Troy Donockley

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Troy Donockley
Donockley with Nightwish in 2022
Background information
Born	(1964-05-30) 30 May 1964 (age 60) Workington, Cumberland, England
Genres	Folk rock, traditional, progressive rock, symphonic metal
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Uilleann pipes, tin whistle, vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, bouzouki, cittern, bodhrán, mandola
Years active	1980–present
Website	www.troydonockley.com

Troy Donockley (born 30 May 1964) is an English composer and multi-instrumentalist most known for his playing of Uilleann pipes. Having performed with many artists as a session player, he is most notable as a member of Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish, which he has performed with since 2007 and joined as a full-time member in 2013.^[1]