Dónal Lunny will be presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards, which will take place in Vicar Street, Dublin at 8.00pm on Wednesday 26th February.
One of the most significant figures in folk and traditional music ever to come out of Ireland, Dónal Lunny’s influence as a multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer has shaped the sound of Irish music for more than half a century.
A founder member of seminal bands Planxty, the Bothy Band, Moving Hearts, Emmet Spiceland and Coolfin, Lunny has long been a driving force behind the popularity of Irish folk and traditional music, collaborating with several generations…