O'Flynn was acknowledged as Ireland's foremost exponent of the uilleann pipes and brought the music of the instrument to a worldwide audience. In 2007, O'Flynn was named Musician of the Year at the TG4 Gradam Ceoil Awards, considered to be the foremost recognition given to traditional Irish musicians.[2]
He was born 15 September 1945 in Kill, County Kildare, Ireland, to musical parents.[3] His father, Liam, was a teacher and fiddle player.[1] His mother, Maisie (née Scanlan),[1] who came from a family of musicians from Clare, played and taught piano. From an early age, O'Flynn showed musical talent, and was encouraged to pursue his interest in the uilleann pipes by the piper Tom Armstrong.[3] At the age of 11, he began taking classes with Leo Rowsome. He was also influenced by Willie Clancy and Séamus Ennis. In the 1960s, he began to receive recognition of his talent, winning prizes at the Oireachtas Festival and the Fleadh Cheoil.[4] During his early years, he was sometimes billed as Liam Óg Ó Flynn.
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In 1972, O'Flynn co-founded the Irish traditional music group Planxty,[3] alongside Christy Moore, Andy Irvine and Dónal Lunny and remained a member throughout the band's various incarnations. While Seán Ó Riada and The Chieftains had reinvigorated Irish traditional instrumental music in an ensemble format during the 1960s, Planxty built on that foundation and took it one step further. They brought a punch and vitality to acoustic music that drew heavily on O'Flynn's piping virtuosity.
As O'Flynn grew in his skill as a musician and as he began to meet pipers like Willie Clancy and Séamus Ennis, he became acutely aware of his position in the tradition of piping. His subsequent close friendship with Ennis, which started as a master/pupil relationship, taught him that there was much more to being a piper than playing tunes. Liam noted: "Seamus Ennis gave me much more than a bag of notes."[4]
When I'm playing, I'm certainly lost within it. The only way to describe it, is that it's like looking inwards. I think when a performer engages with the audience, and vice versa, it's like a spell is cast and a terrific passage of feelings moves from the musician to the audience and back again.[4]
^"Louise Mulcahy awarded Liam O'Flynn Award for her pioneering work as an Irish traditional musician".
^"Limerick Rap and Hip-Hop Artist Strange Boy Announced as Winner of the 2023 Liam O Flynn Award by the National Concert Hall and the Arts Council". 27 March 2023.
^"Liam O'Flynn Selected Discography". Tara Music. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
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Liam O'Flynn (Allmusic)
Tools of the Trade (Tara Music)
Calling on the Piper (Irish Music Magazine)
"The Wind that Shakes the Barley" by Liam O'Flynn and Tommy Peoples (1976) on YouTube
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Liam O Flynn og Flynn Irish Liam o Floinn 15 September 1945 14 March 2018 1 was an Irish uilleann piper and Irish traditional musician In addition to a solo career and as a member of Planxty O Flynn recorded with Christy Moore Donal Lunny Andy Irvine Kate Bush Mark Knopfler The Everly Brothers Emmylou Harris Mike Oldfield Mary Black Enya and Sinead O Connor Liam O FlynnLiam O Flynn ca 1993Background informationBirth nameLiam og O Flynn 1 Also known asLiam og o FloinnBorn 1945 09 15 15 September 1945Kill County Kildare IrelandDied14 March 2018 2018 03 14 aged 72 Dublin IrelandGenresIrish traditional musicInstrument s Uilleann pipes Tin WhistleYears active1966 2018 O Flynn was acknowledged as Ireland s foremost exponent of the uilleann pipes and brought the music of the instrument to a worldwide audience In 2007 O Flynn was named Musician of the Year at the TG4 Gradam Ceoil Awards considered to be the foremost recognition given to traditional Irish musicians 2 Contents 1 Early life 2 Music career 3 Death 4 Legacy 5 Discography 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksEarly life editHe was born 15 September 1945 in Kill County Kildare Ireland to musical parents 3 His father Liam was a teacher and fiddle player 1 His mother Maisie nee Scanlan 1 who came from a family of musicians from Clare played and taught piano From an early age O Flynn showed musical talent and was encouraged to pursue his interest in the uilleann pipes by the piper Tom Armstrong 3 At the age of 11 he began taking classes with Leo Rowsome He was also influenced by Willie Clancy and Seamus Ennis In the 1960s he began to receive recognition of his talent winning prizes at the Oireachtas Festival and the Fleadh Cheoil 4 During his early years he was sometimes billed as Liam og o Flynn Music career editIn 1972 O Flynn co founded the Irish traditional music group Planxty 3 alongside Christy Moore Andy Irvine and Donal Lunny and remained a member throughout the band s various incarnations While Sean o Riada and The Chieftains had reinvigorated Irish traditional instrumental music in an ensemble format during the 1960s Planxty built on that foundation and took it one step further They brought a punch and vitality to acoustic music that drew heavily on O Flynn s piping virtuosity As O Flynn grew in his skill as a musician and as he began to meet pipers like Willie Clancy and Seamus Ennis he became acutely aware of his position in the tradition of piping His subsequent close friendship with Ennis which started as a master pupil relationship taught him that there was much more to being a piper than playing tunes Liam noted Seamus Ennis gave me much more than a bag of notes 4 When I m playing I m certainly lost within it The only way to describe it is that it s like looking inwards I think when a performer engages with the audience and vice versa it s like a spell is cast and a terrific passage of feelings moves from the musician to the audience and back again 4 Following the break up of Planxty in 1983 O Flynn found work as a session musician with such prominent artists as The Everly Brothers Enya Kate Bush Nigel Kennedy Rita Connolly and Mark Knopfler 3 He also worked on film scores including Kidnapped 1979 and A River Runs Through It 1992 He was adventurous enough to work with avant garde composer John Cage 3 but his most natural alliance was with neo romantic composer Shaun Davey The Bothy Band were natural successors to the original Planxty and one of its members Matt Molloy who subsequently joined The Chieftains played with The Chieftains fiddler Sean Keane on O Flynn s album The Piper s Call which was performed in the 1999 Proms season at the Royal Albert Hall He also worked on projects with Seamus Heaney mixing poetry with music His name is mentioned in Christy Moore s song Lisdoonvarna Death editO Flynn died in Dublin on 14 March 2018 after a long illness 5 1 Legacy editThe Liam O Flynn Award is awarded each year by the Arts Council and the National Concert Hall to recognise individual creativity in Traditional Irish music Awardees include Una Monaghan 6 Barry Kerr 7 Jack Talty 8 Louise Mulcahy 9 and Strange Boy aka Jordan Kelly 10 Discography editSolo albumsLiam O Flynn 1988 The Fine Art of Piping 1991 Out to an Other Side 1993 The Given Note 1995 The Piper s Call 1999 With Christy MooreProsperous 1972 Ordinary Man 1985 With PlanxtyPlanxty 1973 The Well Below the Valley 1973 Cold Blow and the Rainy Night 1974 The Planxty Collection 1974 compilation After The Break 1979 The Woman I Loved So Well 1980 Words and Music 1983 Planxty Live 2004 CD DVD 2004 Between the Jigs and the Reels A Retrospective CD DVD 2016 With Andy IrvineFifth Irish Folk Festival Compilation 1978 Rainy Sundays Windy Dreams 1980 Way Out Yonder Andy Irvine album 2000 Changing Trains 2007 Abocurragh 2010 Andy Irvine 70th Birthday Concert at Vicar St 2012 2014 With Shaun DaveyThe Brendan Voyage 1980 The Pilgrim 1983 Granuaile 1985 The Relief of Derry Symphony 1990 May We Never Have to Say Goodbye 2006 Voices from the Merry Cemetery 2010 With Kate BushThe Dreaming 1982 Hounds of Love 1985 With Mark KnopflerCal film soundtrack 1984 Golden Heart 1995 With EnyaEnya 1987 The Celts 1987 Shepherd Moons 1991 With Seamus HeaneyThe Poet amp The Piper 2003 With other artistsThe Rambles of Kitty compilation by Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann 1967 Celtic Folkweave by Mick Hanly and Micheal o Domhnaill 1974 Kidnapped by Vladimir Cosma 1978 Born Yesterday by The Everly Brothers 1985 The Emigrant Suite by Charlie Lennon 1985 Notes from my Mind by Seamus Connolly 1988 Best of Irish Folk Festival 1988 compilation Best of Irish Folk Festival Vol 2 1989 compilation Jig in Style by Sean Keane 1990 Brand New Dance by Emmylou Harris 1990 The Field film soundtrack by Elmer Bernstein 1990 My Special Child by Sinead O Connor 1991 Bringing it all Back Home 1991 compilation Out of Court by Maire Casey amp Chris Newman 1991 No Dowry by Maighread Ni Dhomhnaill 1991 A River Runs Through It film soundtrack by Mark Isham 1992 Rita Connolly by Rita Connolly 1992 The Seville Suite by Bill Whelan 1992 Fire Aflame by Matt Molloy Sean Keane and Liam O Flynn 1992 Mercury Years by The Everly Brothers 1993 compilation Poiema by Michael Card 1994 Idir Dha Chomhairle In Two Minds by Aine Ui Cheallaigh 1995 Voyager by Mike Oldfield 1996 Sult Compilation 1996 We Wont go Home Till Morning by Brendan Begley 1997 Kashmir Symphonic Led Zeppelin by the London Philharmonic Orchestra 1997 Finisterres by Dan Ar Braz 1997 With Friends Like These by James Keane 1998 Os Amores Libres by Carlos Nunez 1999 Bilbao Oo Oh by Kepa Junkera 1999 Speaking With Angels by Mary Black 2000 Volume 3 Further in Time by Afro Celt Sound System 2001 Journey The Best of Donal Lunny by Donal Lunny 2001 The Girls Won t Leave the Boys Alone by Cherish the Ladies 2001 To Shorten the Winter by Tommy Sands 2001 The Blue Idol by Altan 2002 11 An Dealg oir by Padraigin Ni Uallachain 2002 See also editList of bagpipersReferences edit a b c d e Genzlinger Neil 28 March 2018 Liam O Flynn Master Irish Piper in a Folk Revival Dies at 72 The New York Times TG4 Award for Liam O Flynn Tara Music Retrieved 15 October 2011 a b c d e Colin Larkin ed 1992 The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music First ed Guinness Publishing p 1854 ISBN 0 85112 939 0 a b c Liam O Flynn Biography Tara Music Retrieved 14 October 2011 Crowley Sinead 14 March 2018 Uilleann piper Liam O Flynn dies RTE ie Retrieved 14 March 2018 Una Monaghan Announced as Recipient of Liam O Flynn Award Castor Bay Irish Artist amp Musician University College Cork Louise Mulcahy awarded Liam O Flynn Award for her pioneering work as an Irish traditional musician Limerick Rap and Hip Hop Artist Strange Boy Announced as Winner of the 2023 Liam O Flynn Award by the National Concert Hall and the Arts Council 27 March 2023 Liam O Flynn Selected Discography Tara Music Retrieved 15 October 2011 External links editLiam O Flynn Allmusic Tools of the Trade Tara Music Liam O Flynn Thistle Radio Calling on the Piper Irish Music Magazine The Wind that Shakes the Barley by Liam O Flynn and Tommy Peoples 1976 on YouTube Uilleann Pipes 1980 on YouTube An Buachaill Caol Dubh by Liam O Flynn 1996 on YouTube Liam O Flynn King of the Pipers on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Liam O 27Flynn amp oldid 1205441867, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
