We’ll be at a new venue – Westminster Presbyterian Church on N. Lake Ave. Click to buy tickets now! Including fees, advance tickets are $44.52 for adults; Caltech students and youth through high school are $12.51.

For this concert: Altadena Musicians restores the inspiring power of music to those impacted by natural disasters . They will have a table at our concert, so please stop by and meet them. Any donations offered at the concert (including at our refreshment table) will go to Altadena Musicians to help restore the livelihoods of musicians affected by the Eaton fire through replacent of instruments and equipment.

Victoria Thomas, writing for Local News Pasadena, has posted a fantastic interview with Lúnasa’s  Kevin Crawford. They discuss the state of Irish music, its popularity in Japan, and a variety of other topics.  You can read “A Celtic Celebration with Irish Band Lúnasa Reels through Pasadena” at this link.

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. The current lineup features Kevin Crawford on flutes, whistles and bodhrán; Ed Boyd on guitar; Trevor Hutchinson on double-bass; Cillian Vallely on pipes; and Sean Smyth on fiddle.

An early review from Folk Roots magazine described 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 described 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.”

Full concert details can be found here.  We now have a FAQ that will answer your general questions including parking options (with maps).