Two shows on Saturday, March 7, at 5:00 and 8:00 pm
Lúnasa was formed in 1997 from members of some of the greatest Irish groups of the previous decade. From the start, the band’s complex arrangements and unique sound reshaped the boundaries of traditional music and energized audiences the world over. Having since sold over a quarter of a million records and performed over 2,000 shows across 36 countries, Lúnasa has won multiple awards and become one of the most influential bands in the history of traditional music. Collaborations with singers Natalie Merchant, Mary-Chapin Carpenter, and Tim O’Brien and high-profile concerts at The Hollywood Bowl, New York’s Carnegie Hall, Glastonbury Festival and Bercy Arena Paris helped broaden the band’s audience and cement its place at the forefront of contemporary Irish music. Last November, the band hopped on the bus, literally, and did their first Irish castle music tour, as well as touring Norway and headlining at the William Kennedy Piping Festival in Armagh.
The band continues to tour in support of their most recent album Live in Kyoto. Surprisingly, for a live release, the band opted to perform and record all new material. The Irish Echo said of this recording: “The playing here is exceptional, even by Lúnasa’s standards…It is a fabulous album that does a brilliant job of capturing Lúnasa’s live energy.”
Lúnasa’s current lineup features: Trevor Hutchinson, who achieved fame as the bassist with the The Waterboys: piper Cillian Vallely was a member of Riverdance and recorded with Bruce Springsteen; flute player Kevin Crawford, considered one of Ireland’s greatest flute players, was a member of Moving Cloud; Sean Smyth is a multiple award winning fiddler, who has toured with Donal Lunny and Michael McGoldrick; guitarist Ed Boyd made a name for himself in the UK folkscene with bands such as Flook, Kate Rusby, and Cara Dillon.
Lúnasa brings their infectious, crowd-pleasing performance to theatres and festivals in twenty-one states from Maine to California and from Louisiana to Washington State.
Lúnasa have catapulted both themselves and the music onto another plane
where creative juices reign supreme.” -- The Irish Times
Various members of the band are available for interviews. I’d love to set something up.
Media Contact: Maureen Brennan, (562) 481-4379,
