Davy Spillane
- January 9, 2024
- Composer
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Davy Spillane Biography
| Name | Davy Spillane |
| Birthday | Jan 6 |
| Birth Year | 1959 |
| Home Town | Dublin |
| Birth Country | Ireland |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Davy Spillane is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on January 6, 1959 in Dublin, Ireland. Davy Spillane (born 1959 in Dublin) is an Irish musician, songwriter, and a musician of uilleann pipes and a low whistle.
Spillane performed as a an orchestral soloist as a special guest work from 1992 titled “The Seville Suite”, which focuses on events from 1601 in the history of Irish-Spanish relations. Bill Whelan then worked for Spillane as well as Andy Irvine on the album EastWind. The album was released in 1993. Spillane worked with Canadian Artists like Bryan Adams (MTV Unplugged), Daniel Weaver on his album Weeds in addition to Celine Dion’s Heart Will Go on. The year 1994 was the time Spillane performed as a soloist on the show Riverdance. Spillane was also a collaborator together with Rory Gallagher on the tracks “The Road to Ballyalla”, “Litton Lane” and “One For Phil” as together working with Enya in the 1988 Watermark tracks “Exile” and “Na Laetha Geal M’oige”.
The year 1992 saw Spillane created music in Peter Kosminsky’s film Emily’s Wuthering Heights and in 1995, she gained a wider audience for the movie Rob Roy. Other guest appearances and compositions include Kate Bush’s Sensual World (1989), Mike Oldfield’s Voyager (1996), Bryan Adams’ MTV Unplugged, Van Morrison and Elvis Costello. The other films are Eat the Peach and The Disappearance of Finbar. Paul Winter’s album Journey with the Sun (2002). Spillane received an Grammy and was also nominated for a the second award.
Davy Spillane Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Composer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Davy Spillane is one of the richest Composer from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Davy Spillane 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
At 12 years old, Spillane started playing the uilleann pipes at the age of 12. His father was encouraging and instilled Spillane with his love for every music genre. Over the next three years the musician played in sessions and met a variety of renowned Irish musicians. At 16 years old He performed in Ireland as well as Europe, the United Kingdom and Europe. In 1978, he began writing his own songs. He was the gypsy in Joe Comerford’s 2001 film Traveller.
He was the founding part in Moving Hearts, along with Christy Moore and Donal Lunny in 1981. Though each member were a prodigy of Irish traditional music, the band performed mostly original music, often with a political twist and an edgy folk rock sound. The album they released The Storm (1985) was solely instrumental and contained some slower songs composed by Spillane. Spillane then made the surprising decision of joining forces along with American artist Bela Fleck as well as his fellow Englishman Albert Lee and others to create an “Davy Spillane” debut album featuring his original compositions as well as bluegrass, original blues and Atlantic Bridge. The band was a promotional tour group who produced Out of the Air in 1988, which is essentially the performance of Atlantic Bridge. Spillane then brought together the musicians of a new group which included Rory Gallagher and Kevin Glackin to record Shadow Hunter, an album that features a range of folk and rock styles. The album was then followed with Pipedreams which came out in the year 1991.
Spillane served his apprenticeship with pipe-makers Dan Dowd and Johnny Burke and now makes all his own instruments. In 2000, he recorded his only album of traditional tunes with Kevin Glackin, entitled Forgotten Days.
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Facts & Trivia
Davy Ranked on the list of most popular Composer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Davy Spillane celebrates birthday on January 6 of every year.
Where is Davy Spillane from?
Dublin, Ireland
What instrument does Davy Spillane play?
Davy Spillane
Genres| Celtic Folk Rock
Occupation(s)| Musician, composer
Instruments| Uilleann pipes, low whistle
Years active| 1970 – present
Who plays the uilleann pipes in Riverdance?
Declan Masterson
Instruments| Uilleann pipes low whistle bouzouki guitar bodhrán concertina
keyboards
Years active| 1980s–present
Is Davy Spillane a Traveller?
At age 19, Davy starred in the lead role of Joe Comerford’s award-winning feature film, ‘Traveller.
Who is Tara Howley?
Tara Howley is an award winning multi instrumentalist, singer and dancer from Kilfenora Co. Clare. She is a two-time senior all Ireland champion on the uilleann pipes.