Group

The Bothy Band

From: Ireland
Active: 1974–1979
Releases: 8

folk
irish folk

About

The Bothy Band are an Irish traditional band, originally active during the mid 1970s. They quickly gained a reputation as one of the most influential bands playing Irish traditional music. Their enthusiasm and musical virtuosity had a significant influence on the Irish traditional music movement that continued well after they disbanded in 1979.

From The Bothy Band on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Members

Kevin Burke 1976–now
Matt Molloy now
Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill now
Mícheál Ó Domhnaill now
Paddy Keenan · former
Dónal Lunny · former
Paddy Glackin 1975 · former
Tommy Peoples 1975–1976 · former

Discography

Albums 4

Live 2

Compilations 1

The Best of the Bothy Band 1988 Apple Music

Other 1

Live at the Embankment 1976

Links

Listen

Concerts

Songkick

Buy

open.qobuz.com

Reference

Also known as

Bothy Band · Triona NiDhomhnaill with The Bothy Band

Identifiers

MusicBrainz: e286a02a-eeb2-4dce-b7bf-f05feebd52ae
ISNI: 0000000089424459

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 9 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.