Fit as a fiddle John Shand Published: Irish Music Altan and Lunasa The Factory Theatre, March 2 This double shot of Irish music provides living, breathing proof of the idiom’s breadth and malleability. Lunasa showed how feisty and energetic it can be, before Altan dug deep into traditional music — particularly that from Donegal and […]
Author Archives: Lúnasa
Songlines
“… the overall result is altogether spellbinding.”
Fatea Magazine (UK) 4 Star
“Let’s just say that this is one of the best folk and orchestra combinations I’ve heard and leave it at that, the arrangements are simply sublime.”
Jazz Weekly
“bridging the gap between the energy of the small pub and the grandiosity of a concert performance … panoramic beauty … an absolute corker.”
Irish America
“The lively thrill of Lúnasa with the awe-inspiring power of one of Ireland’s most celebrated orchestras results in a powerhouse record.”
Wild Geese.org
“the best Irish traditional music band in the world right now.” “One of the band’s greatest collective talents is their ability to pull off technically difficult and precise music with a casual, fun air, almost as if the five met for the first time with their various instruments at a pub and joined together spontaneously […]
Pop Matters
“The individual fiddle and pipe go skipping … and the cushion of strings rolls massively after them …”
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
“The temptation to crank up the volume after hearing the opening notes of this album will be strong. Don’t resist. Just do it.”
The Irish Examiner (USA)
“Get ready. Lúnasa are coming to town”
Pollstar (USA)
“Ireland’s all-star acoustic band”