Lúnasa (album)
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Lúnasa is an album by Lúnasa
that was released twice, first in 1998 on their own label, and again in 2001 on Compass Records
. It is the band's first major release. The piping on the album was done by John McSherry, as Cillian Vallely was not part of the group at the time.
The first eleven tracks are the names of the months in the Irish calendar
. 'Lúnasa', the word for August, was omitted.
The first release of the album contained eleven tracks; a twelfth track was added for the re-release.
Lúnasa (band)
-History:Named after Lughnasadh, an ancient Irish harvest festival, Lúnasa was started when Seán Smyth, Trevor Hutchinson, and Donogh Hennessy briefly toured through Scandinavia in 1996. Upon their return to Ireland, they teamed up with Michael McGoldrick and John McSherry to record a few tracks...
that was released twice, first in 1998 on their own label, and again in 2001 on Compass Records
Compass Records
Compass Records is a Nashville-based independent record label founded in 1995 by musicians Garry West and Alison Brown. Currently home to nearly 100 folk, bluegrass, Celtic, jazz, and new acoustic artists, the label releases about 20 records a year...
. It is the band's first major release. The piping on the album was done by John McSherry, as Cillian Vallely was not part of the group at the time.
The first eleven tracks are the names of the months in the Irish calendar
Irish calendar
The Irish calendar is a pre-Christian Celtic system of timekeeping used during Ireland's Gaelic era and still in popular use today to define the beginning and length of the day, the week, the month, the seasons, quarter days, and festivals...
. 'Lúnasa', the word for August, was omitted.
The first release of the album contained eleven tracks; a twelfth track was added for the re-release.
Track listing
- Eanáir
(Lord Mayo, Gavotte, The Maids Of Mt. Cisco) - Feabhra
(An Erc'h War An Enezeg (Snow On The Island), Brenda Stubbert's, Thunderhead) - Márta
(The Noonday Feast, The Waterbed, Sully's No. 6) - Aibreann
(The Last Pint) - Bealtaine
(Hogties, Promenade, Gan Ainm) - Meitheamh
(Fleur De Mandragore, The Ashplant, Siobhan O'Donnell's) - Iúil
(Frailock) - Meán Fómhair
(Colonel Frazer) - Deireadh Fómhair
(Terry 'Cuz' Teehan's, Alice's) - Mí Na Samhna
(Jizaique, Baby Rory's, Dub) - Mí Na Nollag
(The Kerfuntan, Eddie Kelly's, Give Us A Drink Of Water) - Jacky Molard's / The Hunter's Purse (Live Recording)