tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23691042.post115306237419857009..comments2013-03-03T18:55:11.893-05:00Comments on RootsWorld - World Music News: RIP: Micheal O Domhnaill, guitarist and founding member of the Bothy Bandcfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05779184166920967986noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23691042.post-1156761411004089242006-08-28T05:36:00.000-05:002006-08-28T05:36:00.000-05:00Nightnoise was very successful in the US, Spain an...Nightnoise was very successful in the US, Spain and Japan. In contrast, they sank without trace in Ireland. I think that was because they never got a fair hearing. People familiar with the Bothy Band felt that the Domhnaill''s had "sold out" or "gone commercial". I admit to having had similar feelings myself when I first came across Nightnoise in the late 1980s (I had seen the Bothy Band live Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23691042.post-1153067384521782052006-07-16T11:29:00.000-05:002006-07-16T11:29:00.000-05:00To be honest, I was never much of a fan of Nightno...To be honest, I was never much of a fan of Nightnoise... too much 'fluff' for my tastes. It always seemd a more commercial endeavor that lacked a real spark.<BR/> - cliffcfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05779184166920967986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23691042.post-1153066915129744142006-07-16T11:21:00.000-05:002006-07-16T11:21:00.000-05:00Mícheál also founded Nightnoise, with American vio...Mícheál also founded Nightnoise, with American violinist Billy Oskay, Mícheál's sister Tríona, and Brian Dunning. With Nightnoise, he recorded his own compositions and those of fellow members. The group was in existence from 1984 to about 2002, and it played basically instrumental music that represented a fusion of celtic and modern influences. Though practically unknown in Ireland, Nightnoise Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com