The Irish Festival of Oulu - Concert: Lúnasa, with Systir Sat 27.9. Madetoja hall

The Irish Festival of Oulu - Concert: Lúnasa, with Systir Sat 27.9. Madetoja hall

Join us from 16:30 – 18:00 in “Irish” Restaurant Prelude for a pre-concert Festival Club with live traditional Irish music session and a bit of fun. You can enjoy a full tasty meal or fish n’ chips, delicious deserts or just relax with a pint of Guinness, tea or coffee and much more in a relaxed Irish atmosphere.  

Systir will open the concert at 19:00 – 19:30. There will be intermission of 20 minutes and then Lúnasa will perform.

Formed in 1997, Lúnasa has long been one of contemporary Irish music’s leading voices.

Named after an ancient Celtic harvest festival in honour of the Irish god Lugh, the group that Folk Roots magazine once called an “Irish music dream team” was formed from members of some of Ireland’s greatest bands and over the years has proven its mettle time and again, having sold over a quarter of a million records, and collaborated with notable artists outside the tradition such as Natalie Merchant and Mary-Chapin Carpenter.

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 including collaborations with singers Natalie Merchant, Mary-Chapin Carpenter, and Tim O’Brien and high-profile concert venues such as Carnegie Hall, The Hollywood Bowl, the Bercy Arena Paris and Glastonbury Festival have helped broaden the band’s audience and cement it place at the forefront of contemporary Irish music. 

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 bands on the planet”; MOJO magazine named the band “the new gods of Irish music,” adding that “nobody since the Bothy Band has wielded such a thrilling rhythmic underlay.” Billboard raved that “anybody who listens can’t help but find them contagious.” 

Kevin Crawford – Flute, Whistles

Cillian Vallely – Uilleann Pipes, Whistles

Sean Smyth – Fiddle

Trevor Hutchinson – Double Bass

Ed Boyd – Guitar

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