Shaun Davey

Shaun Davey (1948– ) is an Irish composer. Shaun Davey was born in Belfast in 1948. He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin in the history of Art in 1971. He then took a master's degree at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London. In the late 1970s, he made his first recording, "Davey and Morris," with Donal Lunny and others. He worked as a composer of advertising jingles, including "The Pride of the Herd" for the National Dairy Council. Davey'... more

Shaun Davey (1948– ) is an Irish composer. Shaun Davey was born in Belfast in 1948. He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin in the history of Art in 1971. He then took a master's degree at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London. In the late 1970s, he made his first recording, "Davey and Morris," with Donal Lunny and others. He worked as a composer of advertising jingles, including "The Pride of the Herd" for the National Dairy Council. Davey's reputation is built on four large-scale concert works based on Irish history, all using uilleann pipes and folk tunes. More Recently Shaun along with Rita Connolly and Dingle based musicians, Seamus Begley, Eilís Kennedy, Lawrence Courtney, Eoin Ó’Beaglaoí, Daithí Ó’Sé and Jim Murray to perform a collection of new songs in Irish: music by Shaun, with lyrics based on the poems of the late Caoimhín O Cinnéide. The name of the band is Beal Tuinne and the album was recorded live at St. James' Church Dingle Ireland. Davey had a talent that was... less