Troy Donockley - Session Work

Session Work

Donockley has recorded as a session musician with Roy Harper, Midge Ure, Del Amitri, Alan Stivell and Status Quo. Bruce Johnson of the Beach Boys has used him. Five albums by prog-rockers Mostly Autumn feature him, as do Welsh prog group Magenta on two albums. He also performed on "Etarlis," a 2007 release by Mermaid Kiss and on Dark Passion Play, a 2007 release by Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish. Occasionally he also accompanied the band on their Dark Passion Play tour and features on the music video for the single "The Islander". When the band released their latest album, Imaginaerum, in 2011, he was asked to play a wide array of instruments including, uillean pipes, Celtic bouzouki, tin and low whistles and was even asked to supply some Cumbrian chanting on the song, "The Crow, the Owl and the Dove." He also joined the band on the Imaginaerum World Tour. He can be heard on recent movie soundtracks "Robin Hood" (Ridley Scott 2010) and "Ironclad" (Jonathan English 2011). Notably, he also performed at the Scottish leg of Live 8 with Midge Ure.

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