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, th…
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