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Nightnoise
Nightnoise was a music ensemble active from 1984 to 1997. Their original blend of Irish traditional music, Celtic music, jazz, and classical chamber music inspired a generation of Irish musicians. They released seven albums on the Windham Hill label. Origins The origins of Nightnoise can be traced to the Bothy Band (disbanded in 1979), who made a name in Ireland and internationally with a lively fiddle-based sound that brought Irish music into the mainstream. One of the band's founders, guitarist Mícheál Ó Domhnaill, came from a long line of Irish musicians, and was considered one of the finest performers of traditional Irish music. In 1983, after seven years with the Bothy Band and several years collaborating with the master fiddler Kevin Burke, Ó Domhnaill began searching for a new project and a new sound. He met Billy Oskay in Portland, Oregon, and the two began a new collaboration focused on a new and innovative music that integrated Celtic, jazz, and classical chambe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (; 7 October 1951 – 7 July 2006) was an Irish singer, guitarist, composer, and producer who was a major influence on Irish traditional music in the second half of the twentieth century. He is remembered for his innovative work with Skara Brae, the first group to record vocal harmonization in Irish language songs, and The Bothy Band, one of the most influential groups in Irish traditional music. His reputation was enhanced by a successful collaboration with master fiddler Kevin Burke, and his work with the Celtic groups Relativity and Nightnoise, which achieved significant commercial and critical acclaim. Ó Domhnaill was raised in Kells, County Meath, Ireland and spent his summers in the Donegal Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking) area of Rann na Feirste, where the Irish language is the main spoken language. He inherited a deep love and understanding of Irish culture and Irish traditional music from his parents. In Donegal, Mícheál spent time with his aunt Nei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Something Of Time
''Something of Time'' is a studio album by Nightnoise. The album was released by Windham Hill Records (WD-1057) in 1987. Track listing # "Timewinds" by Billy Oskay (3:47) # "Perchance to Dream" (Billy Oskay, Mícheál Ó Domhnaill) – 4:56 # "The Erebus and the Terror" (M. Ó Domhnaill) – 4:34 # "On the Deep" (M. Ó Domhnaill) – (4:05) # "Hourglass" (M. Ó Domhnaill) – (6:05) # "Shadows on a Dancefloor" (M. Ó Domhnaill) – (3:53) # "Wiggy Wiggy" (M. Ó Domhnaill) – (4:22) # "Tundra Summer" (Oskay) – (4:49) # "Aprés-Midi" (Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill) – (3:54) # "Something of Time" (M. Ó Domhnaill) – (3:04) # "Toys Not Ties" ( Brian Dunning) – (3:59) # "I Still Remember" (Oskay) – (3:45) D bonus track# "One for the Lad" (M. Ó Domhnaill) – (4:12) D bonus track Credits * Billy Oskay – violin, viola, piano, harmonium, producer, engineer, mixing, digital editing and assembly * Mícheál Ó Domhnaill – guitar, whistle, piano, harmonium, synthesizer, voc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Oskay
Billy Oskay is an American violinist and record producer. Biography Billy Oskay was born and raised in Kingston, New York, where he first learned to play the violin at the age seven. In 1970, he began studying under Eugen Prokop at the International Academy of Music in Palma de Mallorca, Spain and in 1971 earned his master's degree in music from Ball State University in Indiana. Oskay was the head of the music department at Oregon's Mt. Angel College, and later joined the swing combo Everything's Jake. In 1983, he met Irish guitarist Mícheál Ó Domhnaill who was an influential figure in the Irish traditional music scene of the late 1970s and early 1980s, having performed for seven years with The Bothy Band and collaborated for several years with the master fiddler Kevin Burke. Oskay and Ó Domhnaill began to collaborate on a new and innovative music that integrated traditional Irish, jazz, and classical chamber music. They composed and recorded some songs in Oskay's Portland, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadow Of Time (album)
''Shadow of Time'' is a studio album by Nightnoise. The album was released by Windham Hill Records (01934 11130-2) in 1993. Track listing Credits * Mícheál Ó Domhnaill – vocals, guitar, whistle, harmonium, synthesizer * Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill – vocals, piano, accordion, whistle, synthesizer, harmonium * Brian Dunning – flute, alto flute, whistle, vocals, synthesizer * Johnny Cunningham Johnny Cunningham (27 August 1957 – 15 December 2003) was a Scottish folk musician and composer, instrumental in spreading interest in traditional Celtic music. Johnny Cunningham was born on 27 August 1957 in Portobello, Edinburgh. He was ra ... – fiddle * Dawn Atkinson – producer * Nightnoise – producer, arrangements (6,11) * Bob Stark – recording engineer, mixing * Bernie Grundman – mastering * Candace Upman – art direction * Sandy Del Rio – graphic design * Pam Gorelow – digitally editing and assembly * Kate Power – artwork calligraphy * Thea Sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Parting Tide
''The Parting Tide'' is a studio album by Nightnoise. The album was released by Windham Hill Records (WD-1097) in 1990. Track listing # "Bleu" by Brian Dunning (4:56) # "An Irish Carol" by Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill (8:00) # "Jig of Sorts" by Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill (3:29) # "Through the Castle Garden" by Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill (2:52) # "Island of Hope and Tears" by Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill (4:45) # "The Kid in the Cot" by Brian Dunning (6:05) # "The Tryst" by Billy Oskay (4:23) # "Snow Is Lightly Falling" by Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill (3:55) # "The Abbot" by Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (7:41) Credits * Billy Oskay – violin, viola, keyboards, recording supervisor, mixing * Mícheál Ó Domhnaill – guitar, whistle, keyboards, vocals, producer * Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill – vocals, piano, keyboards, whistle, accordion * Brian Dunning (flautist), Brian Dunning – flute, alto flute, panpipes, panflute * Brian Willis – cymbal (8) * Mark Boddeker – mastering su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Horse Sessions
''The White Horse Sessions'' is a live album by Nightnoise. The album was released by Windham Hill Records (01934 11195-2) in 1997. Track listing # "Silky Flanks" by Brian Dunning (4:55) # "Shadow of Time" by Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill (3:32) # "Jig of Sorts" by Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill (3:52) # "Shuan" by Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (5:50) # "Do We?" by Brian Dunning (4:43) # "Murrach Na Gealaich (Murdo of the Moon)" by Johnny Cunningham (3:59) # "Hugh" by Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill (4:11) # "Moondance" by Van Morrison (6:28) # "Heartwood" by Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill (4:32) # "The Cricket's Wicket" by Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (6:23) # "Night in That Land" by Johnny Cunningham (3:39) # "At the Races" by Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill (3:33) Credits * Mícheál Ó Domhnaill – guitar, whistle, * Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill – vocals, piano, synthesizer * Brian Dunning – flute, whistle * Johnny Cunningham Johnny Cunningham (27 August 1957 – 15 December 2003) w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
At The End Of The Evening
''At the End of the Evening'' is a studio album by Nightnoise. The album was released by Windham Hill Records (WD-1076) in 1988. Track listing # "Windell" by Billy Oskay and Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (3:47) # "Of a Summer Morn" by Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (3:21) # "Hugh" by Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill (3:39) # "Jaunting" by Brian Dunning (3:35) # "The Courtyard" by Billy Oskay (2:48) # "'Bring Me Back A Song.'" by Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (4:50) # "Snow on High Ground" by Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill (3:43) # "At the Races" by Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill (3:06) # "Forgotten Carnival" by Brian Dunning (3:30) # "The Cuillin Hills" by Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill (2:47) # "Her Kansas Sun" by Billy Oskay (3:35) # "End of the Evening" by Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill (5:06) # "The Swan" by Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (3:17) Credits * Billy Oskay – violin, viola, keyboards, engineer * Mícheál Ó Domhnaill – guitar, keyboards, whistle * Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill Tríona Ní Dho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill
Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill is an Irish traditional singer, keyboard player, and composer, considered one of the most influential female vocalists in the history of Irish music. She is famed for her work with traditional Irish groups such as Skara Brae, The Bothy Band, Relativity, Touchstone, and Nightnoise. Early years Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill was raised in Kells, County Meath. Her paternal grandparents moved there from the Rann na Feirste Gaeltacht of Donegal in the 1930s. Tríona is from a prominent musical family. Her paternal aunt, Neillí, contributed nearly 300 folk songs to the folklore collection of University College Dublin. Together with her brother, Mícheál Ó Domhnaill, younger sister Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill, and multi-instrumentalist Dáithí Sproule, Ní Dhomhnaill formed the folk group, Skara Brae, in which she played the clavinet and sang. Skara Brae specialised in songs sung in the Irish language, many sourced from the Rann na Feirste area where their father's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nightnoise (album)
''Nightnoise'' is a studio album released by Billy Oskay and Mícheál Ó Domhnaill Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (; 7 October 1951 – 7 July 2006) was an Irish singer, guitarist, composer, and producer who was a major influence on Irish traditional music in the second half of the twentieth century. He is remembered for his innovativ .... Track listing # "Nightnoise" by Billy Oskay (4:17) # "The 19A" by Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (3:08) # "Bridges" by Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (7:43) # "False Spring" by Billy Oskay and D. Bottemiller (4:12) # "Duo" by Billy Oskay (3:32) # "City Nights" by Billy Oskay (3:26) # "After Five" by Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (3:12) # "Menucha (A Place With Water)" by Billy Oskay (4:33) # "The American Lass" by Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (3:05) # "The Cricket's Wicket" by Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (6:16) Credits * Billy Oskay – piano (4,6,8), violin, viola, engineer, producer * Mícheál Ó Domhnaill – guitar, whistler, piano, harmonium (3,7,9,10), assistant engi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Different Shore
''A Different Shore'' is the sixth studio album by Nightnoise. The album was released by Windham Hill Records on 9 May 1995. Track listing Musicians * Mícheál Ó Domhnaill – vocals, guitar, whistle, synthesizer * Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill – vocals, piano, accordion, whistle, synthesizer * Brian Dunning – flute, alto flute, base flute, whistle, accordion, vocals * Johnny Cunningham Johnny Cunningham (27 August 1957 – 15 December 2003) was a Scottish folk musician and composer, instrumental in spreading interest in traditional Celtic music. Johnny Cunningham was born on 27 August 1957 in Portobello, Edinburgh. He was ra ... – fiddle, vocals Production * DanDan FitzGerald – engineer, mixing * Bernie Grundman – mastering * Kevan Scott – Mixing Assistante * Candace Upman – art direction * Sandy Del Rio – graphic design * Jonathan Williams – photography (cover) * Recorded at White Horse Studios, Portland, Oregon Track information and credits adapted fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Cunningham
Johnny Cunningham (27 August 1957 – 15 December 2003) was a Scottish folk musician and composer, instrumental in spreading interest in traditional Celtic music. Johnny Cunningham was born on 27 August 1957 in Portobello, Edinburgh. He was raised as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but later became inactive. He was a founding member of Silly Wizard, as well as a member of Relativity, The Raindogs, and Nightnoise. Throughout his career, Cunningham was a fiddler, composer, and producer. His younger brother, Phil Cunningham, also a former member of Silly Wizard, is a multi-instrumentalist best known for his piano-accordion and whistle playing. Johnny Cunningham died of a heart attack on 15 December 2003 in New York City at the age of 46. Discography * ''Thoughts from Another World'' (1981) * ''Fair Warning'' (1983) With Phil Cunningham * ''Against the Storm'' (1980) With Silly Wizard * ''Silly Wizard'' (1976) * '' Caledonia's Hardy Sons'' (1978) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Dunning (flautist)
Brian Dunning (21 December 1951 – 10 February 2022) was an Irish flautist and composer, largely known for being a member of the Celtic band Nightnoise. He had both Celtic and jazz influences early on. He studied jazz and classical music, and was a student of James Galway. He studied at the Berklee College of Music in 1977. Dunning played the flute and panpipe in Puck Fair, a primarily instrumental "Irish jazz" group formed in New York in 1984 that played traditional Irish songs and original compositions. They released the album ''Fairplay'' on the Lost Lake Arts/Windham Hill label in 1987, with Dunning on flute and drummer Tommy Hayes on bodhran, joined by various musicians including Mícheál Ó Domhnaill Mícheál Ó Domhnaill (; 7 October 1951 – 7 July 2006) was an Irish singer, guitarist, composer, and producer who was a major influence on Irish traditional music in the second half of the twentieth century. He is remembered for his innovativ .... The group was later r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |