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THE DAVID MUNNELLY BAND

http://www.davidmunnelly.com/

Irish button accordion wizard David Munnelly & his popular, multi-award winning group bring new excitement to Irish music with their jazzy Irish tunes influenced by the Golden Age of Irish music of the 1920’s & ‘30’s & their stunning traditional songs, all performed with an exuberance, energy, and a fiery passion that has won them widespread audiences around the world.

Based in County Mayo, with members from Donegal, Dublin, & Galway, The David Munnelly Band has exploded onto the international Celtic music scene in the past four years with hit albums in Europe, Japan & North America. Featured on a PBS-TV special, National Public Radio, Ireland’s TG4, & on BBC World Television's program "Destination Music," the group is acclaimed for their outstanding, precision musicianship and exciting live shows.

AWARDS:
David Munnelly - Composer of the Year, 2004, 2005 (Ireland)
Best Traditional Artist, 2005 (LiveIreland.com, Irish American News)
Best Vocalist, 2006 (LiveIreland.com, Irish American News)
The David Munnelly Band - Concert of the Year, 2006, 2007 (Irish American New, LiveIreland.com), Best Band, 2005 (Irish American News, LiveIreland.com)
Kieran Munnelly -  Composer of the Year, 2004 (Ireland)
Shauna Mullin - All-Ireland Champion / English Language Song, Newcomer of the Year 2007 (LiveIreland.com, Irish American News)
Fergal Scahill - All-Ireland Fiddle & Bodhran Champion

OTHER CREDITS: David performed with The Chieftains from the age of 21 to 25, and is featured on The Chieftains' CD "Water From The Well." He also was a member of Irish supergroup DeDanaan.  He has released three critically acclaimed albums with his own group, and a fourth CD is scheduled for release in 2008.

MEDIA: The David Munnelly Band has been seen worldwide on the BBC World Television program "Destination Music: Ireland" for their headlining performance at Ireland's prestigious Ballyshannon Festival. They have also been featured in the U.S. on Superstation WGN-TV, and were highlighted in a two-part concert on NPR's "Celtic Connections," aired on over 100 stations across America.

Paul Keating of the Irish Voice says, "A real crowd-pleaser and one of the more fascinating groups coming out of Ireland...the band to see!" Bill Margeson of LiveIreland.com & the Irish American News states, “There is no more loved group in the tradition…Munnelly is a creative force at the true epicenter of Irish music…
Munnelly is arguably the best button box player in the world (though fans of Brock MaGuire might want to argue the point)...brilliant, brilliant music...Miss it, and you'll be missing where the tradition is going."