Troy Donockley has built up a formidable reputation as both a Composer/Arranger and Musician/Performer and as a leading virtuoso of the Uilleann Pipes. His Orchestral workhas been performed in venues such as The Royal Festival Hall and Glasgow Concert Hall.
Born in Cumbria into a musical family, his musical journey has taken many diverse cultural turns, all within a focused plan to compose music of uncompromised integrity and passion. All join to create something very individual and very real...
His first album "The Unseen Stream" released in 1998, was critically acclaimed globally for its unique fusion of Traditional/Classical forms.
His latest album "The Pursuit of Illusion" (2003) continues to push the boundaries with a highly individual blend of the English Classical and Irish Folk traditions. Music from both albums has been used in Film/TV all over the world inc BBC1 , BBC2, C4, Discovery and CNN.
Troy has performed and is known all over the place - Europe, Middle/Far East, Australia, Japan, USA and has recorded with various other artists such as Maddy Prior (he has co-produced her last four albums), Maire Brennan (Clannad), Lesley Garrett. Barbara Dickson, Roy Harper, Alan Stivell, Del Amitri, Midge Ure (at the Edinburgh Live8 2005), Mostly Autumn and many more...
