Liam Genockey (born 12 August 1948) is an

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musician, who is the

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with

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band

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Biography

Genockey was born in

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, Ireland. During the 1960s he lived in

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, Devon, U.K, playing in local semi-pro groups and then, in the early 1970s, playing with

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-based rock band Adolphus Rebirth. He was one of the founding members of the early-1970s jazz-fusion and

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band Zzebra, later moving on with fellow band-member John McCoy to join Gillan. He then participated in Amalgam, formed in 1976 by

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. Watts' work covers the spectrum of

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, electronic,

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and folk-rock. Watts later founded 10-piece Moiré Music Ensemble which included Genockey again, along with Peter Knight, an early member of

. Genockey joined Steeleye Span in 1989 and recorded two studio albums ''

Tempted and Tried ''Tempted and Tried'' is the 13th studio album by British folk rock band Steeleye Span. The album was recorded after a three-year hiatus after the release of ''Back in Line''. After releasing ten albums in fairly rapid succession during the ...

'' and ''

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'', with them, as well as two live albums '' Tonight's the Night...Live'' and ''The Collection in Concert''. Between 1997 and 2001, however, he was not in the band. He returned in 2001 to record ''

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'', and has remained with the band since, though he also remains

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's drummer for both live and studio performances. In January 2003, he was involved in the

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broadcast of ''Free Will and Testament'', a programme featuring performance footage of

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. Liam is easily identified by his long, plaited beard. He currently lives in

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in East Sussex.

Discography

;With

John Martyn Iain David McGeachy (11 September 1948 – 29 January 2009), known professionally as John Martyn, was a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist. Over a 40-year career, he released 23 studio albums, and received frequent critical acclaim. ...

*'' Sunday's Child'' (1974) ;With Zzebra (1974–1975) *"Zzebra"/"Panic" *"Take It Or Leave It"/"Lost World" ;With

String Ensemble *''Cynosure'' (1978) ;With Trevor Watts' Amalgam *''Another Time'' (1976) *''Closer To You'' (1979) ;With Trevor Watts *''Over The Rainbow'' (1979) ;With

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*''Mike Heron'' (1979) ;With Gillan *'' The Japanese Album'' (1978) *'' Mr. Universe'' (1979) *''The Gillan Tapes Vol. 1'' (1997) ;With

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*'' Night Owl'' (1979) *'' Snakes and Ladders'' (1980) *''

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'' (1982) *''Rest in Blue'' (2021) ;With

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'' (1980) ;With

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*''

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'' (1981) ;With Bashung *''

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'' (1981) ;With

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*''Cornelius Cardew Memorial Concert'' (1985) ;With Linda Thompson *''One Clear Moment'' (1985) *"Insult to Injury" and ""I'm A Dreamer" on ''Dreams Fly Away'' (1996) ;With Trevor Watts' Moire Music *''With One Voice'' (1988) ;With

Lol Coxhill George Lowen Coxhill (19 September 1932 – 10 July 2012) known professionally as Lol Coxhill, was an English free improvising saxophonist. He played soprano and sopranino saxophone. Biography Coxhill was born to George Compton Coxhill ...

*"Et Les Motards Mon Cher Watson" (1989) (on the anthology ''Bandes Originales Du Journal De Spirou'') ;With Buick 6 *''Cypress Grove'' (1990) *''Juice Machine'' (1995) *''Live at the Telegraph'' (2007) ;With

Maddy Prior Madelaine Edith Prior MBE (born 14 August 1947) is an English folk singer, best known as the lead vocalist of Steeleye Span. She was born in Blackpool and moved to St Albans in her teens. Her father, Allan Prior, was co-creator of the police dr ...

*''Memento: The Best of Maddy Prior'' (1995) ;With

*''Nobody Knows: The Best of Paul Brady'' (1999) *''Oh What a World'' (2001) *''The Paul Brady Songbook'' (2002) *''Hooba Dooba'' (2010) ;With

*'' Tonight's the Night...Live'' (1991) *''

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'' (2004) *''

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'' (2004) *''Folk Rock Pioneers Steeleye Span in Concert'' (2006) *''

Bloody Men ''Bloody Men'' is the 20th studio album by British folk rock band Steeleye Span. This album represents a continuation of the band's recent surge of activity. In 2002, the band was in a state of near collapse, since three members of its line-up ...

'' (2006) *''

Cogs, Wheels and Lovers ''Cogs, Wheels & Lovers'' is the twenty-first studio album by British folk rock band Steeleye Span. It was released on 26 October 2009. It is the band's fourth studio album to feature the line-up of Maddy Prior, Peter Knight, Rick Kemp, Ken ...

'' (2009) *''

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'' (2013) – UK No. 77 *'' Dodgy Bastards'' (2016) *'' Est'd 1969'' (2019) ;With

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*''This is2... Rude'' (1994) *''Naked'' (1997) *''Home' (2000) *''Gathering'' (2000) ;With ''

tribute album'' (various artists) *''Soupsongs Live'' (2002) ;With Science Fiction anthology (various artists) *''Space 1999'' (2004) ;With

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*''Superdrag'' (1999) ;With

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and

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*''Little Children'' (2000) (charity single) ;With

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*''Moorsong'' (2001) ;With

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*''All Maps Welcome'' (2005) ;With Mandyleigh Storm *'' Fire & Snow'' (2008)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Genockey, Liam 1948 births Living people Musicians from Dublin (city) English drummers British male drummers British folk rock musicians Irish drummers Irish musicians Steeleye Span members Gillan (band) members