Dave Hingerty (born 1969) is an Irish

drummer A drummer is a percussionist who creates music using drum The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel-Sachs classification system, it is a membranophone. Drums consist of at least one mem ...

and photographer. He is the drummer of

The Frames The Frames are an Irish rock band based in Dublin. Founded in 1990 by Glen Hansard, the band has been influential in the Dublin rock music scene. The group has released six studio albums. In addition to Hansard, the band's current line-up incl ...

, after a break of almost 10 years, and has played with and recorded with a number of other acts including

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, who he performed with on several albums.

Early life

Hingerty was born in Dublin. His mother Kay was a journalist with the

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whilst his father was Professor of Biochemistry at

University College Dublin University College Dublin (commonly referred to as UCD) ( ga, Coláiste na hOllscoile, Baile Átha Cliath) is a public research university in Dublin, Ireland, and a collegiate university, member institution of the National University of Ireland ...

and was a former Irish Rugby International. He studied psychology at

. At UCD he met

Colm Mac Con Iomaire Colm Mac Con Iomaire () is an Irish composer and musician from Blackrock, County Dublin, Ireland, who plays violin and sings with The Frames. He is the son of Liam Mac Con Iomaire, a writer, journalist and broadcaster. He attended school at ...

, who he would later play in

with.

Career

Hingerty joined with The Frames after their previous drummer left the band, meeting the band on Tour in France. He played on ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' For the Birds'' with the band. He left the band due to creative differences with

Glen Hansard Glen Hansard (born 21 April 1970) is an Irish singer-songwriter, musician and actor. Since 1990, he has been the frontman of the Irish rock band The Frames, with whom he has released six studio albums, four of which have charted in the top ten ...

but remains friends with him and has played in Hansard's other band,

The Swell Season The Swell Season is a folk rock duo formed by Irish musician Glen Hansard and Czech singer and pianist Markéta Irglová. "The Swell Season" name is derived from Hansard's favourite novel by Josef Škvorecký from 1975 bearing the same title. ...

. Following The Frames, he played with

. playing on

Hello Starling ''Hello Starling'' is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Josh Ritter. It was Ritter's second album release nationally on the label Signature Sounds. It was originally released on September 9, 2003, a two-disc deluxe edition was ...

and

The Animal Years ''The Animal Years'' is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Josh Ritter. The album was originally released in the UK on March 20, 2006, and in the United States on April 11, 2006. It was Ritter's first album released on V2 Record ...

. He is also a photographer, with his photo exhibition on his life on tour exhibited by Duke Street Gallery in Dublin.

Discography

* ''

'' - Josh Ritter *

'' - Josh Ritter * Live From Vicar Street - Josh Ritter * ''

'' - The Frames (Meteor Award) * ''

Dance The Devil ''Dance the Devil...'' is the third studio album by Dublin based band The Frames. The album was first released in Ireland on 25 June 1999 on ZTT Records and subsequently in the UK and USA later in the year. On this album the band returned to us ...

'' - The Frames * '' For the Birds'' - The Frames

References

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