Adrian McNally is a record producer, a composer/songwriter and a musician with English folk group

the Unthanks The Unthanks (until 2009 called Rachel Unthank and the Winterset) are an English folk group known for their eclectic approach in combining traditional English folk, particularly Northumbrian folk music, with other musical genres."They may cal ...

, which he also manages. As well as producing all of the Unthanks' albums he has produced the compilation album ''Harbour of Songs'' for which he was commissioned by

The Stables The Stables (also known as the Stables Theatre) is a music venue situated in Wavendon, a small village in south-east Milton Keynes. The Stables hosts over 400 concerts and around 250 education events a year including the National Youth Music ...

in Milton Keynes as part of the

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, an album for Belinda O'Hooley and albums for

Jonny Kearney & Lucy Farrell Jonny Kearney & Lucy Farrell were a contemporary English folk duo. Although they played some traditional songs, most of the songs they sang were their own compositions influenced by the folk tradition, but also songs by other artists such as Bob ...

Discography

EPs

* Jonny Kearney & Lucy Farrell: ''The North Farm Sessions'' (2010)

Albums

* Sherburn, Bartley & Scott's Last Night's Fun: ''Dubh'' (2001) * Rachel Unthank and the Winterset: '' Cruel Sister'' (2005) * Belinda O'Hooley: '' Music is My Silence'' (2005) * Rachel Unthank and the Winterset: '' The Bairns'' (2007) * Sherburn, Bartley & Scott's Last Night's Fun: ''Tempered'' (2007) * The Unthanks: ''

Here's the Tender Coming ''Here's the Tender Coming'', the third album by English folk group the Unthanks, and the first under The Unthanks moniker, was released in the United Kingdom on 14 September 2009 and in North America on 23 March 2010. It was Folk Album of t ...

'' (2009) * The Unthanks: ''

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'' (2011) * Jonny Kearney & Lucy Farrell: ''Kite'' (2011) * The Unthanks: ''

The Songs of Robert Wyatt and Antony & the Johnsons ''The Songs of Robert Wyatt and Antony & the Johnsons'', the fifth album by English folk group the Unthanks and the first to be recorded live, was released on 28 November 2011. Its extended title is: ''Diversions Vol. 1: The Songs of Robert ...

'' (2011) * Various artists: ''Harbour of Songs'' (2012) * '' The Unthanks with Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band'' (2012) * The Unthanks: ''

Songs from the Shipyards ''Songs from the Shipyards'', the seventh album by English folk group The Unthanks, was released on 5 November 2012. The album is designated Vol. 3 in The Unthanks' ''Diversions'' series and follows on from Vol. 1 ('' The Songs of Robert Wyat ...

'' (2012) * The Unthanks: '' Mount the Air'' (2015) * The Unthanks: ''

Archive Treasures 2005–2015 ''Archive Treasures 2005–2015'', the ninth album by English folk group the Unthanks, was released on 11 December 2015. It contains archive recordings, most of them previously unreleased, spanning the group's 10-year history of recording. The ...

'' (2015) * The Unthanks: ''

The Songs and Poems of Molly Drake ''The Songs and Poems of Molly Drake'' is an album by English folk group the Unthanks. It was pre-released on the band's website in April 2017, prior to its official release on 26 May 2017, and received a five-starred review in ''The Indepen ...

'' and '' The Songs and Poems of Molly Drake: Extras'' (2017) * The Unthanks: ''

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'' (2019) * The Unthanks: '' Live And Unaccompanied'' (2020)

Personal life

McNally grew up in a mining village near Barnsley, Yorkshire. He was married to, but is now divorced from, Rachel Unthank, singer with the Unthanks. They have two sons: George, born in 2011; and Arthur, born in 2014.

References

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