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He is a founding member of Moving Hearts, [2] along with Christy Moore and Donal Lunny in 1981. [1] Although each member had a strong pedigree of Irish folk music, the band played mostly original compositions, sometimes with a political edge and a folk-rock sound.
The low whistle, or concert whistle, is a variation of the traditional tin whistle/pennywhistle, distinguished by its lower pitch and larger size. It is most closely associated with the performances of British and Irish artists such as Tommy Makem, Finbar Furey and his son Martin Furey, Old Blind Dogs, Michael McGoldrick, Riverdance, Lunasa, Donie Keyes, Chris Conway, and Davy Spillane, and is ...
Moving Hearts. Christy Moore - vocals, guitar, bodhrán; Dónal Lunny - vocals, bouzouki, synthesiser; Declan Sinnott - lead guitar, acoustic, vocals; Tony Davis - backing vocals; Eoghan O'Neill - bass guitar, vocals; Brian Calnan - drums, percussion; Davy Spillane - Uilleann pipes, low whistle; Keith Donald - tenor and soprano saxophone
The band charted singles and top-ten albums on the Billboard charts in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2010s: [32] a four-decade span of top-ten albums that is a record for a female-fronted band. [ 117 ] Heart was ranked on VH1 's " 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock " in 2008, [ 118 ] and Ann and Nancy Wilson ranked number 40 (in 1999) on VH1's ...
Kevin Crawford (born in Birmingham, England) is an Irish flute, [1] tin whistle, low whistle and bodhrán player. [2] He was born in England to Irish parents from Milltown Malbay , County Clare . He later moved to West Clare to improve his music and become more exposed to traditional Irish music .
Live in Dublin received positive reviews from folk music critics.. In his review of the live concert itself in Hot Press (22 February 2007), Colm O'Hare stated: [2] "The Hearts' return to the stage was always going to be special and there certainly was magic in the air as Donal Lunny, Davy Spillane, Eoghan O'Neill, Keith Donald, Matt Kellaghan, Noel Eccles, Anto Drennan and Graham Henderson ...
Michael McGoldrick (born 26 November 1971, in Manchester, England) [1] is a folk musician who plays Irish flute, uilleann pipes, low whistle and bodhran. He also plays other instruments such as acoustic guitar , cittern, and mandolin .
Declan Masterson is an Irish uilleann piper, traditional musician, composer and arranger.In addition to pursuing a solo career and playing with Moving Hearts and Patrick Street, Masterson was one of the Riverdance musicians.