1. Troy Donockley was born on 30 May 1964 and is an English composer and multi-instrumentalist most known for his playing of Uilleann pipes.
17 Facts About Troy Donockley
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At the age of 16, Troy Donockley joined them, playing at many venues in West Cumbria.
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Troy Donockley is a multi-instrumentalist and a master of the Uilleann pipes.
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Troy Donockley recorded one more album with You Slosh in 1991, plus nine more albums with Iona.
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Troy Donockley became an official member of the group in 1995 and left the band in 2009.
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Maire Brennan, a member of the Celtic-folk group Clannad, called on Troy Donockley to be a session musician on 'Two Horizons'.
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In 1999, Troy Donockley recorded 'Our Kate' on the album 'Debatable Lands' by Kathryn Tickell, contrasting two types of pipes with her; she plays the Northumbrian smallpipes.
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Together with Adrian Edmondson, Troy Donockley founded the band The Bad Shepherds in 2008, performing punk and new wave classics on folk instruments.
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Troy Donockley joined them on select shows of the subsequent tour and appeared in the music video for "The Islander".
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In 2011, Troy Donockley appeared as a guest on Imaginaerum, providing whistles, pipes, and vocals.
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Troy Donockley joined Nightwish again on the Imaginaerum World Tour, and appeared on the band's concert DVD 'Showtime, Storytime'.
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Troy Donockley appears in the Imaginaerum film from 2012 as a stage illusionist.
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Troy Donockley plays various instruments within the band, including the pipes and whistles, as well as bouzouki and electric and acoustic guitars.
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Troy Donockley has recorded as a session musician with Roy Harper, Midge Ure, Del Amitri, Alan Stivell, Status Quo, and Leah.
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Troy Donockley performed on Etarlis, a 2007 release by Mermaid Kiss.
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Troy Donockley can be heard on recent movie soundtracks Robin Hood and Ironclad.
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Troy Donockley has gone to great lengths to find the right kind of studio production.