- Lúnasa (band)
Infobox musical artist
Name = Lúnasa
Img_capt = Lúnasa performing at the Celtic Hall in East Greenbush, New York
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Background = group_or_band
Origin =Ireland
Instrument = Uilleann pipes, fiddle, flute, guitar, double bass
Genre = Irish folk, Celtic
Years_active = 1997-present
Label =Compass Records
URL = http://www.lunasa.ie
Current_members =Seán Smyth ,Kevin Crawford ,Trevor Hutchinson ,Cillian Vallely ,Paul Meehan
Past_members =Donogh Hennessy Lúnasa is a traditional Irish music group.
History
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 withMichael 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.
Lineup
Current members
*
Seán Smyth – fiddle, whistles
*Kevin Crawford – flute, whistles
*Trevor Hutchinson – bass
*Cillian Vallely -Uilleann pipes , whistles
*Paul Meehan - guitarFormer members
*
Donogh Hennessy - guitar
*Michael McGoldrick - Uilleann pipes, flute, whistlecite web|url=http://www.galwayadvertiser.ie/ent/980521/page8.htm|title=Top trad/rock/roots band Lúnasa for Róisín Dubh|accessdate=2007-11-29]
*John McSherry - Uilleann pipesDiscography
* "Lúnasa" (1999, 2001)
* "Otherworld" (1999)
* "The Merry Sisters of Fate " (2001)
* "Redwood" (2003)
* "The Kinnitty Sessions " (2004)
* "Sé" (2006)
* "The Story So Far... " (2008)References
External links
* [http://www.lunasa.ie/ lúnasa.ie] - the official website.
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