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Bill Whelan

key, clap, *1950 IE, Limerick
Composer / Arranger / Producer of Folk, World and Soundtrack

Irish composer, arranger and producer, born 22 May 1950 in Limerick. Best known for his works related to traditional Irish music, he composed the music for the 'Riverdance' show, and has also worked with rock artists such as U2, Van Morrison or Kate Bush.

     
Instruments
  • Keyboards
  • Piano
  • Percussion
Genres
  • Folk
  • World
  • Soundtrack
  • Classical
Popular Tracks   
Reel Around The Sun on Riverdance 25th Anniversary: Music From The Show by Bill Whelan
Riverdance on Riverdance 25th Anniversary: Music From The Show by Bill Whelan
American Wake (The Nova Scotia Set) on Riverdance 25th Anniversary: Music From The Show by Bill Whelan
The Countess Cathleen/Women Of The Sidhe on Riverdance 25th Anniversary: Music From The Show by Bill Whelan
Heartland on Riverdance 25th Anniversary: Music From The Show by Bill Whelan
Caoineadh Cú Chulainn on Riverdance 25th Anniversary: Music From The Show by Bill Whelan
Firedance on Riverdance 25th Anniversary: Music From The Show by Bill Whelan
The Heart’s Cry on Riverdance 25th Anniversary: Music From The Show by Bill Whelan
Marta’s Dance/The Russian Dervish on Riverdance 25th Anniversary: Music From The Show by Bill Whelan
Lift The Wings on Riverdance 25th Anniversary: Music From The Show by Bill Whelan

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Band Members
Discography


Title Artist Year Type
The Connemara SuiteBill Whelan, Irish Chamber Orchestra2007Album
Riverdance - Live From GenevaBill Whelan2003Album
Riverdance On Broadway - Music From The Broadway ShowBill Whelan2000Compil.
Tanz In Die Freiheit (Dancing At Lughnasa) (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Bill Whelan1998Album
The Roots Of RiverdanceBill Whelan1997Compil.
Some Mother's Son - Original Motion Picture SoundtrackBill Whelan1996Album
Riverdance - Music From The ShowBill Whelan1995Single
Lift The Wings - Taken From The Riverdance AlbumBill Whelan1995Single
Riverdance (Music From The Show)Bill Whelan1995Album
Riverdance - Music From Riverdance The ShowBill Whelan1995Album
RiverdanceBill Whelan Featuring Anúna And RTÉ Concert Orchestra1994Single
From The Ablum The Seville SuiteBill Whelan, Davy Spillane, Máirtín O'Connor, Milladoiro, Liam O'Flynn, Andy Irvine, Donal Lunny1992Single
The Seville Suite "Kinsale To La Coruña"; Timedance '92; Dún BristeBill Whelan, Davy Spillane, Máirtín O'Connor, Milladoiro, Liam O'Flynn, Andy Irvine, Donal Lunny1992Album
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To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.
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