Name Fionn Lochlainn Albums Spawn of the Beast | Role Record Producer | |
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Fionn O Lochlainn is a New York-based recording artist and instrumentalist.
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Background
Born and raised in London, England, Fionn O Lochlainn is the grandson of Irish Traditional collector, publisher and musician Colm O Lochlainn, and the son of Irish musician and photographer Ruan O Lochlainn and Scottish and English photographer Jackie Mackay.
Career
Fionn O Lochlainn's career as a musician includes performances and recordings with many artists, including Seal, Des'ree, Joe Cocker, Billy Bragg, Jason Rebello, Oleta Adams, Shara Nelson, Andrea Bocelli, Youssou N'Dour, Diane Birch, Cindy Blackman, Tony DeMarco, Paddy Keenan and Donal Lunny. While with Lunny he played with Sinead O'Connor, Paul Brady, Sharon Shannon, Liam O Maonlai and Tommy Peoples. His work with Lunny culminated in the acclaimed album Coolfin (1998).
O Lochlainn was producer of and instrumentalist on "Just Perfect" by Tracy Bonham, which appeared on the Grammy-nominated Bridget Jones's Diary movie soundtrack (2001).
O Lochlainn was a founding member of the band Hookah Brown with Bill Dobrow, John Hogg and Rich Robinson, with whom he toured in the US and Canada. Hookah Brown broke up in 2003.
O Lochlainn released his satirically titled debut album Spawn of the Beast in 2007.
Songs
Overcast
Words That Steal
Sticks And Leaves
You'll Be Here
Blues For America
Nature's Solution
Ode To Fz Part Two - Dumb All Over
Search For Reality
Home Dry
Green Of The Grass
Walk My Way
Racing Against The Time
Awake
War Pigs
Ode To Fz Part One - I'm The Slime
Waterside
Here Today
Zone