lunasa

Lunasa’s current lineup features: Trevor Hutchinson, former bassist with the Waterboys: piper Cillian Vallely, who played with Riverdance and recorded with Bruce Springsteen: flute player Kevin Crawford, considered one of Ireland’s greatest flute players, a member of Moving Cloud;  award-winning fiddler Sean Smyth, who performed with Donal Lunny’s legendary Coolfin; and guitarist Ed Boyd, who made a name for himself in the UK folk scene with bands such as Flook, Kate Rusby and Cara Dillon. (COURTESY PHOTO)

BROWNFIELD, Maine — Lunasa is currently being billed as “The Hottest Irish Acoustic band on the Planet” and will be at Stone Mountain Arts Center on Saturday night at 8 p.m.

Named for an ancient Celtic harvest festival in honour of the Irish god Lugh, Lunasa was formed in 1997 from members of some of the greatest Irish groups of the previous decade.

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