Henry Cluney

Henry Cluney
Background information
Birth name	Henry William Cluney
Born	4 August 1957 (1957-08-04)
Origin	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Genres	Rock, punk rock
Instruments	Guitar
Associated acts	Highway Star (1977) Stiff Little Fingers (1977–1983, 1987–1993) The Lobsters Snoot Gibson Three Days Later The Bobby E. Project

Henry Cluney (born 4 August 1957, Belfast, Northern Ireland) was a guitarist in Highway Star, the school band that became Stiff Little Fingers in 1977. He remained with the group until lead singer Jake Burns disbanded the group in 1983.

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.

He moved to Rochester, Minnesota in 1997. He kept up his involvement in music, playing guitar with several regional rock bands. He is currently lead guitarist in "Teez."

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.

External links

• Henry Cluney - official site

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