Brian Finnegan (born 20 August 1969) is an Irish flute and tin whistle player from Armagh.
Finnegan began playing whistle at age 8 and flute at age 10 as a student of the Armagh Pipers Club under the tuition of the Vallely family. He first came to public attention with the Irish group Upstairs in a Tent.Brian Finnegan Band, Armagh Pipers Club website
In 1993 he made a solo album When the Party's Over, which was recorded at Redesdale Studios. In 1995 he formed Flook.Flook (band) website, flook.co.uk; accessed 17 August 2017.Originally a three piece who toured as 'Three Nations Flutes' with Sarah Allen and Mike McGoldrick, they later added Ed Boyd on guitar forming Flook. When Mike left the band in 1997, John Joe Kelly (a frequent guest musician) was added as a band member on bodhrán. Flook continue to tour all over the world with fans across the globe. In 2006, Flook was awarded best band in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. In 2019, the band returned from an extended hiatus with the release of their fourth studio album "Ancora". Brian is a frequent tutor for Folkworks and Burwell Bash where he has been a tutor since 1994.
He tours regularly across the US, Latin America and Ireland with guitarist William Coulter"Luck o' the Irish" , Pasadena Weekly, 24 September 2009; retrieved 17 August 2017. with whom he released the EP 'Toward the Sun' in 2015. He also plays with an influential Russian rock group Aquarium, both live and on their studio albums (since approximately 2009). He worked on cross genre project Parallelogram.
, Brian plays with his own trio, with guitarist Ian Stephenson and drummer Jim Goodwin. They formed a four-piece, KAN, with those musicians and fiddler Aidan O'Rourke until disbanding in 2014. A solo album, The Ravishing Genius of Bones, was released in 2010.Brian Finnegan y Landeral, en la tercera jornada del Intercéltico , El Diario Montañés, 21 August 2010; retrieved 24 September 2012. In March 2021, Brian released solo album Hunger of the Skin.
In 2023, Brian released his first tune book, Timeweaver, which features 70 original compositions from across his 35 years career.
Discography
Solo/Duo/Trio +YearTitleNotes1993When The Party's Over2010The Ravishing Genius of Bones2014Toward the SunWith William Coulter2021Hunger of the Skin2024Shepherds2026YAMA
As Band Member Of +YearAlbumBandNotes1996Flook! Live!FlookSmall CD 94051999The Four of UsFlookFlatfish Records 001CD1999FlatfishFlookFlatfish Records 002CD2002RubaiFlookFlatfish Records 004CD2005HavenFlookFlatfish Records 005CD2019AncoraFlookFlatfish Records 006CD2025SanjuFlookFlatfish Records 007CD2000Face in the WaterMaalstroom2008Лошадь БелаяAquarium (Åквариум)2009Пушкинская 10Aquarium (Åквариум)2010День РадостиAquarium (Åквариум)2011АрхангельскAquarium (Åквариум)2013Полная ДискографияAquarium (Åквариум)2017Двери Травы Aquarium (Åквариум)2020Знак ОгняAquarium (Åквариум)2020TopAquarium (Åквариум)2023Дом Всех СвятыхAquarium (Åквариум)2012SleeperKAN
As Guest Artist/Other +YearAlbumArtistNotes1996Evolving Traditions, Vol. 2Various1997Down And Out In Belfast And BudapestPatrick McMullan1998Excalibur (La Légende Des Celtes) Alan Simon 2003Sweet LibertyCara Dillon2003Goodnight Ginger John McCusker2003Covering GroundThe Red Hat Band2004Miles ApartLeon Huntwith Flook2005A Different LifeEmily Smith2006Sirius Aidan O'Rourke2007The Irish Drum: An BodhranPeter Houlahan2007Excalibur II (L'anneau Des Celtes)Alan Simon2008Hill of ThievesCara Dillon2008Yella Hoose + Goodnight GingerJohn McCusker2008Fame and GloryFairport Convention2008Worth It All Su2010Line UpIan Stephenson2010A Year in IrelandNew Time Ensemble2011How To Tune A FishBeoga2011Riga Live 01.12.2009Boris Grebenshikov2012Humours of TulaLacuna2012HorizonsClaude Samard Polikar2013Å+ Å+ 2013One Woman: A Song for UN WomenVarious2014СольБГ (Boris Grebenshikov)2014Planxy BG Boris Roubekin2014Turn the CornerColum Sands2015One HouseTolka2016Futura Ancient AlchemyHarmonica Creams2017Symphonia БГÅ+2017÷ (Divide)Ed Sheeran2018 Grammy winner - Best Pop Vocal Album2017KeltiKXabi Aburruzaga2018Время N БГ2019Throwing ShapesEmily Jean Flack2019CorcraGráinne Holland2020Знак ОгняБГ2021Ceol na SiógGráinne Holland2022Travelers Rest The Foreign Landers2022Motionlesswornoc2022Tributaries Vol. 2 El Buho2022Bitz & Beatz Kerry Fitzgerald2023VF Vol. II Sam Gellaitry2023Canvas Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy 2023Dealan DeClare Sands 2024Gormacha Clare Sands 2024Return from HelsinkiIan Stephenson2025Dark Harvest (Pt. 2)Nick Mulvey2026Made to WonderThe Foreign Landers2026WaO'jizo
References
External links
KAN Burwell Bash