Anthony 'Stoney' Burke
27-1-1956 - 27-2-2025
We celebrate the joyous life of Stoney through a life well lived in music.
Stoney's first band was AC/30 around 1972. Also inthat band were Paddy mcBride and Seán O'Hagan (better known as Johnny Logan)
His first gigging band was The Ravens in the mid 70s which included the late Liam Carter.
Tailormade came next with Ray Dillon and Paddy mcBride. This was around 1980 and whilst in Tailormade, in 1982, Stoney started the Jazz/Funk band
Slipstream.
Stoney made that band his own playing percussion alongside Dots Leddy, BB Berrill, Mo Smith and Brian Owens.
In 1989 Raincheck was the home of Stoney.
He then played with Exchequer until 2005
In 2007 Roundabout was the band he made his own along with Ritchie Stephens and Gary Murphy.
2016 saw Stoney play in his final band, Motherfunkers, along with BB Berrill, Brian Owens, Roberta Smith, Mo Smith and Kevin Donnelly.
As we have said, a life well led and a night of celebration and many stories will take place on Monday August 4th.
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