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_“…state-of-the-art Irish music as aggressively infectious as
you’ll ever hear.” – __DIRTY LINEN__ (2000)_
Formed in 1997 and celebrating its 20th anniversary, Lúnasa has long
been one of contemporary Irish music’s leading voices. Named after
an ancient Celtic harvest festival in honour of the Irish god _Lugh_,
the group that Folk Roots magazine once called an “Irish music dream
team” was formed from members of some of Ireland’s greatest bands
and over the years has proven its mettle time and again, having sold
over a quarter of a million records, and collaborated with notable
artists outside the tradition such as Natalie Merchant and Mary-Chapin
Carpenter.. They have performed more than 2,000 shows across 36
countries including high-profile concert venues such as Carnegie Hall,
The Hollywood Bowl, National Concert Hall (Dublin), and Paris Bercy,
and many of the leading festivals such as Glastonbury, Womadelaide &
Edmonton.
From the start, the band’s complex arrangements and unique sound
reshaped the boundaries of traditional music and energized audiences
the world over. Critical acclaim followed, The Irish Echo describing
the band as the “the hottest Irish acoustic band on the planet”;
MOJO magazine named the band "the new gods of Irish music,” adding
that “nobody since the Bothies has wielded such a thrilling rhythmic
underlay.” Billboard raved that “anybody who listens can’t help
but find them contagious.” Lunasa’s current lineup includes Trevor
Hutchinson, who achieved fame as the bassist with the The Waterboys;
uilleann piper Cillian Vallely, who toured with Riverdance and
recorded with Bruce Springsteen; Kevin Crawford, widely considered one
of Ireland’s greatest flute players; award-winning fiddler Colin
Farrell, who has performed with Project West, Grada and Michael
McGoldrick; and guitarist Ed Boyd, known on the UK folk circuit for
his work with bands such as Flook, Kate Rusby, and Cara Dillon.
Currently the band is touring their most recent cd, “Cas”.
Released in the spring of 2018, the album breaks new ground for the
band, and features for the first time guest singers.
_"This album is brilliant with a capital B…...a new feather in the
cap of the talented and influential musicians we know and love as
Lunasa.” __IRISH AMERICAN NEWS_
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