Brian Dunning (flautist)

Brian Dunning (21 December 1951 – 10 February 2022) was an Irish flautist and composer,[1][2] largely known for being a member of the Celtic band Nightnoise.[3] He had both Celtic and jazz influences early on. He studied jazz and classical music, and was a student of James Galway.[4] He studied at the Berklee College of Music in 1977.[5]

Dunning played the flute and panpipe in Puck Fair, a primarily instrumental "Irish jazz" group formed in New York in 1984 that played traditional Irish songs and original compositions.[4][6] They released the album Fairplay on the Lost Lake Arts/Windham Hill label in 1987, with Dunning on flute and drummer Tommy Hayes on bodhran, joined by various musicians including Mícheál Ó Domhnaill.[7][8] The group was later reformed in Dublin with Dunning, guitarist Sean Whelan, and percussionist Robbie Harris, releasing the album Forgotten Carnival on their own label in 2008.[9] He collaborated with keyboardist Jeff Johnson since the late 1980s, recording several albums together, including Songs from Albion (1992), The Music of Celtic Legends – the Bard and the Warrior (1997), Byzantium (2000), and Patrick (2004).[10][11]

Brian was a member in the extraordinary band Nightnoise since 1987

Dunning can be heard on the soundtrack to Gangs of New York, Windhorse, and The Outcasts.[12][13]

Dunning died on 10 February 2022, at the age of 70.[14]

See also

Selected discography

With Jeff Johnson and Wendy Goodwin
  • Under the Wonder Sky (2010)
  • Winterfold (2013)
  • If I Do Not Remember... (2016)
  • Kohelet (2020)
  • Coming, Going (2022)

References
  1. "Brian Dunning". Self-published on LinkedIn. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  2. Van Gelder, Lawrence (19 August 1999). "Footlights". The New York Times.
  3. Harris, Craig. "Nightnoise". Allmusic. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  4. Holden, Stephen (27 June 1986). "Pop/jazz; Irish music and dance in a 9-hour celebration". The New York Times.
  5. World Music Central
  6. Shepard, Richard F. (16 September 1985). "Going out guide". The New York Times.
  7. Flaggert, Robert (29 September 1987). "Puck Fair". The Michigan Daily.
  8. "Puck Fair". 95.1 WAPE. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  9. Schilder, Eelco (March 2009). "Brian Dunning's Puck Fair "Forgotten Carnival"". FolkWorld. No. 38.
  10. Dunphy, John P. "Jeff Johnson and Brian Dunning : Sons of Light". Music Tap.
  11. Dunphy, John P. (6 October 2003). "Jeff Johnson & Brian Dunning: Patrick". Music Tap.
  12. "Ark Music". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 16 August 2007.
  13. "Brian Dunning". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2014. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  14. Jazz musician Brian Dunning dies aged 70
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