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Lúnasa on the road and in fine form

LunasaThose of you who like live hard driving acoustic based music and haven't heard Lúnasa have missed out in a big way. Lúnasa have been together now since 1996 and after a year of getting the sound just right they released their eponymous first album. The album, as well as the band caused something of a sensation in the Irish music world and they haven't looked back since.

The various band members are all musical veterans from other bands and so are seen as something of a supergroup. Featuring players like Trevor Hutchinson who was a member of the Waterboys and later Sharon Shannon's band they have a pedigree that's hard to surpass in the music world.

The other band members are Seán Smyth on fiddle, Kevin Crawford on Flute, Donogh Hennessy on guitar and Cillian Vallely on uillean pipes and whistles. Together they push back musical boundaries and over the years have amazed audiences with their technical playing skills mixed with a feeling for the music that goes straight to the heart and then the feet.

RedwoodTheir fourth and latest album Redwood is available now.

But to hear the band live is best and the great news is that they are on tour in the UK all through December and January and even better news is that they are coming to the US in 2004

JigTime will be doing a full profile of the band soon but for now here are the up and coming live dates

Dec 09, '03  

Kinnitty 

Ireland  

Kinnitty Castle - Charity concert  

0509-37318 

Dec 10, '03  

Birmingham  

United Kingdom  

Ceol Castle  

0121-440-4278 

Dec 11, '03  

Birmingham  

United Kingdom  

Ceol Castle  

0121-440-4278 

Dec 12, '03  

Berkhamsted 

United Kingdom  

Dacorum Live, Berkhamsted Civic Centre  

01442-228091 

Dec 13, '03  

London  

United Kingdom  

Hammersmith Irish Centre  

020-8563-8232 

Jan 19, '04  

Keswick 

United Kingdom  

Lakeside Arts Centre  

017687-73362 

Jan 20, '04  

Glasgow  

United Kingdom  

Celtic Connections-Strathclyde Suites  

0141-353 8000 

Jan 21, '04  

Glasgow  

United Kingdom  

Celtic Connections-Strathclyde Suites  

0141-353 8000 

Jan 22, '04  

Falmouth  

United Kingdom  

The Falmouth Arts Centre  

01326-212300 

Jan 23, '04  

Hereford  

United Kingdom  

The Courtyard Theatre  

01432-359252 

Jan 24, '04  

Cardiff  

United Kingdom  

Cardiff Interceltic Festival 

Jan 29, '04  

Bray 

Ireland  

Mermaid Arts Centre  

01-272-4030 

Mar 06, '04  

Somerville, MA  

United States  

Somerville Theater  

617-876-4275 

Mar 08, '04  

Rochester , NY  

United States  

East Rochester High School  

585-248-6344 

Mar 10, '04  

Reston, VA  

United States  

The Center Stage, Reston Community Center  

703-476-4500 

Mar 11, '04  

Frederick, MD  

United States  

Weinberg Center for the Arts  

301-228-2828 

Mar 12, '04  

Manchester, NH  

United States  

Dana Humanities Center, Saint Anselm College  

603-641-7273 

Mar 13, '04  

Kansas City, MO  

United States  

Community Christian Church  

816-691-8717 

Mar 14, '04  

Manhattan, KS  

United States  

Kansas State University, McCain Auditorium  

785-532 6428 

Mar 16, '04  

Minneapolis, MN  

United States  

Cedar Cultural Center  

612-338-2674 

Mar 17, '04  

Wausau, WI  

United States  

Grand Theater  

715- 842-0988 

Mar 18, '04  

Chicago, IL 

United States  

Martyrs  

773-404-9869 

Mar 19, '04  

Springfield, OH  

United States  

Kuss Auditorium, Clark State Performing Arts  

937-328-3874 

Mar 20, '04  

Pittsburgh, PA  

United States  

Carnegie Lecture Hall  

412-432-0333 

Mar 21, '04  

Cincinnati, OH  

United States  

20th Century Theater  

513-731-8000 

Mar 26, '04  

Cheboygan, MI  

United States  

Cheboygan Opera House  

800-523-7649 

The other great news is the band have a gorgeous new website where you can learn so much more than I can tell you here http://www.lunasa.ie

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