Artist:Moving Hearts
Song:McBride's
Album:Donal Lunny's Definitive Moving Hearts
Though they were only together for a couple of years in the 80s, Moving Hearts had an impact on Irish music that still resonates today. Moving Hearts was formed in 1981 by Planxty's Donal Lunny and Christy Moore. The idea was to mix traditional Irish music with rock which is what Horslips did before they split up in 1980. With that in mind, one time Horslips member Declan Sinnott was brought in to play lead guitar. Other members were Davy Spillane on ulleann pipes, Keith Donald on alto sax, Eoghan O'Neill on bass and Brian Calnan on drums. Moving Hearts signed with Warner Bros. and Lunny produced their 1981 debut album Moving Hearts. That and their 1982 album The Dark End of the Street were successful. But Moore left to go solo and that's when things started to fall apart. There were other changes including Sinnott's departure. They released a live album in 1983 followed by the 1985 album The Storm. By that time, Moving Hearts had already stopped touring and they split up shortly after the album release. This comp is available as a digital download. Moving Hearts had a very successful reunion in 2007 that produced a live album and DVD. Lunny, O'Neill, Donald and Spillane are the original members on the album. The band continues to reunite occasionally. They are on a brief tour right now. Here's Moving Hearts performing McBride's from the Live in Dublin DVD.
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