Person · Male
Dónal Lunny
- From
- Tullamore, Ireland
- Active
- 1947–2026
- Rating
- ★ 5
- Releases
- 13
- folk
- irish folk
About
Dónal Lunny (10 March 1947 – 23 October 2026) was an Irish folk musician and producer. He played guitar and bouzouki, as well as keyboards and bodhrán. As a founding member of popular bands Planxty, The Bothy Band, Moving Hearts, Coolfin, Mozaik, LAPD, and Usher's Island, he was at the forefront of the renaissance of Irish traditional music for over five decades. In 2025, he was the recipient of the RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards Lifetime Achievement Award.
Member of
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Moving Hearts synthesizer, bodhrán, Irish bouzouki
Discography
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Also known as
Donal Lunny · Donal Lunny & Friends · Donal Lunny and friends · Donald Lunny · Dónal Lunny and Friends
Tags
- irish
- producer
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 9296618d-e67c-4cff-bcc9-82d3503a8e1b
- ISNI
- 0000000033978874
- IPI
- 00076996900
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 12 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.