Sonny Condell

Sonny Condell
Sonny Condell in concert with Tír na nÓg, performing his song "Teesside" at the Sirius Arts Centre in Cobh, Ireland on August 21st, 2009.
Background information
Born	1 July 1949 Newtownmountkennedy, co. Wicklow, Ireland
Genres	Folk, Folk rock, Progressive folk
Occupation(s)	Musician, Songwriter, Graphic artist
Instruments	Guitar, Vocals, Jaw harp, Pottery drums, Clavinette, Guitar Synthesizer, saxophone, keyboards.
Years active	1960s – present
Labels	Chrysalis, Mulligan, WEA, Dara, Kitten, STARC, Hummingbird
Associated acts	Tramcarr 88 Tír na nÓg Scullion Radar
Website	www.sonnycondell.com

Sonny Condell (born 1 July 1949, in Newtownmountkennedy, Ireland) is an Irish singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and graphic artist. He is mainly known as a member of the Irish bands Tír na nÓg and Scullion. He released some hits in Ireland as a solo artist like "Down In The City" in 1977 that he covered later with the Belgian singer Micha Marah on her album Voyage in 1998. For some years, Sonny has got his own solo band called Radar, although he still plays with Tír na nÓg and Scullion.

Discography

With Tramcarr 88

• "Look"/"In the Morning" (1968)

With Tír na nÓg

• Tír na nÓg (1971)
• A Tear and a Smile (1972)
• Strong in the Sun (1973)
• In the Morning (1999)
• Hibernian (2000)
• Spotlight (2001)
• Live at Sirius (2010)
• The Dark Dance (2015)

Solo

• Camouflage (1977)
• Someone to Dance With (1994)
• French Windows (1999)
• Backwater Awhile (2001)
• Swallows and Farms (2013)

With Scullion

• Scullion (1979)
• Balance and Control (1980)
• White Side of Night (1983)
• Spin (1985)
• Ghosts and Heroes (1992)
• Eyelids Into Snow - A Collection (2001)
• Long Wave (2012)

With Radar

• Navigation (2005)

As producer

• Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin – Solas Gorm (1988)
• Mike Hanrahan – What You Know (2002)

Guest appearances

• Tudor Lodge – Tudor Lodge (1971)
• Ray Dolan – Restless Night (Ray Dolan album) (1975)
• Tadhg Mac Dhonnagáin – Solas Gorm (1988)
• Micha Marah – Voyage (1998)
• Dervish – 21 Years from Stage to Stage (2010)
• Leo O'Kelly – Will (2011)

External Links

• Official Web Site

References