AlbumList:1973- Planxty (LP-24bit-96khz)1974 - Cold Blow And The Rainy Night (LP-24bit-96khz)1974- The Well Below The Valley (LP-24bit-96khz)1975 - The Planxty Collection (LP-24bit-96khz)1979 - After The Break (LP-24bit-96khz)1980 - Dublin Olympia Theatre (CD 16bit-44.1khz)1980 - The Woman I Loved So Well (LP-24bit-96khz)1983 - Words & Music (LP-24bit-96khz)2004 - Planxty- Live 2004(CD 16bit-44.1khz)PlanxtyOriginKildare/Dublin, Ireland GenresIrish folk music Years active19721975 19781983 20032005 Planxty is an Irish folk music band formed in January 1972 consisting initially of Christy Moore (vocals, acoustic guitar, bodhrn), Andy Irvine (vocals, mandolin, mandola, bouzouki, hurdy-gurdy, harmonica), Dnal Lunny (bouzouki, guitars), and Liam O'Flynn (uilleann pipes, tin whistle). They quickly revolutionized and popularized Irish folk music, touring and recording to great acclaim.Subsequently, Johnny Moynihan, Paul Brady, Matt Molloy (flute), Bill Whelan (keyboards), Nollaig Casey (fiddle) and, briefly, Noel Hill (concertina) and Tony Linnane (fiddle) were also temporary members.Planxty broke up twice, first in December 1975 and again in April 1983. The original quartet reunited in October 2003 and their final performance (to date) was on 31 January 2005