We’ll be at a new venue for this concert – Westminster Presbyterian Church on N. Lake Ave.   Click here to buy your tickets now! Prices are $44.52 (including fee) for advance tickets, and $45 at the door.  Caltech students and youth through high school can buy tickets for $12.51 (incl. fee) in advance or $10 at the door.  

Parking information for Westminster Presbyterian Church

Named for an ancient Celtic harvest festival in honour of the Irish god Lugh, Lúnasa was formed in 1997 from members of some of the greatest Irish groups of the previous decade, an early review from Folk Roots magazine describing the band as an “Irish music dream team”. From the start, the band’s complex arrangements and unique sound reshaped the boundaries of traditional music and energized audiences the world over. Critical acclaim followed, The Irish Echo describing the band as the “the hottest Irish acoustic band on the planet”; MOJO magazine named the band “the new gods of Irish music,” adding that “nobody since the Bothies has wielded such a thrilling rhythmic underlay.” Billboard raved that “anybody who listens can’t help but find them contagious.”

Having since sold over a quarter of a million records and performed over 2,500 shows across 36 countries, Lúnasa has won multiple awards and become one of the most influential bands in the history of traditional music.

The band’s complex arrangements and unique sound reshaped the boundaries of traditional music and energized audiences the world over. Lúnasa’s current lineup includes Trevor Hutchinson, bassist with The Waterboys; uilleann piper Cillian Vallely, who toured with Riverdance and recorded with Bruce Springsteen; Kevin Crawford, widely considered one of Ireland’s greatest flute players; award winning fiddler Colin Farrell and guitarist Ed Boyd, known on the UK folk circuit for his work with bands such as Flook, Kate Rusby, and Cara Dillon.

The current tour highlights music from their Live in Kyoto album, which was recorded live in the Taku Taku club in Kyoto, Japan in Dec 2023.  “This is first class Irish music…. A cracker of an album, well worth having “ Living Tradition, UK

Performing The Bull’s March and O’Carolan’s Tea from Live in Kyoto in Eugene, Oregon

Lúnasa stops by WTJU Radio Charlottesville for an intimate live concert.

Lúnasa with founding member Donogh Hennessy perform Morning Nightcap live at Belfast TradFest 2024