The name of troy donockley will be familiar to fans of progressive rock and celtic music. Dave bainbridge is responsible for keyboards, guitars, bouzouki and programming. It was released on march 23, 2018 via nuclear blast records. Iona 17 disc box set featuring hours of unreleased material this amazing 17 disc set, captures not only all the studio albums from iona plus cd4 snowdonia from ionas original river flows box set, but. The unseen stream 1998 remastered 2005 the pursuit of illusion 2003 the madness of crowds 2009 with nightwish.
Tuomas holopainen, troy donockley and johanna kurkela. Troy donockley has built up a formidable reputation as both a composer, arranger and musicianperformer. This was his first solo outing and was released in 1998. Troy donockley born 30 may 1964 is an english composer and multiinstrumentalist most known for his playing of uilleann pipes. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Donockley s biggest assets are his charming sense of refined song developments and an ear for melodies that hook you from the first moment and keep dragging you in on subsequent listenings. Troy donockley december 31, 2019 after spending two weeks working on new spherical music in the constellation of auri, its time to set the controls for the heart of the giant nightwish nebula.
To look at the history of nightwish is to look at a history of maturation and change. Troy donockley messages a collection of music 19982011. The unforgiving by within temptation 886976358921 cd. The bands name is based on a female character from patrick rothfuss the kingkiller chronicle, and admittedly, some of the content and the song lyrics are inspired by rothfuss books. Guest musicians troy donockley and enrico pinna would add further contributions to. Nightwish keyboardist and main songwriter tuomas holopainen says that the coronavirus pandemic has brought the community together in a way completely unique to anything we. Messages troy donockley 610 troy donockley is a legend of celtic music. Troy has been a fixture o both scenes for many years not least in his capacity as a session musician where he has worked within many artists such as mostly autumn and barbara dickson but also as a member of the long standing celtic progressive rock band iona. With us are tuomas holopainen, the bands founder, leader, keyboardist, and composer. Troy was the leader of the acclaimed folkrock band you slosh. Troy donockley born 30 may 1964 is an english composer and multi instrumentalist most.
Interview with tuomas holopainen, troy donockley and johanna kurkela auri its in a terribly exciting and always friendly atmosphere that this interview took place. His main instrument is the uilleann pipes adding also low whistles, electric and acoustic guitars, keys, cittern and mandolin, and he has composed most of the tracks. Of course, wed never met johanna before but weve often had the opportunity to speak with troy. He is also a leading virtuoso of the uilleann pipes. Nightwishs tuomas holopainen says coronavirus pandemic. Troy donockley plays uilleann pipes, whistles, bouzouki and guitars and sings. Before i had even heard the name, i was already familiar with his. Troy donockley has built up a formidable reputation as a composerarrangerproducer and as a multiinstrumentalist musicianperformer. Having performed with many artists as a session player, he is most notable as a member of finnish symphonic metal band nightwish, which he has performed with since 2007 and joined as a fulltime member in 20. Geboren, 19640530 30 mei 1964 leeftijd 54 workington, cumbria, engeland. Fluitist en uillean pipesbespeler troy donockley is bij het. Though iona is included with enya and clannad in the list of contemporary celtic artists, the scottish bands influences including jazzfusion, prog. Bainbridge, dave donockley, troy when worlds collide. Since 1989 dave has worked primarily with the acclaimed band iona, which he cofounded with woodwind player david fitzgerald.
Book of iona box set now available christian activities. The divine miss j makes her first appearance not with the powerful roar one might expect from a band known for making such dramatic music, but with a gentle whisper faintly accompanied by troy donockley. Book of iona box set available im very pleased to say that the store is now live and the epic 17 cd the book of iona box set is now available to preorder, bainbridge says. He is a leading virtuoso innovator of the uilleann pipes and low. Buy within temptations album titled the unforgiving to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to. Find iona discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Auri is the debut album by the finnishenglish progressive folk band auri. The unseen stream is a progressive classical album by troy donockley. The greatest show on earth an interview with troy donockley of nightwish. Rare footage of troy donockley playing uilleann pipes on an excerpt of the track tunnels from the album the unseen stream.
Troy donockley june 6, 2018 i am proud to say that during our recent excursion to the czech republic, in the very splendid pilsen zoo, under the glaring spotlight of the worlds paparazzi, we witnessed the. Auri is a finnish band composed of vocalist and violinist johanna kurkela, keyboardist and backing vocalist tuomas holopainen, and guitarist, keyboardist and pipe player troy donockley. Troy donockley is a highly gifted multiinstrumentalist, composer and arranger most noted as one of the leading. Although a solo recording he includes guests irish fiddler nollaig casey. This recording shows troy as a multiskilled wood player. Om daarna bijna tien minuten tunnels voor je kiezen te krijgen, van het debuut. Tunnels, a song by troy donockley on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Additionally, harvest is a delightful moment where troy donockley s voice takes the forefront, hows the heart. Han on soittanut useiden yhtyeiden keikkamuusikkona. Although a solo recording he includes guests irish fiddler nollaig casey, piano player neil drinkwater, his iona colleagues joanne hogg, terl bryant. It is the first album without original vocalist tarja turunen, who was dismissed in 2005, as well as the first album involving future member troy donockley on uilleann pipes and tin whistle.