Brian Dunning (21 December 1951 – 10 February 2022) was an Irish flautist and composer,[1][2] largely known for being a member of the Celtic band Nightnoise.
[4] He taught music for a short while at Ashlyns School in Berkhamstead, in the United Kingdom.
[4][6] They released the album Fairplay on the Lost Lake Arts/Windham Hill label in 1987, with Dunning on flute and drummer Tommy Hayes on bodhran, joined by various musicians including Mícheál Ó Domhnaill.
[7][8] The group was later reformed in Dublin with Dunning, guitarist Sean Whelan, and percussionist Robbie Harris, releasing the album Forgotten Carnival on their own label in 2008.
[9] He collaborated with keyboardist Jeff Johnson since the late 1980s, recording several albums together, including Songs from Albion (1992), The Music of Celtic Legends – the Bard and the Warrior (1997), Byzantium (2000), and Patrick (2004).