John Kenny Albums in chronological order
The Voice of the Carnyx – 1995 BML016
John Kenny, trombone and carnyx
David Horne, piano
John Kitchen, organ
Tom Bancroft, drums
John Whiting, sound design
Chamber Group of Scotland
Programme:
The Voice of the Carnyx by John Kenny
Trombone Sonata by David Horne
Zephyr for trombone with string quartet, by Edward McGuire
O how I love thee for trombone & piano, by David Dorward
Bone tone poem for trombone and drum kit, by Tom Bancroft
Leo Dreaming for trombone, tape, and live electronics by John Maxwell-Geddes
Currently available on CD from Carnyx & Co. and multiple streaming services.
Nomad – 1996
Limited release
John Kenny, trombone, carnyx and voice
David Moss, voice, and percussion
Polarity Percussion Ensemble
Bassam Abdul-Salam, Christian Dierstein, Dirk Rothbrust
Directed by Bassam Abdul-Salam
Rolan Breitenfeld, sound projection
Klaus Gundschen, sound sculptures
Live recording at E-Werk, Freiburg
Currently only available on CD from Carnyx & Co.
Amaterasu The music of John Kenny – 1997 BML017
John Kenny, alto and tenor trombones, voice
Richard Benjafield, percussion
Gyorgy Kurtag, synthesiser
Eric Baron, bass guitar
Bertrand Amable and John Whiting, sound design
Chamber Group of Scotland
Programme:
Fanfare, solo trombone
Songs from A Book of Herne, soprano, and alto trombone duo with chamber ensemble
Sonata for unaccompanied alto trombone
Sonata for unaccompanied tenor trombone
Just one word, voice, keyboards, bass, and live electronics.
Amaterasu, double concerto for trombone, percussion, and Balinese gamelan orchestra
Currently available on CD from Carnyx & Co. and multiple streaming services.
Forest~River~Ocean – 1998 BML024
John Kenny, trombone and carnyx
Frances Lynch, soprano
Bassam Abdul-Salam, percussion
Yggdrasil String Quartet
John Whiting, sound projection and recording
Programme:
John Purser, Throat, for soprano, carnyx and percussion.
John Kenny, Ran Na Madadh-Allidh, solo carnyx
Ygdrassil/Kenny, Flight, for carnyx and string quartet
John Kenny/John Whiting, If you didn’t laugh, for trombone/alphorn electronics
Nigel Osborne, Forest~River~Ocean, for carnyx, string quartet and electronics.
Available to download from Erol Records via Bandcamp and multiple streaming services.
Forest~River~Ocean is currently sold out, awaiting re-issue.
A Field of Scarecrows – 2003 BML018
In memoriam of Paul Keenan
John Kenny, trombone
George Nicholson, piano
John Purser, trombone sonata
Scarecrows improvisation no 2, Kenny/Nicholson
George Nicholson, Umbra/Penumbra
Paul Keenan, A Field of Scarecrows
John Kenny, Bleaklow Fragment
George Nicholson, Muybridge Frames
Currently available on CD from Carnyx & Co. and multiple streaming services.
Locking Horns – 2003 EML029
The music of Etienne Rolin
John Kenny, trombone and carnyx
Etienne Rolin, saxophones, and bass flute
Nachiko Maekane, marimba
Marc Depond, percussion
His Ain Dracht Trumpets
John Whiting, sound design
Programme:
Locking Horns, carnyx and soprano sax
Wood and brass ritual, trombone, and marimba
Crichton Chapel Cries, solo carnyx
Beastly Brothers, carnyx with trombone quartet
Tribal Dance, trombone, bass flute, percussion
Cavern Choir, bass flute trio
Rustique, carnyx, bass flute, percussion
Quick Sands, solo trombone
Funk Finesse, alto sax, trombone, sound projection
Currently available on CD from Carnyx & Co., ErolRecords on Bandcamp, and multiple streaming services
The Marshall Plan – 2006 BML019
The poetry of Grantly Marshall, set to music by John Kenny
John Kenny, voice, trombone, flutes, percussion
Grantly Marshall, narrator
Scot Free Ensemble, directed by John Kenny
Gerry Hunt, sax & bass
Mary MacMaster, harps, and voice
Chick Lyall, piano and synths
Pete Vilk, percussion
Caroline Ross, voice
Jim Brook, guitar and recording engineer
Currently available on CD from Carnyx & Co. and multiple streaming services.
Embracing the Unknown – 2009 BC3010
John Kenny, alto, tenor and bass trombones
Catriona McKay, harp
The Edinburgh String Quartet
Programme:
Peter Swan, Prelude and Fandango
Andrian Pervazov, /dev/jam
John Kenny, Aerial Cartography
Etienne Rolin, Embracing the Unknown
Edward McGuire, Guest Sextet
Available on CD from Carnyx & Co. and multiple streaming services.
Dragon Voices – 2016 DCD34183
The great Celtic horns of ancient Europe
All compositions by John Kenny, exploring:
Deskford Carnyx
Tintignac Carnyx
Lochnashade Horn
Animal Horns
Shells
Shamanic drums
Bronze bells
Available on CD from Carnyx & Co, Delphian Classics, and multiple streaming services.
Set Upon the Rood – 2017 DCD34154
New Music for Choir and Ancient Instruments
John Kenny, Lochnashade Horn
Patrick Kenny, Deskford Carnyx
Barnaby Brown, Pictish triple pipes
Bill Talor, lyre, harp and crotte
Programme:
Barnaby Brown, Adiutor laborantium
John Kenny, The Deer’s Cry
James MacMillan, Noli Pater
Stuart MacRae, Cantata
Bill Taylor, Crux fidelis
Francis Grier, Cantemus
Stevie Wishart, Iste Confessor
Stephen Bick, Set upon the Rood
Available on CD from Carnyx & Co, Delphian Classics, and multiple streaming services.
Digital albums available on ErolRecords via Bandcamp:
Métamorphoses Locking Horns – 2024 BC73
Recorded at the Basilique Saint -Michel in Bordeaux
John Kenny, trombone, carnyx, recorders
Etienne Rolin, glissotar, basset horn, Bansuri flute
Jeane-Marie Colin, karlax, organ
https://etiennerolin.bandcamp.com/album/m-tamorphoses-locking-horns-with-organ-rolin-kenny-colin
Sonic Travels – Locking Horns – 2024 BC74
John Kenny, trombone, voice & recorders
Etienne Rolin, glissotar, flutes, sound painting
Jean-Marie Colin, Karlax
Ensemble Nassa, Bordeaux
Etienne Rolin, Travelling trombone concerto: solo trombone with chamber ensemble
https://etiennerolin.bandcamp.com/album/sonic-travels-locking-horns-karlax-la-n-a-s-a
Locking Horns Live – 2024 BC4
John Kenny and Etienne Rolin live at Studio Juillaguet
Charente, France
https://etiennerolin.bandcamp.com/album/locking-horns-live-john-kenny-etienne-rolin
Going Slideways – 2023 BC46
John and Patick Kenny, trombones and carnyx
Etienne Rolin, glissotar, bansuri flutes, basset horn
Jean-Marie Colin, organ
Recorded at St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh
https://etiennerolin.bandcamp.com/album/going-slideways-glissotar-brass-john-patrick-kenny-etienne-rolin-jean-marie-colin-organ
Souvenir de l’Avenir – 2013 BC13
John Kenny, trombones, carnyx, recorders, ocarinas
Etienne Rolin, glissotar, flutes, voice, basset horn
https://etiennerolin.bandcamp.com/album/souvenir-de-lavenir-locking-horns-john-kenny-etienne-rolin
Locking Horns, Infernal Dance – 2025 BC103
https://erolrecords.bandcamp.com/track/infernal-dance
Recorded live on June 17th, 2025, at Studio Juillaguet, Charente, France
John Kenny, trombone, Celtic horns, shells, animal horns, recorders, ocarina, bells.
Etienne Rolin, glissotar, basset horn, voice, sampo control
Locking Horns, Kenny plays Rolin – 2025 BC112
This album is a collection of works by Etienne Rolin written at the end of the twentieth century for John Kenny, master of brass. They started their rich artistic collaboration in 1983 beginning with free improvisation in Angouleme and has continued for 42 years touching upon chamber works concertos theater performances as well, Edinburgh as experiments with live electronics.Thanks to the performers who joined the Locking Horns project from the outset: Nachiko Maekane marimba, Marc Depond percussion, John Whiting sound projection.
John Kenny Carnyx tenor trombone
Etienne Rolin soprano & alto saxophone bass flute compositions.
tracks 5 & 7 trio improvisations recorded in Bougon Musée de Bougon
track 6 in Angouleme by E.Rolin.
We thank Jean-Marc Teraase the former director of l’Institut Français d’Ecosse for a warm and inspiring residency in Edinburgh where several live recordings were made (Scottish National Museum, Queen’s Hall)
https://erolrecords.bandcamp.com/album/locking-horns-kenny-plays-rolin-bc-112
Limited edition CD and DVD produced by Carnyx & Co:
The Secret House
Emily White, violin, alto sackbut, tenor trombone, voice.
John Kenny, tenor and bass trombone, carnyx, alphorn, conch, voice
Patrick Kenny, tenor trombone
Etienne Rolin, flute, sax, clarinet
Marc Depond, percussion, voice.
Dancers: Eric Tessier-Lavigne, Patti Hines
Puppeteers, Klaus Tkacz, Susanne Peschel
Programme:
Hildegad von Bingen, Spiritus Sanctus Vivican Vita
John Kenny, Secret House (sonata for solo female trombonist)
John Kenny, Intrada for solo bass trombone
John Kenny, Sonata for unaccompanied bass trombone
Peter Cowdrey, Iris Air with Song thrush with wrens, for tenor & bass trombone duo
Etienne Rolin, Caccia, for tenor & bass trombone duo
Limited edition, only available from Carnyx & Co
