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Wednesday, October 14, 2009 

Category: Music
We are really looking forward to going back to play in Belfast this month. It is one of our favourite places and we will be joined on stage by some great friends and fabulous musicians so is sure to be one of the best nights of the year for us. Hope you can join us....

Lúnasa

Further info at www.belfastfestival.com
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009 
While in Dublin last week the band recorded a live set for BalconyTV.

Thanks to Tom, Stephen and Jess for the invite and to the sun for coming out that day after all the rain we had!

You can check it out on our MySpace, on You Tube or by going directly to www.balconytv.com
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Tuesday, August 04, 2009 

Category: Music
Hello Friends,
We will be recording some tunes for internet station Balcony TV before performing at The Button Factory, Temple Bar on Wednesday 5th August.

Will also be playing Switzerland, Sardinia and Kiltyclougher over the next couple of weeks.

Further info at www.lunasa.ie..

Hope to catch up with you before summer end...(did it ever begin?!)
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009 

Category: Music
We have added a track here from the recently released album documenting the bands Leitrim artists in residency project.

The album is now available through the web site at www.lunasa.ie

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Thursday, May 14, 2009 

Lúnasa News.

Hello and welcome to a sun filled Lúnasa newsletter!

The Lúnasas are spending much of the start of the summer in the UK performing at theatres and festivals around the country and hoping for good weather to make the road trips and outside gigs more enjoyable for all...


This week also sees the national launch of 'The Leitrim Equation' the album that marks the end of Lúnasas residency in lovely Leitrim. The CD will be formally launched by RTÉ Arts Show presenter, Vincent Woods in Dublin on Friday 15th May and the band will be joined by special Leitrim guests to celebrate the launch.


We are all looking forward to Thursday's gig in Strabane, it is our first visit to the Alley Theatre and hopefully not the last!


Lúnasa on Tour.

May

 

Sat 9          Hammersmith & Fulham Irish Centre, London

                          www.irishculturalcentre.co.uk  020 856 38 232

Sun 10       Lichfield Guildhall, Lichfield

                         www.lichfieldarts.org.uk  01543 262 223

Tues 12      Theatre by the Lake, Keswick

                          www.theatrebythelake.co.uk  017687 74411

Wed 13      Djanogly Theatre, Lakeside Arts, Nottingham

                         www.lakesidearts.org.uk  0115 846 7777

Thur 14      The Alley, Strabane

                         www.alley-theatre.com  028 7138 4444

Fri 15         Button Factory, Dublin

                         www.buttonfactory.ie  01 670 9202

Sat 16        Brigg Fiddle Festival, Brigg

                         www.briggfiddlefestival.org.uk  01469 530 561

 

JUNE

 

Thur 11     Borough Theatre, Abergavenny

                        www.boroughtheatreabergavenny.co.uk   01873 735 830

Fri 12        Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal

                        www.breweryarts.co.uk   01539 722 822

Sat 13       Arran Folk Festival, Isle of Arran

                        www.arannfolkfestival.com

Fri 19        Town Hall, Birmingham

                        www.thsh.co.uk  0121 780 3333

Sat 20       Beverley Festival, Beverley

                       www.beverleyfestival.com  01377 217 569

The band are also back in Holland on the Celtic Super Night tour with friends Máirtín O'Connor, Cathal Hayden & Seamie O'Dowd, Martin Hayes and Denis Cahill on May 21st in The Rabotheater in Hengelo.

Later in the summer the Lúnasas will be performing at some of the summer festivals. The rest of the tour dates, further details and contact for the venues etc. can be found at www.lunasa.ie


Lúnasa on the radio

The band have been invited to perform on the Ryan Tubridy radio show on RTÉ Radio 1 this Friday morning the 15th May. The show is on from 9-10am.


Lúnasa on the Net.

As always if you have any questions about the band or music you can email us at info@lunasa.ie or catch up with Kevin on the messageboard.

We are on MySpace at  www.myspace.com/lunasaofficial and are now on Facebook so please come and join us http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=43931353401

 

Lúnasa Shop.

'The Leitrim Equation' is now available for purchase via Paypal through the bands MySpace. We will be developing further products for the MySpace soon.

The full range of Lúnasa products from CD's to t-shirts, music books to gift packages are available on the web site shop. VAT is not applicable to many countries so prices are even less than list.

 

Lúnasa Competition

Congrats to the winners of our St Pat's Day competition;

Julie Lyons in Cheshire, UK, Dominic O'Connell in New Hampshire, USA and Katy Waters in Brittany, France. Hope to see you guys wearing your t-shirts this summer!

This month we are offering 2 pairs of tickets for the gig in The Town Hall, Birmingham, UK on June 19th. For your chance to win just answer this question;

The Town Hall, Birmingham is partnered with another venue in the city (located beside it) What is the name of the 'other' hall...?

Please only answer if you or someone you know can attend the concert. Answers to info@lunasa.ie by June 1st. Include your full name and mobile number.

 

Something else....

Kevin & Cillian will be launching their new CD 'On Common Ground' during an Irish tour early June. Further information at www.myspace.com/crawfordvallelymusic

 

Please feel free to forward this message. For anyone who would like to subscribe to the free Lúnasa Newsletter, just log on to www.lunasa.ie and click on 'Newsletter'. Enter your details and you will be included in our next mail out.


To ensure you get messages from the band please add this address to your safe senders list.

Best wishes,

From the Lúnasa team x


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Sunday, March 15, 2009 
Lúnasa News.
Hello and welcome to another Lúnasa newsletter.
The Lúnasas are in the States for the busy month of March. Starting the tour in California on the west coast they have since performed in Pennsylvania, New York and Vermont - plenty of road and air miles this trip!
The rest of the tour dates are below and further details, contact for the venues etc. can be found at www.lunasa.ie
Following the US tour the band will be back in Holland on the Celtic Super Night tour with friends Máirtín O'Connor, Cathal Hayden & Seamie O'Dowd, Martin Hayes and Denis Cahill.

Lúnasa on Tour.
10 March - Eastern Mennonite High School, Harrisonburg, VA
11 March - Reston Community Centre, Reston, VA.
12 March - Triple Door, Seattle, WA.
13 March - McIntyre Hall Performing Arts Centre, Mt Vernon, WA.
14 March - Vancouver Celtic Festival, The Vogue Theater, Vancouver, BC.
15 March - Traditions Cafe, Olympia, WA.
17 March - Lensic Performing Arts Centre, Santa Fe, NM.
19 March - The Fenian's Irish Pub, Conklin, MI.
20 March - Harbor Springs Performing Arts Centre, Harbor Springs, MI.
21 March - Central Michigan University, Plachta Auditorium, Mt Pleasant, MI.
22 March - Old Town School, Chicago, IL.

Lúnasa on the TV.
Lúnasa appeared on BBC Northern Ireland's Blas Ceoil some weeks back, the programme was repeated last week. If you missed it you can still catch up at http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/irish/blas/blasceoil/en/gig1.shtml

Lúnasa on the Net.
As always if you have any questions about the band or music you can email us at info@lunasa.ie or catch up with Kevin on the messageboard.
We are on MySpace at  www.myspace.com/lunasaofficial and now have an official Facebook profile so please come and find us.

New Album.
While the Lúnasas haven't had a chance to get into the studio, Kevin and Cillian finally found the time to record the tunes they have been collecting for the last couple of years. It has resulted in their recent CD 'On Common Ground' which is now available.
You can read more about the album and what they are doing at www.myspace.com/crawfordvallelymusic
Congrats and all the best with it lads!

Lúnasa Shop.
The full range of Lúnasa products from CD's to t-shirts, music books to gift packages are available on the web site shop. VAT is not applicable to many countries so prices are even less than list.

Lúnasa Competition
Our traditional St Patrick's Day competition is here!
We have 3 copies of 'The Story So Far' and a t-shirt of your choice to give away. Just answer this question -
Lúnasa were artists in residency for Leitrim for the past 2 years or so and are launching the album from that project in Dublin in May. What is the name of the venue?

Send answers to us at info@lunasa.ie by midnight GMT on the 17th March.
Make sure you include the type and size of the t-shirt you would like and your address. (see them by following this link http://www.lunasa.ie/public.php?mp=66)
The winners will be picked from the hat in true St Pat's celebratory fashion (possibly with a hangover) on March 18th!

Please feel free to forward this message. For anyone who would like to subscribe to the free Lúnasa Newsletter, just log on to www.lunasa.ie and click on 'Newsletter'. Enter your details and you will be included in our next mail out.
To ensure you get messages from the band please add this address to your safe senders list.

Best wishes,
From the Lúnasa team x
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Saturday, March 07, 2009 

Category: Music
Lúnasa Duo, Kevin Crawford and Cillian Vallely have recently released a new album entitled 'On Common Ground'.

Tracks and further info on their MySpace.

The combination of uilleann pipes and flute is rare in duet recordings of traditional music and the duo have utilised the unique tonal qualities of their flat-pitched ‘C’ instruments to record the music on this album. The tunes have been sourced from various manuscripts, archives and field recordings but there are also a number of new, self-composed pieces.  In addition, Kevin and Cillian play a variety of low whistles and are accompanied on guitar by two of Ireland's most recognised and respected guitarists, Donal Clancy and Paul Meehan.


On Common Ground is available directly at www.myspace.com/crawfordvallelymusic
 
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Friday, February 06, 2009 
Hosted By:
Leitrim Arts Office

When:
06 February 2009

Where:
The Glens Centre
Manorhamilton

Tickets from venue

Description:
Launch of The Leitrim Equation album which celebrates and documents Lunasa's artists in residency project from the past 18 months.

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Wednesday, November 26, 2008 
Lúnasa News!

Hello friends and welcome to another Lúnasa newsletter.

After a hectic summer of weddings, workshops, festivals, community projects, studio recording and TV appearances the Lúnasa boys are currently performing in Europe for the Celtic Super Night Tour with some of Ireland's most celebrated musicians.

Two more of the Lúnasa boys finally tied the knot but working wedding and honeymoon plans into a busy summer schedule is not easy. Both couples; Trevor and Frances, Paul and Christine got married on the same weekend in early August. The celebrations were mighty and in all honesty we are just recovering!

Back from honeymoons with little time to unpack the bags the boys were in the UK for a holiday weekend of festivals (regardless of the weather). Their Leitrim residency project continued with the final part of the recording and a very unusual photo shoot on a house boat for the album documenting the Lúnasa term. The CD will be released early in 2009 with launch gigs to celebrate. Further information about that soon to be announced.

The other big recording project of the year was Lúnasa's involvement with Natalie Merchant on her next release. The boys spent a very enjoyable week with Natalie and her team in Rhinebeck, NY, expressing their musical talents as never before! We can't wait to hear it....as soon as we know when it's available we will let you know.

Lúnasa Tour Dates

November

Friday 21st    CKB De Maagd, Bergen op Zoom, NL.

Monday 24th    Schouwburg Het Park, Hoorn, NL.

Friday 28th    Theater Markant, Uden, NL.

Saturday 29th    Theater De Storm, Winterswijk, NL.

December

Thursday 4th    Theater de Maaspoort, Venlo, NL.

Friday 5th    Muhle Hunziken, Rubingen, CH.

Saturday 6th    Audi Zentrum, Nurnberg, DE.

Sunday 7th    Stadtcasino Basel, Basel, CH. 

Joining the Lúnasa's on the tour are Máirtín O'Connor's band featuring Cathal Hayden & Seamie O'Dowd and Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill, you can just imagine the stories being told on that tour bus....!

Lúnasa will be back in Glasgow in January for Celtic Connections and start their US tour late February.

All the confirmed tour dates can be found on the site or by following this link http://www.lunasa.ie/lunasa.php?mp=34

Lúnasa on the TV

The new series of Geantraí on TG4 is now being aired. Lúnasa will be on the programme from Liam Cryan's bar in Carrick on Shannon going out this Sunday the 23rd at 10pm and repeated Friday 28th at 8pm. A famous spot for trad music, a night in Cryan's is a must if travelling to Leitrim - the county (and Cryan's) has become a second home for the Lúnasa's over the last 18 months or so.

BBC NI invited the band to the 10th birthday celebrations of the Blas Ceoil radio programme in Belfast. The TV prog including our good friend John Spillane and Hothouse Flowers has already been on the TV but is sure to be repeated at some stage. Congrats to Lynette and all the team on the 10 years - how the years fly....

Lúnasa on the Net

As always if you have any questions about the band or music you can email us at info@lunasa.ie or catch up with Kevin on the messageboard.

If you haven't already visited us on MySpace, come and have a look and send us a friend request if you have a page of your own.  www.myspace.com/lunasaofficial

Lúnasa Shop!

Well it's that time of the year again and we all need inspiration for Christmas gift ideas. Bearing in mind the current financial climate we have kept our low prices on the back catalogue of albums and reduced our merchandise prices as much as we can.

A couple of new special offer packages will be going live on the shop in the next week so please stop by for a look.

Don't forget orders to many countries (including the U.S.) are less tax so there are even more savings.

Other news....

Our good friend Don Stiffe has just released a new single 'Home on time for Christmas'  featuring our own Kevin on whistle alongside Sharon Shannon, Declan Corry, Jimmy Higgins and Frankie Colohan. It is a song of welcome for Irish scattered all over the world hoping to be home on time for Christmas eve.

The proceeds of the CD will go to Croí, The West of Ireland Cardiology Foundation so please support, its only 4.99 and an ideal stocking filler! Available from Zhivago and all good record shops. Further information at www.croi.ie or visit Don's MySpace to have a listen www.myspace.com/donstiffe

Please feel free to forward this message. For anyone who would like to subscribe to the free Lúnasa Newsletter, just log on to www.lunasa.ie and click on 'Newsletter'. Enter your details and you will be included in our next mail out.

Best wishes,

From the Lúnasa team x

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Monday, April 28, 2008 

Well we are back on the road again touring the UK during May and returning to our adopted home county of Leitrim for our artists in residency project.

The dates are here on MySpace and on our web site at www.lunasa.ie

We are updating the Leitrim page with photo's of the visits so you can see who we have met and played tunes with so far.

The new album 'The Story so Far...' has been well recieved and is available through most good music shops and through the web site if anyone wants to pick up a copy!

That's it for now, hope you are all well and good........

The Lúnasa's x

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