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David Munnelly - Artist Page
David Munnelly
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Biography:
 

With their unique style of playing, as wild and free as the rugged West Coast of Ireland, The David Munnelly Band is making waves on both sides of the Atlantic. Their traditional and ragtime-inflected Irish tunes are inspired by the golden era of the Irish-American dance hall, and the exuberant spirit of the 1920s and '30s masters including the Roaring 20's Flanagan Brothers. In concert their tunes are, for the most part, played fast with immense precision and with a live excitement not often duplicated.

Born and raised in County Mayo, David is an exciting young Irish button accordionist and an award-winning composer. He toured with The Chieftains from the age of 21 to 25, and is featured on their CD Water From the Well. He also performed with De Dannan and other legendary Irish artists. His second CD, By Heck, has received critical and popular acclaim in Ireland, Europe, Japan, and America.

He was honored as the 2004 and 2005 Composer of the Year in Ireland. He and his band have appeared worldwide on BBC World Television?s program Destination Music, and in America on PBS-Television and National Public Radio specials.

The band features Andrew Murray, a Galway singer recently named Male Vocalist of 2006 by LiveIreland.com; Paul Kelly, who was a member of the Sharon Shannon Band, on fiddle and mandolin; Tony Byrne on guitar, who has played with Michael McGoldrick and John McSherry among others; David's younger brother Kieran Munnelly on bodhran, snare and flute, Ryan Molloy on piano, and Daire Bracken, a founding member of Danu, on fiddle.

Official Web Site: www.davidmunnelly.com


Discography:
 

Swing (2001)

By Heck (Mad River Records, 2006)


Similar Music:
 
Irish, Celtic, Accordion

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