Dónal Lunny
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Dónal Lunny, 2006
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| Background information | |
| Born |
10 March 1947 Tullamore, County Offaly, Republic of Ireland |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, record producer |
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| Years active | 1966–present |
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| Website | donallunny |
Dónal Lunny (born 10 March 1947) is an Irish folk musician and producer. He plays left-handed guitar and bouzouki, as well as keyboards and bodhrán. As a founding member of popular bands Planxty, The Bothy Band, Moving Hearts, Coolfin, Mozaik, LAPD and Usher's Island, he has been at the forefront of the renaissance of Irish traditional music for over five decades.
Dónal Lunny is the brother of musician and producer Manus Lunny.
Dónal Lunny was born on 10 March 1947 in Tullamore. His father Frank was from Enniskillen and his mother, Mary Rogers, came from Ranafast in Donegal; they raised four boys and five girls. The family moved to Newbridge, County Kildare when Dónal was five years old.
He attended secondary school at Newbridge College and, in 1963, joined the Patrician Brothers' school for the Intermediate Certificate year. As a teenager, Lunny joined an occasional trio called Rakes of Kildare, with his elder brother Frank and Christy Moore. They played mostly in pubs and were also booked for a couple of gigs, one at Hugh Neeson's pub in Newbridge for Easter Monday in 1966.
In 1965, Lunny had enrolled at Dublin's National College of Art & Design where he studied Basic Design and Graphic Design. He also developed an interest in metalwork leading him to become a skilled gold-and-silversmith, although he only practised the craft for a short time before devoting his energies fully to music. During his time in Dublin, he played in a band called The Parnell Folk, with Mick Mooloney, Sean Corcoran, Johnny Morrissey and Dan Maher.
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