[2] He is perhaps best-known, however, for his years spent recording and performing with the band Lúnasa, along with flautist/whistler Kevin Crawford, uilleann piper/whistler Cillian Vallely, guitarist Donogh Hennessy and bassist Trevor Hutchinson.
His sister Cora is perhaps best-known for performing alongside Máiread Nesbitt in Michael Flatley's original Lord of the Dance and Feet of Flames stage shows during the late 1990s-early 2000s.
Prior to Lúnasa fame, Smyth was awarded as an All-Ireland senior champion on both whistle and fiddle, at a young age.
After the release of his solo debut,[3] Smyth toured in Scandinavia and Europe in support of the album, accompanied by Donogh Hennessey, Trevor Hutchinson, flute player Michael McGoldrick, and uilleann piper John McSherry.
[5][4] Other recordings on which Smyth appears include the compilation album Ceol Tigh Neachtain (1989), Music at Matt Molloy's (1992), Brendan O'Regan's A Wind of Change (1992), Alan Kelly's Out of the Blue (1997) and Mosaic (1999), and Dónal Lunny's Coolfin (1998).