Henry Cluney

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Henry Cluney
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Background information
Birth nameHenry William Cluney
Born (1957-08-04) 4 August 1957 (age 65)
Origin Belfast, Northern Ireland
Genres Rock, punk rock
Instrument(s) Guitar

Henry Cluney (born 4 August 1957) is a guitarist and former member of the band Stiff Little Fingers. [1] He remained with the group until lead singer Jake Burns disbanded them in 1983. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

He toured briefly with the band Dark Lady supporting Jake Burns and the Big Wheel, notably at the Marquee Club in Wardour Street but then spent five years back in Belfast teaching guitar until Stiff Little Fingers was reformed. He was a regular songwriting contributor for the group's first four albums, taking over lead vocal duties on his own compositions. He left the group amid some acrimony in 1993. [2]

He moved to Rochester, Minnesota in 1997, keeping up his involvement in music, playing guitar with several regional rock bands. [2]

Cluney completed a feature-length film in 2008/9 and, in 2009, toured the UK for the first time in fifteen years, as the opening for The Damned and The Alarm on their 341 tour. He subsequently toured the next two years, as a solo artist, and in 2013 formed XSLF with former bandmate Jim Reilly, and friend, Ave Tsarion. [7]

He lives in Rochester with his wife, Carol, while touring frequently throughout the United Kingdom (including Northern Ireland), Ireland and Europe with his nephew David Cluney who also plays the guitar.

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 Robb, John (25 May 2013). "Henry Cluney (ex SLF) my top 10 favourite albums". Louder than War . Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  3. ↑ May, Philippa (16 November 2019). "Return to Hereford for XSLF". Hereford Times . Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  4. ↑ May, Philippa (6 December 2018). "Hereford is 'second home' to popular punk band XSLF". Hereford Times . Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Punk legends put their little fingers on Perth". Daily Record (Scotland) . 18 August 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  6. ↑ Simpson, Dave (25 August 2016). "UB40, Stiff Little Fingers and Yes: the bands that split in half". The Guardian . Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  7. ↑ ""Alternative Ulster" Musical Performance and Discussion". New York University . 24 October 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
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group disbanded
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