Lunasa at Cork Folk Festival, 31st August 2007 (14 CLIPS)
www.lunasa.ie www.myspace.com 14 clips, recorded on Friday, 31st August 2007 at Metropole Hotel as part of Beamish Cork Folk Festival, 2007 Named for an ancient Celtic harvest festival in honour of the Irish god Lugh, patron of the arts, Lúnasa is indeed a gathering of some of the top musical talents in Ireland. Sean Smyth - Fiddle and whistles. Born in Straide, County Mayo, and now living in Galway, Sean is an All-Ireland champion on both fiddle and whistle. His 1993 solo debut, The Blue Fiddle, was named one of the ten best albums of that year by the Irish Echo. Kevin Crawford - Flutes, whistles and bodhran. An exceptional flute, whistle, and bodhran player.born in Birmingham, England, and living in Ennis, County Clare, he has also recorded with Grianin, Raise the Rafters, Joe Derrane, and Sean Tyrrell, and appears on the 1994 recording The Sanctuary Sessions. In 1994, Kevin made his first solo album, 'D' Flute Album, available on Green Linnet Records. Trevor Hutchinson -Upright Bass. From Cookstown, County Tyrone, and living in Dublin, Trevor played bass with the Waterboys from 1986 to 1991. With that rock band, he recorded Fisherman’s Blues (1988) and Room to Roam (1990), the latter featuring Sharon Shannon. After that, he made three albums as a member of the Sharon Shannon Band: 1991's Sharon Shannon, 1994's Out the Gap, and 1997's Each Little Thing, the last two available on Green Linnet Records. A much-in-demand musician, Trevor has also recorded with Moving Cloud ...