Lúnasa (band)

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Lúnasa is an internationally acclaimed traditional Irish music group. They are 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. Their albums are top sellers in their genre. Two of the original members (Seán Smyth and Trevor Hutchinson) are still with the group.

Contents 1 Members 2 Former members 3 Discography 3.1 1997 - Lúnasa 3.2 1999 - Otherworld 3.3 2001 - The Merry Sisters Of Fate 3.4 2003 - Redwood 3.5 2004 - The Kinnitty Sessions 3.6 2006 - Sé 4 Trivia 5 External links

[edit] Members

There are five members of Lúnasa:

• Seán Smyth – fiddle, whistles
• Kevin Crawford – flute, whistles
• Trevor Hutchinson – bass
• Cillian Vallely - Uilleann pipes, whistles
• Paul Meehan - guitar

[edit] Former members

• Donogh Hennessy - guitar
• Michael McGoldrick - uilleann pipes, flute, whistle
• John McSherry

[edit] Discography

[edit] 1997 - Lúnasa

1. Eanáir
2. Feabhra
3. Márta
4. Aibreann
5. Bealtaine
6. Meitheamh
7. Iúil
8. Meán Fómhair
9. Deireadh Fómhair
10. Mí Na Samhna
11. Mí Na Nollag
12. Jacky Molard's / The Hunter's Purse

[edit] 1999 - Otherworld

1. Goodbye Miss Goodavich / Rosie's Reel
2. The Floating Crowbar / McGlinchey's / The Almost Reel
3. The Butlers of Glen Avenue / Sliabh Russell / Cathal McConnell's
4. January Snows / Laura Lynn Cunningham
5. The Miller of Drohan
6. Dr. Gilbert / Devils of Dublin / Black Pat's
7. Autumn Child / Heaton Chapel
8. Stolen Apples
9. Taylor Bar, 4am / Ceol Na Mara
10. Lafferty's / Crock of Gold / Lady Birr / Abbey Reel
11. O'Carolan's Welcome / Rolling in the Barrel

[edit] 2001 - The Merry Sisters Of Fate

1. Aoibhneas
2. Donogh and Mike's
3. Killarney Boys of Pleasure
4. The Merry Sisters of Fate
5. Iníon Ni Scannláin
6. Casu
7. Páistin Fionn
8. The Minor Bee
9. Scully's
10. Return from Fingal
11. Morning Nightcap

[edit] 2003 - Redwood

1. Cregg's Pipes
2. Welcome Home
3. Harp and Shamrock
4. Fest Noz
5. Spoil the Dance
6. A Stor Mo Croi
7. Dublin to Dingle
8. Lady Ellen
9. Cotati Nights
10. Two-Fifty to Vigo
11. Temple Hill

[edit] 2004 - The Kinnitty Sessions

1. Stolen Purse
2. Ballyogan
3. Punch
4. The Dimmers
5. Island Paddy
6. Sean in the Fog
7. Bulgarian Rock
8. The Wounded Hussar
9. The Walrus
10. Maids in the Kitchen
11. Tie the Bonnet

[edit] 2006 - Sé

1. The Cullybacky Hop
2. Leckan Mór
3. Absent Friends
4. Loophead
5. Midnight in Avilés
6. The Dingle Berries
7. Black River
8. Road to Barga
9. Two of a Kind
10. Glentrasna
11. Boy in the Boat

[edit] Trivia

• The band is named after Lughnasadh, an ancient Irish harvest festival, and also the Irish word for August.
• "The Kinnitty Sessions" was named Best Traditional Album by Irish Music Magazine in 2005.
• In 2002, Lúnasa were awarded British/Celtic Album of the Year for "Merry Sisters of Fate" by the Association for Independent Music in the USA.
• Of the twelve tracks on their self-titled album, the first eleven are the names of the months of the Irish calendar. 'Lúnasa', the word for August, was omitted.
• Former guitarist Donogh Hennessy, an original member, left the group in December 2004 to pursue a career in air balloon tours. 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.
• sé, the title of Lúnasa's sixth album, is the Irish word for 'six.'

[edit] External links

• lúnasa.ie - the official website.