Troy Donockley

Quick Facts

Full Name	Troy Donockley
Occupation	Composer
Date Of Birth	May 30, 1964(1964-05-30)
Age	60
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Taurus

Troy Donockley Biography

Troy Donockley is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on May 30, 1964 in England, United Kingdom. Composer who is most well-known for his role in the metal group Nightwish. He is well-known for his performance of the bagpipes that are known in the industry as Uilleann pipes.

He and the former Frontwoman He and former frontwoman Tarja Turunen have both been members of Nightwish. were both members of Nightwish.

In 1987, he formed Celtic Rock band ‘You Slosh’, recording ‘Glorious Racket’ with them in 1989. In the following year, he recorded as a session musician with Celtic-folk band Iona. This was at the very beginning of the boom in Celtic-folk bands, and both ventures were very successful. Donockley recorded one more album with You Slosh in 1991, plus nine more albums with Iona. He became an official member of the group in 1995 and left the band in 2009. Máire Brennan, a member of the best-known Celtic-folk group, Clannad, called on Donockley to be a session musician on ‘Two Horizons’. In 1999, Donockley recorded ‘Our Kate’ on the album ‘Debatable Lands’ by Kathryn Tickell, contrasting two types of pipes with her; she plays the Northumbrian smallpipes.

Donockley was born in Workington, Cumbria; his parents were members of a band called Travelling Country. At the age of 16, Troy joined them, playing at many venues in West Cumbria. His father’s record collection was broad and gave his son a love of classical, rock, country as well as traditional music. He is a multi-instrumentalist and a master of the Uilleann pipes. His ambition as a teenager was to travel the world as a musician, but hated “empty pop created by cynical twerps”. The strangeness of the sound of the Uilleann pipes enabled him to become a session musician with prog-rockers The Enid in 1987 on their album ‘The Seed and the Sower’.

His parents were part of the group Travelling Country.

Troy Donockley Net Worth

Troy Donockley is one of the richest Composer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Troy Donockley 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began his career in the progressive rock group The Enid in 1987.

He has composed soundtracks to major films such as the Ridley Scott film Robin Hood.

Troy Donockley (born 30 May 1964) is an English composer and multi- instrumentalist most known for his playing of Uilleann pipes. 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 full-time member in 2013.

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Together with Adrian Edmondson, Donockley founded the band The Bad Shepherds in 2008, performing punk and new wave classics on folk instruments.

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Troy Ranked on the list of most popular Composer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Troy Donockley celebrates birthday on May 30 of every year.

He provides the main vocals for Nightwish’s single ‘Harvest’, released in

2020. This was unusual for the band, as main vocals were usually provided by Floor Jansen.

Is Troy Donockley married?

Donockley lives with his wife Terri and daughter Mia in North Yorkshire, England. He is a vegan.

Who plays the pipes in Nightwish?

TROY DONOCKLEY On Joining NIGHTWISH – “My Input Has Gone Beyond Being ‘The Bloke Who Plays The Pipes'” BraveWords scribe Carl Begai caught up with multi-instrumentalist Troy Donockley (2nd from right) during Nightwish’s recent European tour in support of their latest album, Endless Forms Most Beautiful.

How is Jukka Nevalainen?

Jukka Nevalainen
Genres| Symphonic metal, power metal
Occupation(s)| Drummer, musician
Instruments| Drums, percussion, keyboards
Years active| 1993–2019

How tall is floor from Nightwish?

6′ 0″

Why did Jukka leave?

Nightwish Drummer Jukka Nevalainen Steps Away From Band Due to Chronic Insomnia. We’ve seen musicians step away from bands over the years due to a number of physical ailments, but here’s one that is a bit out of the ordinary.