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PRESS QUOTES

THE IRISH TIMES 2008
****
" This retrospective is a thing of beauty ..."
"The Story So Far ... is a superb slingshot of (Lúnasa's) first 11 years."
Siobhán Long

HOT PRESS 2008
*****
"Revealing the unique Lúnasa sound in all its innovative, exhilarating, propulsive-yet-sensitive glory ..."
Sarah McQuaid

THE IRISH ECHO 2007
Best Irish Traditional Album of 2006 - #4 Sé
“ …. this sixth recording by Lunasa reaffirms their reputation as the best Irish traditional instrumental band on the planet.”
Earle R. Hitchner III

THE IRISH TIMES 2006 & 2004
CD OF THE WEEK (2006)
LÚNASA Sé Compass Records ****
“... Lúnasa have embarked on another journey, full of hairpin bends and vertiginous peaks, fuelled by an insatiable appetite for reconnoitering routes previously uncharted .”

CD OF THE WEEK (2004)
LÚNASA The Kinntty Sessions Compass Records ****
“...only a corpse could resist the temptation to get lost in the glorious freefall of it (The Kinnitty Sessions) all.”
“...music whose roots are showing, but whose viewfinder is fixed firmly on the present.”
Siobhán Long

HOT PRESS 2006 & 2004
“Lunasa are at that place where the past meets the future, and when all four Lunasicks collide in one smooth ensemble they reveal a spirit few of their contemporaries can equal, as they seem to choose from a palette containing a range of sounds and moods not available to more mortal players. ““Taking Irish trad where few bands have gone before.”
Jackie Hayden