Frankie Kennedy
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Frankie Kennedy was a flute
and tin whistle
player born in Belfast
, Northern Ireland
. He was also the co-founder of the band Altan, formed with his wife Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
. The popular Frankie Kennedy Winter Music School was founded in 1994 in his honour.
Kennedy's uncle was married to the daughter of Robert Cinnamond, a singer from Glenavy
, County Antrim
, who was a frequent visitor in his family home.
Kennedy became interested in Irish traditional music when he was 18 years old, through the music of Horslips
, Planxty
, The Chieftains
, and The Boys of the Lough
. He learned his Irish as a young man in Belfast's Cumann Chluain Árd and travelled frequently to Donegal to perform at local sessions in Gweedore
with Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
.
summer trip to the Gaeltacht
of Gaoth Dobhair (Gweedore
) in County Donegal
. He went to a session
one evening and there met a fifteen year old fiddle
player named Mairéad, daughter of the session's leader Proinsias Ó Maonaigh
. They were attracted to each other, and he wrote to her regularly after leaving Donegal.
He was advised by a friend that he should learn an instrument if he intended to court Mairéad, and so he got a whistle
and taught himself to play. Later he learned the flute, a somewhat louder instrument, so that he could hear himself in sessions. His love for Mairéad coupled with perfectionist tendencies turned him into a well-respected flute player.
Frankie Kennedy and Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
married in 1981.
ous record in 1979 and later formed a short-lived group called "Ragairne" which included Gearóid Ó Maonaigh, Mairéad's brother, on guitar. Joined by bouzouki
player Ciarán Curran and Eithne Ní Bhraonáin, now known as Enya
, on synthesizer
, Frankie Kennedy and Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh released a recording entitled Ceol Aduaidh on Gael-Linn
records in 1983.
At the time, Kennedy and Ní Mhaonaigh were earning their living by teaching at St. Oliver Plunkett National School in Malahide
, north County Dublin
. But live performances in 1984 and 1985, particularly in the United States, convinced them that there was an audience for "no-compromise traditional music played with heart and drive," and they were persuaded to give up teaching.
During this time the group added guitar
ist Mark Kelly and in 1987 released a record called Altan, named after a lake in Donegal, although the name Altan wasn't used for the band on that release. But the band's musical momentum was building rapidly, and they released three records in three years as Altan between 1989 and 1991. Altan was produced by Dónal Lunny
, who subsequently appeared as either a producer or guest musician on every Altan album which followed.
, in 1992. Despite his illness Kennedy continued to tour and record with Altan. The band released Island Angel in 1993, and continued to tour through 1994, the year of his death. Although Kennedy had experienced 18 months in remission, the cancer returned "full blast" afterwards. He died on 19 September at the age of 38 in the Royal Victoria Hospital
in Belfast
.
Kennedy is buried in Gaoth Dobhair
, County Donegal
.
Altan, in accordance with Kennedy's wishes, continued to record and perform after his death.
found on the Western concert flute
; for the majority of notes played on the instrument the player covers the tone holes directly with his or her fingers rather than using a metal key. Simple system flutes are predominant in Irish traditional music
.
Kennedy learned to play the flute in his birth city of Belfast
, as part of a musical community which produced a number of well-known flute players, including Hammy Hamilton, Gary Hastings, Gerry O'Donnell, Desi Wilkinson, and Sam Murray
.
Kennedy's style was characterized first and foremost by the music he played; most of the tunes originated from County Donegal, and his flute style corresponded well with the characteristic Donegal fiddle tradition
. His recorded legacy is almost exclusively with his wife and Altan, although he did perform on Clannad's album Banba
.
His playing was smooth and somewhat less heavily ornamented
than that of other popular Irish flute players like Matt Molloy. But like Molloy, the use of flattened "blue note
s" for expressive purposes "was a strong feature of Frankie Kennedy's playing with Altan."
Kennedy played flutes made by Chris Wilkes and Patrick Olwell.
" of contemporary masters of the instrument called "An Ghaoth Aduaidh/The North Wind," in honour of Kennedy. Frankie's mother Agnes still attends the festival annually and is close to Mairéad's family.
, used to make flutes, in his honour. A plaque was also created, with the following inscription:
Flute
The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
and tin whistle
Tin whistle
The tin whistle, also called the penny whistle, English Flageolet, Scottish penny whistle, Tin Flageolet, Irish whistle and Clarke London Flageolet is a simple six-holed woodwind instrument. It is an end blown fipple flute, putting it in the same category as the recorder, American Indian flute, and...
player born in Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. He was also the co-founder of the band Altan, formed with his wife Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh is an Irish fiddler and the lead vocalist for the Irish traditional band Altan.-Biography:Ní Mhaonaigh grew up in Gweedore , County Donegal, on the northwest coast of Ireland....
. The popular Frankie Kennedy Winter Music School was founded in 1994 in his honour.
Early life
He had three sisters and one brother.Kennedy's uncle was married to the daughter of Robert Cinnamond, a singer from Glenavy
Glenavy
Glenavy is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 17 kilometres north west of Lisburn on the banks of the Glenavy River. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 1,069 people. In early documents it was known as Lenavy.-Demographics:...
, County Antrim
County Antrim
County Antrim is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 2,844 km², with a population of approximately 616,000...
, who was a frequent visitor in his family home.
Kennedy became interested in Irish traditional music when he was 18 years old, through the music of Horslips
Horslips
Horslips are an Irish Celtic rock band that compose, arrange and perform songs based on traditional Irish jigs and reels. The group are regarded as 'founding fathers of Celtic rock' for their fusion of traditional Irish music with rock music and went on to inspire many local and international acts....
, Planxty
Planxty
Planxty is an Irish folk music band formed in the 1970s, consisting initially of Christy Moore , Dónal Lunny , Andy Irvine , and Liam O'Flynn...
, The Chieftains
The Chieftains
The Chieftains are a Grammy-winning Irish musical group founded in 1962, best known for being one of the first bands to make Irish traditional music popular around the world.-Name:...
, and The Boys of the Lough
The Boys of the Lough
-The early years:Their first album, called Boys of the Lough consisted of Aly Bain , Cathal Mc'Connell , Dick Gaughan and Robin Morton ....
. He learned his Irish as a young man in Belfast's Cumann Chluain Árd and travelled frequently to Donegal to perform at local sessions in Gweedore
Gweedore
Gweedore is an Irish-speaking district located on the Atlantic coast of County Donegal, part of the Province of Ulster in Ireland. Gweedore stretches some 16 miles from Meenaclady in the north to Crolly in the south and around 9 miles from Dunlewey in the east to Magheraclogher in the west, and...
with Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh is an Irish fiddler and the lead vocalist for the Irish traditional band Altan.-Biography:Ní Mhaonaigh grew up in Gweedore , County Donegal, on the northwest coast of Ireland....
.
Marriage
When Kennedy was eighteen he took a sixth formSixth form
In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
summer trip to the Gaeltacht
Gaeltacht
is the Irish language word meaning an Irish-speaking region. In Ireland, the Gaeltacht, or an Ghaeltacht, refers individually to any, or collectively to all, of the districts where the government recognises that the Irish language is the predominant language, that is, the vernacular spoken at home...
of Gaoth Dobhair (Gweedore
Gweedore
Gweedore is an Irish-speaking district located on the Atlantic coast of County Donegal, part of the Province of Ulster in Ireland. Gweedore stretches some 16 miles from Meenaclady in the north to Crolly in the south and around 9 miles from Dunlewey in the east to Magheraclogher in the west, and...
) in County Donegal
County Donegal
County Donegal is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Donegal. Donegal County Council is the local authority for the county...
. He went to a session
Irish traditional music session
Irish traditional music sessions are mostly informal gatherings at which people play Irish traditional music. The Irish language word for "session" is seisiún...
one evening and there met a fifteen year old fiddle
Fiddle
The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
player named Mairéad, daughter of the session's leader Proinsias Ó Maonaigh
Proinsias Ó Maonaigh
Proinsias Ó Maonaigh or Francie Mooney was a fiddler from Gweedore , County Donegal, Ireland. He is known for his distinguished fiddle playing and his unique and vast contribution to Irish music and culture....
. They were attracted to each other, and he wrote to her regularly after leaving Donegal.
He was advised by a friend that he should learn an instrument if he intended to court Mairéad, and so he got a whistle
Tin whistle
The tin whistle, also called the penny whistle, English Flageolet, Scottish penny whistle, Tin Flageolet, Irish whistle and Clarke London Flageolet is a simple six-holed woodwind instrument. It is an end blown fipple flute, putting it in the same category as the recorder, American Indian flute, and...
and taught himself to play. Later he learned the flute, a somewhat louder instrument, so that he could hear himself in sessions. His love for Mairéad coupled with perfectionist tendencies turned him into a well-respected flute player.
Frankie Kennedy and Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh is an Irish fiddler and the lead vocalist for the Irish traditional band Altan.-Biography:Ní Mhaonaigh grew up in Gweedore , County Donegal, on the northwest coast of Ireland....
married in 1981.
Forming Altan
The new couple continued to play at sessions in Donegal, and this formed the basis for their musical partnership. They made their recording debut on Albert Fry's eponymEponym
An eponym is the name of a person or thing, whether real or fictitious, after which a particular place, tribe, era, discovery, or other item is named or thought to be named...
ous record in 1979 and later formed a short-lived group called "Ragairne" which included Gearóid Ó Maonaigh, Mairéad's brother, on guitar. Joined by bouzouki
Bouzouki
The bouzouki , is a musical instrument with Greek origin in the lute family. A mainstay of modern Greek music, the front of the body is flat and is usually heavily inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The instrument is played with a plectrum and has a sharp metallic sound, reminiscent of a mandolin but...
player Ciarán Curran and Eithne Ní Bhraonáin, now known as Enya
Enya
Enya is an Irish singer, instrumentalist and songwriter. Enya is an approximate transliteration of how Eithne is pronounced in the Donegal dialect of the Irish language, her native tongue.She began her musical career in 1980, when she briefly joined her family band Clannad before leaving to...
, on synthesizer
Synthesizer
A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
, Frankie Kennedy and Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh released a recording entitled Ceol Aduaidh on Gael-Linn
Gael-Linn Records
Gael Linn Records is an Irish record label, run by the Irish language promotion organisation Gael Linn.Gael Linn released records by many of the world's most renowned Gaelic and Irish Traditional musicians known today...
records in 1983.
At the time, Kennedy and Ní Mhaonaigh were earning their living by teaching at St. Oliver Plunkett National School in Malahide
Malahide
Malahide is a coastal suburban town, near Dublin city, located in the administrative county of Fingal, within the traditional County Dublin, Ireland. It has a village-like centre and extensive residential areas to the south, west and northwest.-Name:...
, north County Dublin
County Dublin
County Dublin is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Dublin Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Dublin which is the capital of Ireland. County Dublin was one of the first of the parts of Ireland to be shired by King John of England following the...
. But live performances in 1984 and 1985, particularly in the United States, convinced them that there was an audience for "no-compromise traditional music played with heart and drive," and they were persuaded to give up teaching.
During this time the group added guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
ist Mark Kelly and in 1987 released a record called Altan, named after a lake in Donegal, although the name Altan wasn't used for the band on that release. But the band's musical momentum was building rapidly, and they released three records in three years as Altan between 1989 and 1991. Altan was produced by Dónal Lunny
Dónal Lunny
Dónal Lunny is an Irish folk musician. Lunny has been at the forefront of the evolution of traditional Irish music for more than thirty-five years and has participated within the renaissance of traditional Irish music in that time period...
, who subsequently appeared as either a producer or guest musician on every Altan album which followed.
Last years
Kennedy was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, a vicious form of cancerCancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
, in 1992. Despite his illness Kennedy continued to tour and record with Altan. The band released Island Angel in 1993, and continued to tour through 1994, the year of his death. Although Kennedy had experienced 18 months in remission, the cancer returned "full blast" afterwards. He died on 19 September at the age of 38 in the Royal Victoria Hospital
Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
The Royal Victoria Hospital is a hospital in Belfast, Northern Ireland....
in Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
.
Kennedy is buried in Gaoth Dobhair
Gweedore
Gweedore is an Irish-speaking district located on the Atlantic coast of County Donegal, part of the Province of Ulster in Ireland. Gweedore stretches some 16 miles from Meenaclady in the north to Crolly in the south and around 9 miles from Dunlewey in the east to Magheraclogher in the west, and...
, County Donegal
County Donegal
County Donegal is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Donegal. Donegal County Council is the local authority for the county...
.
Altan, in accordance with Kennedy's wishes, continued to record and perform after his death.
Flute style
Kennedy was widely considered to be a master of the simple system flute. "Simple system" flutes are so named because they do not use a metal key system as complex as the Boehm systemBoehm System
The Boehm system is a system of keywork for the flute, created by inventor and flautist Theobald Boehm between 1831 and 1847.Prior to the development of the Boehm system, flutes were most commonly made of wood, with an inverse conical bore, eight keys, and tone holes that were small in size, and...
found on the Western concert flute
Western concert flute
The Western concert flute is a transverse woodwind instrument made of metal or wood. It is the most common variant of the flute. A musician who plays the flute is called a flautist, flutist, or flute player....
; for the majority of notes played on the instrument the player covers the tone holes directly with his or her fingers rather than using a metal key. Simple system flutes are predominant in Irish traditional music
Folk music of Ireland
The folk music of Ireland is the generic term for music that has been created in various genres in Ireland.-History:...
.
Kennedy learned to play the flute in his birth city of Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
, as part of a musical community which produced a number of well-known flute players, including Hammy Hamilton, Gary Hastings, Gerry O'Donnell, Desi Wilkinson, and Sam Murray
Sam Murray
Sam Murray is a traditional flute maker from Galway City, Ireland. He has been making traditional Irish flutes for over 30 years now. Born in Belfast where he worked for many years up until the early 2000s when he moved to Galway City. His instruments are popular among Irish musicians and abroad.-...
.
Kennedy's style was characterized first and foremost by the music he played; most of the tunes originated from County Donegal, and his flute style corresponded well with the characteristic Donegal fiddle tradition
Donegal fiddle tradition
The Donegal fiddle tradition is a type of Irish traditional music, based on a two-hundred year-old tradition of playing the fiddle in County Donegal, Ireland...
. His recorded legacy is almost exclusively with his wife and Altan, although he did perform on Clannad's album Banba
Banba (album)
Banba is an album released by Irish group Clannad in 1994 on BMG records. It was re-issued in 2005 with the Afterlife mix bonus track of "I Will Find You"...
.
His playing was smooth and somewhat less heavily ornamented
Ornament (music)
In music, ornaments or embellishments are musical flourishes that are not necessary to carry the overall line of the melody , but serve instead to decorate or "ornament" that line. Many ornaments are performed as "fast notes" around a central note...
than that of other popular Irish flute players like Matt Molloy. But like Molloy, the use of flattened "blue note
Blue note
In jazz and blues, a blue note is a note sung or played at a slightly lower pitch than that of the major scale for expressive purposes. Typically the alteration is a semitone or less, but this varies among performers and genres. Country blues, in particular, features wide variations from the...
s" for expressive purposes "was a strong feature of Frankie Kennedy's playing with Altan."
Kennedy played flutes made by Chris Wilkes and Patrick Olwell.
Frankie Kennedy Winter School
Established in remembrance of Frankie Kennedy and with the intention of keeping both his memory and the music of County Donegal alive, the Frankie Kennedy Winter School is an annual series of classes held in County Donegal. In 2004 the school released a CD compilation of solo Irish flute played by a "who's whoWho's Who
Who's Who is the title of a number of reference publications, generally containing concise biographical information on a particular group of people...
" of contemporary masters of the instrument called "An Ghaoth Aduaidh/The North Wind," in honour of Kennedy. Frankie's mother Agnes still attends the festival annually and is close to Mairéad's family.
Memorial
St. Oliver Plunkett School, where Frankie and Mairéad taught planted a tree in their Garden of Peace in memory of Frankie. The school's staff and pupils planted a Wild PearPear Tree
Pear Tree is an inner city suburb of Derby, England. It is situated next to the areas of Normanton, Rose Hill and Osmaston. Pear Tree could be described as a suburb within a suburb because the people of Derby would identify it as an area in its own right, but it could also be described as forming...
, used to make flutes, in his honour. A plaque was also created, with the following inscription:
On the day of the planting ceremony over 400 of the school pupils, many past pupils and staff members put on a very special day-long marathon festival of music, song and dance. There was a three fold purpose. We wished to honour Frankie. We wished to celebrate his life in the way he enjoyed most, showing the joy and happiness that we can get from music, song and dance. Thirdly we wanted to raise funds for cancer research and the Hospice Foundation. We achieved our aims and had a marvellous day in the process. Mairead and Altan's Dermot and Ciaran came and played for huge audience who had gathered. It was at once a very poignant though terribly happy day.
Tributes
Dozens recorded songs have been written about/regarding Frankie including the following:- Altan recorded a few songs lamenting Kennedy, including 'Time Has Passed' and 'A Moment in Time'.
- Mairéad Ni Mhaonaigh's melancholy but beautiful jig "A Tune for Frankie" is the last track on Altan's 1996 album "Blackwater".
- Enya's song Only TimeOnly Time"Only Time" is a song that was recorded, and whose music was composed, by Irish singer Enya, first released in November 2000. The release of this single coincided with the release of the album A Day Without Rain. In 2001 "Only Time" was released again as a remix. The track was remixed by S.A.F. ...
which featured in a movie about a cancer sufferer was dedicated to Kennedy. - The tune/song 'Dobbin's Flowery Vale' which has become synonymous with Frankie and has been recorded by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh on her 2009 album ImeallImeall- Personnel :*Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh - vocals, Irish fiddle, Hardanger fiddle*Manus Lunny - bouzouki, programming, vocals, guitar*Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill - piano*Dónal Lunny - bodhrán*Michael McGoldrick - flute, uileann Pipes*Jim Higgins - percussion, bodhrán...
. - Luka BloomLuka BloomLuka Bloom is an Irish folk-rock singer-songwriter. He is the younger brother of Irish folk singer Christy Moore.-Early life:...
's 'Cool Breeze' on his album Salty Heaven was written in commemoration and in lamentation of Kennedy's death. - Solas wrote and recorded the instrumental "Lament for Frankie," and dedicated it to Kennedy.
- Dan Ar BrazDan Ar BrazDan Ar Braz, born Daniel Le Bras , is a French guitarist and the founder of Héritage des Celtes.- The apprenticeship years :...
, then a member of the band L’Héritage des Celtes wrote and recorded the song 'Left in peace' as a tribute to Kennedy
Discography
| Year | Artist | Title | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Albert Fry | Albert Fry | Gael-Linn Records Gael-Linn Records Gael Linn Records is an Irish record label, run by the Irish language promotion organisation Gael Linn.Gael Linn released records by many of the world's most renowned Gaelic and Irish Traditional musicians known today... |
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| 1983 | Frankie Kennedy and Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh is an Irish fiddler and the lead vocalist for the Irish traditional band Altan.-Biography:Ní Mhaonaigh grew up in Gweedore , County Donegal, on the northwest coast of Ireland.... |
Ceol Aduaidh Ceol Aduaidh Ceol Aduaidh is the first album by Frankie Kennedy and Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh , originally released in 1983 on the Gael-Linn Records label . It was reissued in 1994 by Green Linnet Records and in 2009 by Gael-Linn... |
Gael-Linn Records Gael-Linn Records Gael Linn Records is an Irish record label, run by the Irish language promotion organisation Gael Linn.Gael Linn released records by many of the world's most renowned Gaelic and Irish Traditional musicians known today... |
Re-released by Green Linnet Green Linnet Records Green Linnet Records was an American independent record label that specialized in Celtic music. Founded by Lisa Null and Patrick Sky as Innisfree Records in 1973, the label was initially based in Null's house in New Canaan, Connecticut. In 1975, the label became Innisfree/Green Linnet and Wendy... in 1993 |
| 1987 | Frankie Kennedy and Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh is an Irish fiddler and the lead vocalist for the Irish traditional band Altan.-Biography:Ní Mhaonaigh grew up in Gweedore , County Donegal, on the northwest coast of Ireland.... |
Altan Altan (album) Altan is the second album by Frankie Kennedy and Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh , originally released in 1987 by Green Linnet Records. The musicians appearing on this album are substantially those that became the early incarnation of the band Altan... |
Green Linnet Green Linnet Records Green Linnet Records was an American independent record label that specialized in Celtic music. Founded by Lisa Null and Patrick Sky as Innisfree Records in 1973, the label was initially based in Null's house in New Canaan, Connecticut. In 1975, the label became Innisfree/Green Linnet and Wendy... |
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| 1989 | Altan | Horse With a Heart Horse with a Heart Horse with a Heart is the first studio album by Altan, released in 1989 on the Green Linnet Records label.-Track listing:All titles arranged by Altan.# "The Curlew/McDermott's/Three Scones of Boxty/Unnamed Reel" – 4:11# "The Lass of Glenshee" – 4:38... |
Green Linnet Green Linnet Records Green Linnet Records was an American independent record label that specialized in Celtic music. Founded by Lisa Null and Patrick Sky as Innisfree Records in 1973, the label was initially based in Null's house in New Canaan, Connecticut. In 1975, the label became Innisfree/Green Linnet and Wendy... |
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| 1990 | Altan | The Red Crow The Red Crow The Red Crow is the second studio album by Altan, released in 1990 on the Green Linnet Records label. The title track, written by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh also features on her 2008 début album, Imeall.-Track listing:All titles are arranged by Altan.... |
Green Linnet Green Linnet Records Green Linnet Records was an American independent record label that specialized in Celtic music. Founded by Lisa Null and Patrick Sky as Innisfree Records in 1973, the label was initially based in Null's house in New Canaan, Connecticut. In 1975, the label became Innisfree/Green Linnet and Wendy... |
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| 1991 | Altan | Harvest Storm Harvest Storm Harvest Storm is the third studio album by Altan, released in 1992 on the Green Linnet label.-Track listing:All titles arranged by Altan.# "Pretty Peg/New Ships A-Sailing/The Bird's Nest/The Man From Bundoran" – 3:37... |
Green Linnet Green Linnet Records Green Linnet Records was an American independent record label that specialized in Celtic music. Founded by Lisa Null and Patrick Sky as Innisfree Records in 1973, the label was initially based in Null's house in New Canaan, Connecticut. In 1975, the label became Innisfree/Green Linnet and Wendy... |
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| 1993 | Altan | Island Angel Island Angel Island Angel is the fourth studio album by Altan, released in 1993 on the Green Linnet label.-Track listing:All arrangements are by Altan.# "Tommy Peoples/The Windmill/Fintan McManus's" – 3:14# "Bríd Óg Ní Mháille" – 5:00... |
Green Linnet Green Linnet Records Green Linnet Records was an American independent record label that specialized in Celtic music. Founded by Lisa Null and Patrick Sky as Innisfree Records in 1973, the label was initially based in Null's house in New Canaan, Connecticut. In 1975, the label became Innisfree/Green Linnet and Wendy... |
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| 1993 | Clannad Clannad Clannad are an Irish musical group, from Gaoth Dobhair, County Donegal. Their music has been variously described as bordering on folk and folk rock, Irish, Celtic and New Age, often incorporating elements of an even broader spectrum of smooth jazz and Gregorian chant... |
Banba Banba (album) Banba is an album released by Irish group Clannad in 1994 on BMG records. It was re-issued in 2005 with the Afterlife mix bonus track of "I Will Find You"... |
BMG | |
| 1995 | Altan | The First Ten Years: 1986-1995 | Green Linnet Green Linnet Records Green Linnet Records was an American independent record label that specialized in Celtic music. Founded by Lisa Null and Patrick Sky as Innisfree Records in 1973, the label was initially based in Null's house in New Canaan, Connecticut. In 1975, the label became Innisfree/Green Linnet and Wendy... |
"Best of" CD compiled by Dónal Lunny Dónal Lunny Dónal Lunny is an Irish folk musician. Lunny has been at the forefront of the evolution of traditional Irish music for more than thirty-five years and has participated within the renaissance of traditional Irish music in that time period... |
| 1997 | Altan | The Best of Altan | Green Linnet Green Linnet Records Green Linnet Records was an American independent record label that specialized in Celtic music. Founded by Lisa Null and Patrick Sky as Innisfree Records in 1973, the label was initially based in Null's house in New Canaan, Connecticut. In 1975, the label became Innisfree/Green Linnet and Wendy... |
"Best of" CD with no new studio tracks, but includes a bonus CD with a live recording from 1989 |