Manus Lunny (born 1962) is an Irish producer and multi-instrumentalist from

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. He is the brother of multi-instrumentalist and producer

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Biography and career

Manus Lunny was born in Dublin and reared in

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in a family which practised music regularly. He has been living in County Donegal for many years now, close to where his mother was born in

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. He toured widely with Barry Moore (now Luka Bloom) as a teenager. He was a member of Scottish/Irish band The Wild Geese which toured Ireland and performed limited concerts in Britain. After the band took a break, Lunny began to tour with Phil Cunningham and future long-term collaborator

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. They toured as a trio to begin with before branching out into other bands.

Manus Lunny Manus Lunny (born 1962) is an Irish producer and multi-instrumentalist from County Donegal, Ireland, best known as a member of Celtic music, Celtic supergroup Capercaillie (band), Capercaillie. He is the brother of multi-instrumentalist and prod ...

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Manus is best known as a member of

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. He has composed music for the

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and various American television broadcasters and was a prominent session musician on two of Ireland's most well known compilations, Éist and Ceol Tacsi.vision recordings. In collaboration with Phil Cunningham, Lunny has written two pieces for the American record label

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. Lunny's work also includes the album ''

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'',

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's lead singer and fiddler

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's debut solo albumMairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
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'', the eponymous debut album by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh's family band called

. After decades of gigging and recording, Lunny finally gotten around to making a CD of his own compositions titled ''The Glenveagh Suite''. Actually, he received a commission from the National Parks and Wildlife Services to compose music for five short films about Glenveagh National Park, its history and its conservation initiatives in

. For the album, Lunny got some of his most favourite musicians to play and sing on it:

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, Neil Martin, Martin Crossin, Theresa Kavanagh, Donald Shaw, Ewen Vernal, Liam Bradley, Mary Crossin and Caitlin Nic Gabhann. Lunny had a gathering on 29 September 2018 (9pm) in Leo's Tavern in Meenaleck to mark the launch and also to play music for the occasion.

Partial discography

Solo

* 2018 - ''The Glenveagh Suite''

Lunny, Stewart, Cunningham

* 1990 – ''At It Again'', Manus Lunny &

* 1990 – ''Songs of Robert Burns'', Andy M. Stewart (also produced) * 1987 – ''Dublin Lady'', Manus Lunny &

* 1986 – ''Fire in the Glen'', Manus Lunny, Phil Cunningham &

(also co-produced)

With Capercaillie

*See

(since 1989)

With Na Mooneys

*"Soilse na Nollag" (4:26) (single released on 17 December 2017) by

and Manus Lunny (a Christmas Song or Carol, composed by

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and

(his daughter), made available to help raise funds for the St. Vincent de Paul Society who help people who are disadvantaged all year round, and whose help is especially needed by people at Christmas)

Other collaborations

* 2009 – '' T with the Maggies'', T with the Maggies (musician and produced) * 2009 – ''

Ceol Cheann Dubhrann ''Ceol Cheann Dubhrann'' is an album supporting Scoil Naisiúnta Rann na Feirste, a National school (Ireland), National school and Áislann Rann na Feirste, a community centre in Ranafast in the Gaeltacht of County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, Ir ...

'', Various (also produced, mixed, recorded and engineered) * 2008 – ''

'',

(also co-produced) * 2006 – ''Loinneog Cheoil'',

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(also produced and mixed) * 2006 – ''Wired'',

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* 2006 – ''Raining Up'', Mairéad Nesbitt (also produced and mixed) * 2006 – ''Draíocht'', Dave Flynn (engineered and played bodhrán) * 2005 – ''Earthsongs'', Secret Garden * 2004 – ''The Very Best of Celtic Christmas'', Various artists * 2003 – ''Celtic Twilight'', Various artists * 2003 – ''Celtic Compass'', Various artists * 2002 – ''At First Light'',

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* 2001 – ''25 Years of Celtic Music'', Various artists * 2001 – ''Journey: The Best Of'',

* 2000 – ''A Thistle & Shamrock Christmas Ceilidh'', Various artists * 2000 – ''Song of the Green Linnet'', Various artists * 2000 – ''Fused'',

* 2000 – ''Celtic Woman Vol. 2'', Various artists * 2000 – ''Idir : Identités'', Various artists * 2000 – ''Gaelic Voices'', Various artists * 1999 – ''The Voice of Celtic Music'', Various artists * 1999 – ''Scotland Forever'', Various artists * 1999 – ''Myriad'', Gerry O'Connor * 1999 – ''For Love of Erin'', Various artists * 1999 – ''Legends of Scottish Fiddle'', Various artists * 1999 – ''Celtic Christmas'', Various artists * 1999 – ''Bretagnes a Bercy'', Various artists * 1998 – ''Joyful Noise: Celtic Favorites from Green Linnet'', Various artists (also produced and arranged) * 1998 – ''Celtic Reflections'', Various artists * 1998 – ''Celtic Christmas Vol. 4'', Various artists * 1998 – ''The Celts Rise Again'', Celtophile (also produced) * 1998 – ''Playing With Fire'', Various artists * 1998 – ''Her Infinite Variety: Celtic Women in Music & Song'', Various artists * 1997 – ''Celtic Love Songs'', Celtophile (also produced) * 1997 – ''Traditional Music of Scotland'', Celtophile (also arranged and produced) * 1997 – ''Celtic Music Today'', Celtophile (also produced) * 1997 – ''Scottish Voices'', Various artists * 1997 – ''There Was a Lady: The Voice of Celtic Women'', Various artists * 1997 – ''If Ever I Return'',

Connie Dover Connie Dover is an American singer-songwriter who primarily writes and performs Celtic music and American folk music. Born in Arkansas and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, she started her career playing bluegrass music, bluegrass before joining Ce ...

* 1997 – '' The Dreaming Sea'',

Karen Matheson Karen Matheson OBE (born 11 February 1963) is a Scottish folk singer who frequently sings in Gaelic. She is the lead singer of the group Capercaillie and was a member of Dan Ar Braz's group L'Héritage des Celtes, with whom she often sang l ...

* 1996 – ''Celtic Christmas, Vol. 2'', Various artists * 1996 – ''Green Linnet 20th Anniversary Collection'', Various artists * 1996 – ''Windham Hill Sampler '96'', various artists * 1995 – ''Celtic Christmas (Windham Hill)'', various artists * 1995 – ''Celtic Graces: A Best of Ireland'', various artists * 1995 – ''Celtic Voices: Women of Song'', various artists * 1994 – ''The Best of Ireland'', various artists * 1994 – ''Wishing Well'',

* 1992 – ''Heart of the Gaels'', various artists (also produced) * 1991 – ''Time to Time'', Gerry O'Connor * 1990 – ''Somebody'',

* 1990 – ''The Celts Rise Again'',

* 1987 – ''Dónal Lunny'',

References

External links

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