Planxty

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PLANXTY - The Official Website

Planxty Discography

Planxty Discography Slipcue.Com Folk Guide

PLANXTY MusicWeb Encyclopaedia of Popular Music

Ceolas Planxty

Planxty came about in 1972 when folk singer Christy Moore gathered a bunch of musicians for his upcoming album Prosperous. From this grouping, Moore, along with traditional uilleann piper Liam O'Flynn, Dónal Lunny and Andy Irvine, formed Planxty (the name refers to a tune composed for a patron, particularly associated with O'Carolan). Their first eponymous album, known generally as the "Black Album" for it's cover art, stands as a landmark in Irish folk music, mixing authentic traditional music, with the fire of modern folk, and the ballad singing that the likes of the Dubliners and the Clancys were popularising. The harmonies and counterpoint of the group were relatively new to Irish music, which traditionally had been based on solo melodies. The singing of Moore and Irvine was backed by O'Flynn on uileann pipes and whistles as well as guitar, bouzouki, mandolin and bodhran.

Planxty Photo: 1981 version of Planxty with Bill Whelan (of Riverdance fame) at far left

Planxty biography .ms

PLANXTY the First Irish supergroup - Background information

Planxty - Irish traditional music - Dara Records

Shanachie Entertainment -Artist

Western People - 2004-10-06 Planxty – the legacy continues

Gig Reviews on CLUAS.com - Planxty in Dublin (January 2005)

BBC - Radio 2 - Folk and Acoustic

BRIAN CONWAY

Music-Map Planxty

Planxty - Last.fm

Celtic Musicians Dot Net

See Albums: Cold Blow And The Rainy Night Planxty The Well Below The Valley