About Nightnoise
Hometown
Portland, OR, United States
Formed
1984
Genre
Easy Listening
Acclaimed for their seamless blend of traditional Celtic music, jazz, and chamber music, Nightnoise was formed by former Bothy Band and Relativity member Micheál Ó Domhnaill and classically-trained fiddler Billy Oskay. The "free-flowing pieces" they created during improvisations caught the attention of Windham Hill Records, who released their self-titled debut album in 1984. Despite Ó Domhnaill’s reluctance to tour, Nightnoise played their first shows with the addition of Ó Domhnaill’s sister, Triona, on piano and harmonium and flute/whistle player Brian Dunning. The line-up recorded a series of albums for Windham Hill, notably 1990’s THE PARTING TIDE. Johnny Cunningham (ex-Silly Wizard) replaced Oskay for 1993’s SHADOW OF TIME. After 1995’s excellent A DIFFERENT SHORE and the relatively middle-of-the-road THE WHITE HORSE SESSION (1997), Nightnoise quietly disbanded.
Members of Nightnoise include, or have included, Brian Dunning, Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill, Mícheál Ó Domhnaill, Johnny Cunningham, John Fitzpatrick, and Billy Oskay.
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