Editing Moving Hearts (section)

==Career==
The group was formed in 1981 when [[Dónal Lunny]] ([[Irish bouzouki|bouzouki]]) and [[Christy Moore]] (vocals, guitar and [[bodhrán]]), of [[Planxty]], wanted to explore the possibilities of linking contemporary music to Irish traditional music.<ref name="LarkinGE">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-939-0|page=1771}}</ref>  They initially intended to form a trio with guitarist [[Declan Sinnott]],<ref name="DLBioHS2011">Speek, Han (2011). [http://www.xs4all.nl/~hspeek/bouzouki/lunny.html ''Dónal Lunny – a short biography''.<!-- Bot generated title -->] ''xs4all.nl''. Retrieved 13 May 2007.</ref> but then expanded the group to include established Irish musicians Keith Donald (alto sax), Eoghan O'Neill (bass), Brian Calnan (drums), and [[Davy Spillane]] ([[uilleann pipes]]).<ref name="LarkinGE"/> In their first year together, Moving Hearts performed to packed audiences during their three-night-a-week residency at the Baggot Inn on [[Baggot Street]] in Dublin.<ref name="MHRes1981">McCann, Eamon (11 June 1987). [http://www.hotpress.com/music/reviews/live/Ace-of-Hearts/417206.html ''Ace of Hearts'']. ''Hot Press''. ''hotpress.com''. Retrieved 20 January 2017.</ref>

This laid the basis for a powerful, new Irish sound, which was coupled on the band's first two albums, ''Moving Hearts'' and ''The Dark End of the Street'', with songs of explicit political engagement, often concerning the [[The Troubles|situation]] in Northern Ireland.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> The band was organised as a cooperative effort, with all profits and costs borne by the seven band members and three members of the road crew.

Calnan was replaced for the group's second album by Matt Kelleghan, and, in 1982, Moore left to pursue his solo career and was replaced by Mick Hanly.<ref name="LarkinGE"/>

Moving Hearts played many prestigious gigs including the [[Montreux Jazz Festival]], [[The Bottom Line (venue)|The Bottom Line]] in New York and the [[Festival Interceltique de Lorient|Lorient Festival]] in Brittany, and the line-up with Hanly was recorded on the 1983 album ''Live Hearts''. They also played on two tracks on [[Van Morrison]]'s 1983 album ''[[A Sense of Wonder]]''.

For a period after Hanly's departure, Flo McSweeney and [[Anthony Drennan]] came in on vocals and lead guitar.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> The following year the group performed as an instrumental group, recording the album, ''[[The Storm (Moving Hearts)|The Storm]]''. At this point the line-up consisted of Spillane and [[Declan Masterson]] on uilleann pipes, Lunny on bouzouki, synthesiser & bodhrán, Donald on sax, Noel Eccles on percussion, Matt Kelleghan on drums, O'Neill on bass and Greg Boland on guitar.

The group ceased touring in 1984, appearing only at occasional festivals such as the [[Preseli Pembrokeshire|Preseli Folk Festival]]<ref name="Preseli Folk Festival">Thompson, Richard (April 1986). [http://archive.richardthompson-music.com/archivedocs/hp3.pdf ''Hokey Pokey – The Richard Thompson newsletter'' No.3] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402140138/http://archive.richardthompson-music.com/archivedocs/hp3.pdf |date=2 April 2015 }}. ''archive.richardthompson-music.com''. Note: Preseli Folk Festival (24 May 1986) is mentioned in section on 'DAVE SWARBRICK', page 3. Retrieved 5 March 2015.</ref>–now the [[Fishguard Folk Festival]]–in 1986. In 1990, the band performed at Dublin's [[Point Theatre]] for a sold out farewell concert, with McSweeney on vocals.

Moving Hearts re-formed in 2007, announcing concerts in [[Dublin]]<ref name="MHReunion2007">[http://www.taramusic.com/news/3014reunion.htm ''Moving Hearts Reunion''<!-- Bot generated title -->]. (December 2006). ''taramusic.com''. Retrieved 28 April 2007.</ref> and at the [[Hebridean Celtic Festival]] in [[Stornoway]].<ref name="MHCeltFest2007">[http://www.stornowaygazette.co.uk/news/great-line-up-for-hebridean-celtic-festival-2007-1-116824 ''Great line up for Hebridean Celtic Festival 2007'']. (1 March 2007). ''www.stornowaygazette.co.uk''. Retrieved 20 January 2017.</ref> The new line-up was: Lunny, Spillane, O'Neill, Donald, Kellaghan, Eccles, Drennan, Kevin Glackin and Graham Henderson.

They continue to reunite for occasional concerts every few years.  The 2022 line up is Lunny, Spillane, Donald, O'Neill, Eccles, Drennan, Bradley and Henderson.<ref>[https://www.3olympia.ie/whats-on/moving-hearts Moving Hearts will play their rescheduled show at 3Olympia Theatre on Tuesday 10th May 2022.]</ref>