The Bothy Band was an Irish traditional band which emerged at the tail end of 1974 from a musical event celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Gael Linn record label. During the remainder of the band's five-year career The Bothy Band laid down a benchmark for the development of Irish traditional music over subsequent decades. The initial lineup had Paddy Glackin on fiddle as well as Tony MacMahon on accordion, but neither was prepared to take on a full-time musical career. The Bothy Band's core membership until its demise was Matt Molloy, flute and tin whistle; Paddy Keenan, uilleann pipes and tin whistle; Dónal Lunny, bouzouki, guitar, and production; Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill, harpsichord, clavinet and vocals; and Mícheál Ó Domhnaill, guitar and vocals. Tommy Peoples replaced Paddy Glackin initially and was himself superseded by Kevin Burke in May of 1976. Their eponymous first album from 1975 (re-released as The First Album) estab

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