Old articles from the New York Times

The NYT has dropped its paywall on articles from 1981 onwards. Below are links to some articles that reference Nightnoise (surprisingly few):

2003 Johnny Cunningham, 46, Celtic Fiddler

Obituary.

1996 A new age company feels good about a campaign intended to give it a new image

For instance, in No. 27, to promote “A Different Shore” by the Celtic group Nightnoise, an announcer told how large wooden goblets on a “huge medieval dining table” came to life and started “to chant in unison.”

1995 Dreams and Meditations From the Realm of Experience O Gravity, O Light

Mr. Haisma was a street dweller in “Five Short Dreams,” a suite of dances set to music by Ry Cooder, Mickey Hart and Nightnoise, with a text by Karen Kiwus and a sound score by Mr. Haisma

1991 For Irish, it isn’t Folk, it’s just Music, and it’s here

Article about Tríona playing live with Patrick Street, including interview and profile.

1987 New Age music booms softly

Windham Hill releases a passable album now and then, lately ‘‘Nightnoise’‘ by Billy Oskay and Micheal O Domhnaill, which treats Celtic melodies as new-age duets, but that could be considered a modern folk album.

1986 Weekender Guide

The World Music Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to presenting the finest in traditional and contemporary music from around the world, needs $75,000 to continue its programming, and some friends have joined forces to help the institute meet its bills. Tonight and tomorrow night at 8, the Washington Square Church, 135 West Fourth Street, will present benefit concerts for the institute. Tonight’s program features traditional and Celtic music by the group Nightnoise, which includes some of the most respected musicians in the flourishing Celtic music movement. Triona Ni Dhomhnaill (vocals, clavinet, synthesizer) and Micheal O’Domhnaill (guitar, vocals) are both veterans of the Bothy Band, the seminal Celtic revival group. The quartet is rounded out by the violinist Billy Oskay and the jazz flutist Brian Dunning

Posted Sep 25, 05:14 pm
John Rynne