Dónal Lunny Musical artist

Dónal Lunny (born 10 March 1947) is an Irish folk musician. Lunny has been at the forefront of the evolution of Irish traditional music for more than 35 years and has participated within the renaissance of that genre during that period. He is the brother of musician and producer Manus Lunny. Lunny plays string instruments left-handed.

Personal facts

Dónal Lunny
Birth dateMarch 10, 1947
Birth place
County Offaly , Tullamore

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Musical artist

Career started1970
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BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Celtic music
Folk music
Rock music
Folk music of Ireland
instrument
Irish bouzouki
Bodhrán

Topical connections

Andy Irvine Musical artist
Alec O'LearyMusical artist
Éilís Ní DhuibhneWriter

Dónal Lunny on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/d%C3%B3nal-lunny-mn0000183699
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EtvB0cz6xA&feature=youtu.be