Danny Lyons is a solo handbell artist, handbell director, composer, and clinician, and he is the inventor of a method of playing 8-in-hand and has named it “Danny’s 8”.

He has been the director/clinician at numerous handbell festivals, and has played solo handbell performances throughout the United States and abroad. Danny has recently retired as the handbell director at Christ Episcopal Church, Pensacola, but continues performing on solo handbells, composing handbell music, and accepting teaching and directing positions nationally.
He is now semi-retired from a 50 year career as a piano technician and rebuilder, and lives in Pensacola with his 2 dogs — Nicky, a Golden Retriever and Koby, a Whippet.