Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Ireland
- Active from
- 1955-05-23
folk
Discography
- Luka Bloom1988
- Riverside1990
- The Acoustic Motorbike1992
- Turf1994
- Salty Heaven1999
- Keeper of the Flame2000
- Between the Mountain and the Moon2001
- Before Sleep Comes2003
- Innocence2005
- Innocence2006
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- 71,014
- Total plays
- 924,059
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singer-songwriteririshfolkacousticfolk rock
Luka Bloom (born 23 May 1955 as Barry Moore) is an accomplished Irish folk-rock singer-songwriter. He is also the younger brother of Irish folk singer Christy Moore. In order to avoid the pressure of being related to Christy Moore, Bloom adopted his pseudonym. "Luka" is taken from the title of Suzanne Vega's song "Luka" about child abuse and "Bloom" refers to the main character in James Joyce's Ulysses. Bloom is, however, very forthcoming about being Moore's brother and does not hide behind his
Recent publications · Crossref
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- MERRA: NASA’s Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications
· 2011 · cited 3,881x
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.lukabloom.com
- Image
- Luka0707.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1955-05-23
- birth name
- Kevin Barry Moore
- start of work period
- 1969-00-00
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- 2653
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Ulysses
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child abuse
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Can't Help Falling in Love
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Categories
1955 births1960s in Irish music1970s in Irish music1980s in Irish music1990s in Irish music2000s in Irish music2010s in Irish music2020s in Irish music20th-century Irish male singersBLP articles lacking sources from January 2020Irish male singer-songwritersIrish singer-songwritersLiving peopleMusicians from County KildarePeople educated at Newbridge CollegePeople from Newbridge, County KildareReprise Records artistsV2 Records artists