Manus Lunny

Manus Lunny (born 1962) is an Irish producer and multi-instrumentalist from County Donegal, Ireland, best known as a member of Celtic supergroup Capercaillie. He is the brother of multi-instrumentalist and producer Dónal Lunny.

Biography and career Manus Lunny was born in Dublin and reared in Newbridge, County Kildare in a family which practised music regularly. He has been living in County Donegal for many years now, close to where his mother was born in Ranafast. He toured widely with Barry Moore (now Luka Bloom) as a teenager. He was a member of Scottish/Irish band The Wild Geese which toured Ireland and performed limited concerts in Britain. After the band took a break, Lunny began to tour with Phil Cunningham and future long-term collaborator Andy M. Stewart. They toured as a trio to begin with before branching out into other bands.

Manus is best known as a member of Celtic supergroup Capercaillie. He has composed music for the BBC and various American television broadcasters and was a prominent session musician on two of Ireland's most well known compilations, Éist and Ceol Tacsi.vision recordings. and Na Mooneys, the eponymous debut album by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh's family band called Na Mooneys.

After decades of gigging and recording, Lunny finally gotten around to making a CD of his own compositions titled The Glenveagh Suite. Actually, he received a commission from the National Parks and Wildlife Services to compose music for five short films about Glenveagh National Park, its history and its conservation initiatives in County Donegal. For the album, Lunny got some of his most favourite musicians to play and sing on it: Moya Brennan, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh, Neil Martin, Martin Crossin, Theresa Kavanagh, Donald Shaw, Ewen Vernal, Liam Bradley, Mary Crossin and Caitlin Nic Gabhann. Lunny had a gathering on 29 September 2018 (9pm) in Leo's Tavern in Meenaleck to mark the launch and also to play music for the occasion.

Partial discography Solo 2018 - The Glenveagh Suite

Other collaborations 2009 – T with the Maggies, T with the Maggies (musician and produced) 2009 – Ceol Cheann Dubhrann, Various (also produced, mixed, recorded and engineered) 2008 – Imeall, Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh (also co-produced) 2006 – Loinneog Cheoil, Aoife (also produced and mixed) 2006 – Wired, Michael McGoldrick 2006 – Raining Up, Mairéad Nesbitt (also produced and mixed) 2006 – Draíocht, Dave Flynn (engineered and played bodhrán) 2005 – Earthsongs, Secret Garden 2004 – The Very Best of Celtic Christmas, Various artists 2003 – Celtic Twilight, Various artists 2003 – Celtic Compass, Various artists 2002 – At First Light, Michael McGoldrick & John McSherry 2001 – 25 Years of Celtic Music, Various artists 2001 – Journey: The Best Of, Dónal Lunny 2000 – A Thistle & Shamrock Christmas Ceilidh, Various artists 2000 – Song of the Green Linnet, Various artists 2000 – Fused, Michael McGoldrick 2000 – Celtic Woman Vol. 2, Various artists 2000 – Idir : Identités, Various artists 2000 – Gaelic Voices, Various artists 1999 – The Voice of Celtic Music, Various artists 1999 – Scotland Forever, Various artists 1999 – Myriad, Gerry O'Connor 1999 – For Love of Erin, Various artists 1999 – Legends of Scottish Fiddle, Various artists 1999 – Celtic Christmas, Various artists 1999 – Bretagnes a Bercy, Various artists 1998 – Joyful Noise: Celtic Favorites from Green Linnet, Various artists (also produced and arranged) 1998 – Celtic Reflections, Various artists 1998 – Celtic Christmas Vol. 4, Various artists 1998 – The Celts Rise Again, Celtophile (also produced) 1998 – Playing With Fire, Various artists 1998 – Her Infinite Variety: Celtic Women in Music & Song, Various artists 1997 – Celtic Love Songs, Celtophile (also produced) 1997 – Traditional Music of Scotland, Celtophile (also arranged and produced) 1997 – Celtic Music Today, Celtophile (also produced) 1997 – Scottish Voices, Various artists 1997 – There Was a Lady: The Voice of Celtic Women, Various artists 1997 – If Ever I Return, Connie Dover 1997 – The Dreaming Sea, Karen Matheson 1996 – Celtic Christmas, Vol. 2, Various artists 1996 – Green Linnet 20th Anniversary Collection, Various artists 1996 – Windham Hill Sampler '96, various artists 1995 – Celtic Christmas (Windham Hill), various artists 1995 – Celtic Graces: A Best of Ireland, various artists 1995 – Celtic Voices: Women of Song, various artists 1994 – The Best of Ireland, various artists 1994 – Wishing Well, Connie Dover 1992 – Heart of the Gaels, various artists (also produced) 1991 – Time to Time, Gerry O'Connor 1990 – Somebody, Connie Dover 1990 – The Celts Rise Again, Karen Matheson 1987 – Dónal Lunny, Dónal Lunny