Blues, ''GAIA'' with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, and singer Karan Casey. He has recently recorded on two movie soundtracks, ''
Irish Jam'' and ''
The Golden Boys'' and played uilleann pipes on the BBC’s ''Flight of the Earls'' soundtrack. In January 2014, he played uilleann pipes, low whistle and tin whistle on the
Bruce Springsteen
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album ''
High Hopes'', which topped the charts in 14 countries.
Discography
;Solo
* ''Raven's Rock'' (BallyO Records, 2016)
;With Lúnasa
* ''
The Merry Sisters of Fate'' (Green Linnet, 2001)
* ''
Redwood
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'' (Green Linnet, 2003)
* ''
The Kinnitty Sessions'' (Compass Records, 2004)
* ''
Sé'' (Compass Records, 2006)
* ''
The Story So Far...'' (Compass Records, 2008)
* ''
Lá Nua'' (Lúnasa Records, 2010)
* ''
Lúnasa with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra'' (Lúnasa Records, 2013)
;With others
* Aine Minogue: ''To Warm the Winter's Night'' (Evergreen, 1996)
* John Whelan: ''Come to Dance'' (Narada, 1999)
* Susan McKeown, Robin Spielberg & Aine Minogue: ''Mother'' (North Star, 1999)
* Druidstone: ''The Vow'' (North Star, 1999)
* Whirligig: ''Spin'' (One-Eight Hundred, 2000)
*
Susan McKeown
Susan McKeown (born February 6, 1967) is an Irish folk singer, songwriter, arranger and producer.
Early years
Susan McKeown was born on February 6, 1967 in Terenure, Dublin, Ireland. She briefly attended the Municipal College of Music, Chatha ...
: ''
Lowlands'' (Green Linnet, 2000)
* Niall & Cillian Vallely: ''Callan Bridge'' (Crow Valley Music, 2002)
* ''Live From The Katharine Cornell Theater: Traditional Irish Music'' (KCT Concerts, 2002)
*
Karan Casey
Karan Casey (born 1969) is an Irish folk singer, and a former member of the Irish band Solas. She resides in Cork, Ireland.
Early years
Casey was born in Ballyduff Lower, Kilmeaden, County Waterford, Ireland. Her family encouraged her to sin ...
: ''Distant Shore'' (Shanachie Records, 2003)
*
Alan Simon: ''GAIA'' (BMI, 2003)
* ''Live Recordings from the William Kennedy Piping Festival'' (Armagh Pipers Club, 2003)
* Patrick Ourceau and Friends: ''Live at Mona's'' (Celtic Grooves, 2004)
*
Dale Ann Bradley: ''Catch Tomorrow'' (Compass, 2006)
* Lunasa & Tim O'Brien: ''Hands Across the Water'' (Compass, 2006)
* Alan Simon: ''Excalibur II'' (BMI, 2007)
* Armagh Pipers Club: ''40th Anniversary Album'' (Armagh Pipers Club, 2008)
* Karan Casey: ''
Ships in the Forest'' (Compass Records, 2008)
* Cillian Vallely & Kevin Crawford: ''On Common Ground'' (BallyO Records, 2009)
* Buille: ''Buille 2'' (Crow Valley Music, 2009)
* Natalie Merchant: ''
Leave Your Sleep'' (Nonesuch Records, 2010)
* Niall Vallely: ''Beyond Words'' (Crow Valley Music, 2012)
* Bruce Springsteen: ''
High Hopes'' (Columbia Records, 2014)
* Caoimhin Vallely: ''Strayaway'' (Caoimhin Vallely, 2016)
;With various artists, including Lúnasa
* ''Untamed - Next Generation Celtic'' (Narada, 2001)
* ''The Leitrim Equation 1 - Featuring Lúnasa'' (Leitrim County Council, 2009)
;Film soundtracks
* ''
Irish Jam'' (2006, various artists)
* ''
The Golden Boys'' (2008, various artists)
References
External links
Official Lúnasa profileVallely Music homepage
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Musicians from County Armagh
Uilleann pipers from Northern Ireland
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
People from Armagh (city)
People educated at St Patrick's Grammar School, Armagh
Lúnasa (band) members