Henry Cluney

Henry Cluney (born 4 August 1957, Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a guitarist who is best known as a 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]

Henry Cluney
Background information
Birth nameHenry William Cluney
Born (1957-08-04) 4 August 1957
OriginBelfast, Northern Ireland
GenresRock, punk rock
InstrumentsGuitar
Associated actsHighway Star (1977)
Stiff Little Fingers (1977–1983, 1987–1993)
The Lobsters
Snoot Gibson
Three Days Later
The Bobby E. Project XSLF

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 son David Cluney who also plays the guitar.

In July 2020, both Henry and David played the battle of the master guitar rifts in Belfast, Northern Ireland. During their performance, the 6th string snapped and severed the tip of David Cluney's 5th finger, making it stiff.

References
  1. Strong, Martin Charles (31 October 2003). The great indie discography. Canongate U.S. p. 74. ISBN 978-1-84195-335-9. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
  2. 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.
Preceded by
1st incumbent		 Guitarist for Stiff Little Fingers
1977–1982		 Succeeded by
group disbanded
Preceded by
group inactive		 Guitarist for Stiff Little Fingers
1987–1993		 Succeeded by
Dave Sharp/
Ian McCallum


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