1. At the age of 12, Spillane started playing the uilleann pipes.
12 Facts About Davy Spillane
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Davy Spillane's father encouraged him and inspired him with his love of all music genres.
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Davy Spillane starred as a gypsy in Joe Comerford's 1981 film Traveller.
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Davy Spillane is a founding member of Moving Hearts, along with Christy Moore and Donal Lunny in 1981.
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Davy Spillane then made the surprise move of joining up with American musician Bela Fleck, the Englishman Albert Lee, Jerry Douglas, and others to record a Davy Spillane debut album of his new compositions and bluegrass and original blues, Atlantic Bridge.
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Davy Spillane then gathered together a new set of musicians, including Rory Gallagher and Kevin Glackin to record Shadow Hunter, an album of various rock and folk styles.
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Davy Spillane played as special guest soloist in orchestral work in 1992 called "The Seville Suite", describing events in 1601 in Irish-Spanish history.
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In 1993, Davy Spillane collaborated with Canadian musicians such as Bryan Adams, and Daniel Weaver on his album Weeds plus Celine Dion's My Heart Will go On.
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In 1994, Davy Spillane was a special guest soloist in Riverdance.
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In 1992, Davy Spillane composed music for Peter Kosminsky's film Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights and, in 1995, reached a larger audience with the film Rob Roy.
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Davy Spillane earned a Grammy Award and nominated for second one.
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Davy Spillane served his apprenticeship with pipe-makers Dan Dowd and Johnny Burke and now makes all his own instruments.