Lunasa has sparkled for decades in annual spring-time pilgrimages here by Irish bands, a parade of lively dances and melancholy ballads long led by the venerable now-retired Chieftains. After playing ...

Traditional Irish music was never meant to be listened to sitting down; its function was to get people dancing. And though the music itself has gone through evolutions over the years — like adding ...

A band that has been together for 20 years would be forgiven for resting on its laurels and revisiting (crueler people might say “rehashing”) its past songs. The members of Lunasa decided to go for a ...

Trevor Hutchinson doesn't play much when his Irish band, Lunasa, takes a break from touring and he returns to his home in Dublin. Hard to believe, but Hutchinson, a double bassist, says the music ...

Lunasa, dubbed the hottest Irish acoustic band on the planet, will make a stop at Kutztown University’s Schaeffer Auditorium on Friday at 7:30 p.m. as part of the KU Presents! Performing Artists ...

Since its formation in 1997, Lunasa has cut an impressive swathe through Irish music. Inspired by the bands that modernized Irish folk in the 1970s, Lunasa has risen to become one of the Ireland's ...

For 20 years, the Irish instrumental band Lunasa has connected with audiences around the world through the universal language of music, but with its new album, the lads are trying something new: words ...

Lúnasa is one of Ireland's most popular acoustic folk bands. RTE stands for Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Irish Radio and Television Concert Orchestra. Together they collaborate here on a group of tunes ...

When Lúnasa released a self-titled debut CD in 1997, the Irish quintet was immediately credited with launching a new chapter in Celtic music. Combining traditional melodies with driving rhythms, the ...

It started as a “one-off,” an occasion for a group of Irishmen to tour Australia playing traditional instrumental pieces from their homeland. Except it was a huge hit, as was the live album that ...

The performance will feature two guest artists and legends of Irish music – Dublin folk singer and bouzouki player, Daoirí Farrell, and Co. Tyrone banjo and fiddler player Cathal Hayden. The concert ...