Lúnasa
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Lúnasa are an all-instrumental, acoustic group known for their exciting melodies and tunes, as well as their ability to combine the sounds of the fiddle, the flute, the uilleann pipes, the guitar, and the bass.
Named after Lughnasadh, an ancient Irish harvest festival, Lúnasa was started when Seán Smyth, Trevor Hutchinson, and Donogh Hennessy briefly toured through Scandinavia in 1996. Upon their return to Ireland, they teamed up with Michael McGoldrick and John McSherry to record a few tracks for what would be their first album. In 1997, Kevin Crawford joined the group.
In 1999, the group signed a three year contract with Green Linnet Records. After releasing three albums under the label, they terminated their contract.
In 2004, Donogh Hennessy left the group. He subsequently recorded an album as a duet with Pauline Scanlon - previously of the Sharon Shannon band - the culmination of a project entitled ‘Deora De’, an album comprising tunes and songs. He was eventually replaced by Paul Meehan.
The group tours for a majority of each year
Named after Lughnasadh, an ancient Irish harvest festival, Lúnasa was started when Seán Smyth, Trevor Hutchinson, and Donogh Hennessy briefly toured through Scandinavia in 1996. Upon their return to Ireland, they teamed up with Michael McGoldrick and John McSherry to record a few tracks for what would be their first album. In 1997, Kevin Crawford joined the group.
In 1999, the group signed a three year contract with Green Linnet Records. After releasing three albums under the label, they terminated their contract.
In 2004, Donogh Hennessy left the group. He subsequently recorded an album as a duet with Pauline Scanlon - previously of the Sharon Shannon band - the culmination of a project entitled ‘Deora De’, an album comprising tunes and songs. He was eventually replaced by Paul Meehan.
The group tours for a majority of each year
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Lá Nua
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krazykrissy666 Just can't get enough!
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henriquee_t88 Otherworld gives me a "summer days in an irish village" sort of feeling. Except, well, having a song called "January Snows".
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DaddyPobbin I quite like the yellow profile picture...just me?
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Halko beautiful! <3
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lightvsdarkness I met these guys at the Folk Festival in Richmond, Virginia. They are all really nice and their music is great! If you play flute, let them know and you'll get a warm welcome =]
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nathczar Amazing stuff!
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L�nasa and The Brain - National Concert Hall, Dublin 19th June
24 Jan 2011 | from www.lunasa.ie/item/179
The music of Lúnasa will provide the backdrop to the most unique
of the Dublin City of Science 2012 events - Lúnasa and The
Brain. Lúnasa and the RTE Concert Orchestra will perform Lúnasa’s
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- L� Nua - the new L�nasa Album 17 Mar 2010 | from www.lunasa.ie/item/179
- L� Nua - the new L�nasa Album 5 Mar 2010 | from www.lunasa.ie/item/179
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