Luke Daniels (musician) explained

Luke Daniels (born 1973)^[1] is an English multi-instrumentalist and composer who grew up in Sonning Common, South Oxfordshire and is now based in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.^{[2] [3]}

Early years

Daniels grew up playing the melodeon in the Irish tradition and won the 1992 BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award.^[3]

Career

Following the release of his first solo album Tarantella in 1994 he toured with a variety of artists including Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull and De Dannan. Daniels toured throughout North America with the Riverdance show.^{[4] [5]}

Daniels is a multi-instrumentalist singer and composer, as well as button accordion he plays guitar, piano and tin whistle.^[6] He has toured with the Cara Dillon band,^[7] with Syrian oud player Rihab Azar^[8] and collaborated with celebrated English folk musician Nancy Kerr.^[9] In 2016 Daniels restored an original Polyphon machine which he used alongside original compositions.^[10]

Discography

• 1994 Tarantella ^[3]
• 2002 Above the Bellow (Luke Daniels and Jonathan Preiss)^[11]
• 2004 Secret Sessions
• 2006 Lost Music of the Gaels ^[12]
• 2009 Art of Trio ^[13]
• 2011 The Mighty Box ^[14]
• 2013 Mother Glasgow
• 2014 What’s Here What’s Gone ^[15]
• 2015 Tribute to William Hannah ^[16]
• 2016 Revolve and Rotate ^[17]
• 2017 Making Waves ^[18]
• 2017 Singing Ways to Feel More Junior ^[19]
• 2019 Old Friends and Exhausted Enemies ^[20]
• 2022 Luke Daniels and the Cobhers ^[21]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Luke Daniels reviving 19th Century music box. Hampshire Chronicle. 2 March 2016 . 2 August 2023.
2. Web site: Reading Chronicle . Music and Folklore Sun Stations. Reading Chronicle. 23 September 2011 . 6 June 2022.
3. Web site: Heywood . Pete . Luke Daniels . Living Tradition . 6 June 2022.
4. Web site: Daniels . Luke . Luke Daniels . Luke Daniels . Liverpool Philharmonic . 6 March 2023.
5. Web site: Heywood . Pete . Luke Daniels. Living Tradition . 6 June 2022.
6. Web site: Neill . Danny . Luke Daniels. Folk Radio . 13 September 2022 . 6 March 2023.
7. Web site: New Release Premiere: Luke Daniels – Don't You Worry Bout A Thing . Thank Folk for that . 24 November 2017 . 27 October 2022.
8. Web site: The arts desk at the east neck festival 2022. The arts desk . 5 July 2022 . 27 October 2022.
9. Web site: Folk Stars Luke Daniels Team up. The Atkinson . 2 May 2018 . 27 October 2022.
10. Web site: Luke Daniels Revolve and Rotate Utilises the Polyphon machine . The audiophile man . 16 May 2016 . 6 June 2022.
11. Web site: McClellan . Mel . Below the bellows . BBC Radio 2. BBC . 6 March 2023.
12. Web site: PRS For Music Foundation. Luke Daniels . PRS Foundation. PRS .
13. News: Long . Siobhán. Luke Daniels - The Art of Trio. The Irish Times. 6 March 2023.
14. Web site: Living Tradition . Issue 90 - Living Tradition Reviews . The Living Tradition. 6 March 2023.
15. News: Denselow . Robin . Luke Daniels - What's here What's gone. The Guardian . 30 October 2014 . 6 March 2023.
16. Web site: Monaghan . Review Luke Daniels a Tribute to William Hannah. The Living Tradition . 6 March 2023.
17. News: Denselow . Robin . Luke Daniels - Revolve and Rotate . The Guardian . 30 October 2014 . 6 March 2023.
18. Web site: Ainscoe. Mike. Luke Daniels - Making Waves. Louder than War. 18 March 2017 . John Robb . 6 March 2023.
19. Web site: Nenadic . Mark . Singing Ways to Feel More Junior. Americana UK . 21 December 2017 . 6 March 2023.
20. Web site: Blake . Thomas . Luke Daniels - Old Friends and Exhausted Enemies . Folk Radio UK . October 2019 . 6 March 2023.
21. https://www.discogs.com/artist/924712-Luke-Daniels<nowiki> |access-date=27 October 2022 |via=Discogs }}

    References

22. https://www.lukedanielsmusic.com/music.html<nowiki> |access-date=27 October 2022 |via=Luke Daniels Music}} ^[21]