Liam O'Flynn

Early life He was born 15 September 1945 in Kill, County Kildare, Ireland, to musical parents. His father, Liam, was a teacher and fiddle player. During his early years, he was sometimes billed as Liam Óg Ó Flynn.

Music career In 1972, O'Flynn co-founded the Irish traditional music group Planxty,

Legacy The 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 Úna Monaghan, Barry Kerr, Jack Talty, Louise Mulcahy and Strange Boy (aka Jordan Kelly).

Discography

Solo albums Liam 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 Moore Prosperous (1972) Ordinary Man (1985)

With Planxty Planxty (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 Irvine Fifth 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 Davey The 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 Bush The Dreaming (1982) Hounds of Love (1985)

With Mark Knopfler Cal (film soundtrack) (1984) Golden Heart (1995)

With Enya Enya (1987) The Celts (1987) Shepherd Moons (1991)

With Seamus Heaney The Poet & The Piper (2003)

With other artists The Rambles of Kitty compilation by Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (1967) Celtic Folkweave by Mick Hanly and Mícheál Ó 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 Séamus Connolly (1988) Best of Irish Folk Festival (1988, compilation) Best of Irish Folk Festival Vol 2 (1989, compilation) Jig it in Style by Seán Keane (1990) Brand New Dance by Emmylou Harris (1990) The Field (film soundtrack), by Elmer Bernstein (1990) "My Special Child" by Sinéad O'Connor (1991) Bringing it all Back Home (1991, compilation) Out of Court by Maire Casey & 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, Seán Keane, and Liam O'Flynn (1992) Mercury Years by The Everly Brothers (1993, compilation) Poiema by Michael Card (1994) Idir Dhá 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 Núñez (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 Dónal Lunny by Dónal 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) An Dealg Óir by Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin (2002)