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Steve Cooney

Steve Cooney

Australian musician


Stephen Cooney is an Australian-Irish[1] musician.

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Early life

Cooney was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, where he learned to play the didgeridoo, and from the age of seventeen he played in a number of rock bands. He is of Irish ancestry.[1]

Career

Cooney moved to Ireland in the early 1980s, and since then he played, noticeably the guitar, over 60 albums with Irish artists, such as the Irish band Altan, The Chieftains, Clannad and Andy Irvine. He also composes his own material and is a producer/arranger of traditional music.[2]

In 2019, he recorded and published at Claddagh Records the album Ceol Ársa Cláirsí:Tunes of the Irish Harpers for Solo Guitar.[3]

Personal life

Cooney was married to Sinéad O'Connor from 2010 to 2011.[4]

Selected discography


References

  1. Newsdesk, The Hot Press. "Van Morrison, Tolü Makay to celebrate President Michael D. Higgins' 80th birthday with TG4 special". Hotpress.
  2. Long, Harry (2005). The Waltons Guide to Irish Music. p. 96.
  3. "Sinead O'Connor's third marriage breaks up". IrishCentral.com. 14 April 2011.

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