Search for upcoming events and performances by the rte national symphony orchestra, the rte concert orchestra, the rte contempo quartet and rte cor na. Browse rte concert orchestra tour dates and order tickets for upcoming concerts near you. Lunasa is a very talented and diverse irish music quintet. Apr 09, 20 lunasa with the rte concert orchestra is a collaboration album between irish traditional celtic music band lunasa and the irish rte concert orchestra, recorded in 2012 and released in april 20 by lunasa records. Irish allstar acoustic outfit, lunasa launches highlyanticipated collaboration with irelands rte concert orchestra, the bands first recording in 3 years. They are renowned for their stunning shows honed by superb musicianship and a constant touring cycle, performing over 1,500 shows across 36 countries since the band formed in 1997. Streaming and by permanent download to your computer andor device. Trevor hutchinson doesnt play much when his irish band, lunasa, takes a break from touring and he returns to his home in dublin. They tour and perform internationally, and have recorded a number of albums of both traditional and contemporary irish instrumental music. Explore an interesting and surprising world of art, literature, film, music and theatre as rte culture brings you the very best in cultural happenings.
As niall vallely found when writing the score for their recent collaboration with the rte concert orchestra, lunasa makes a very complete sound in its own right without overplaying or driving the music too hard. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Well, only kevin crawford could tell van morrison to feck off of course, van was not really in the the tent by then anyway saturday on stage 2, a very crowded tent and not only because of the rainstorm, lunasa were their usual excellent selves precise and spirited, an all too short set of old favourites and some material from the rte orchestra collaboration. The purple vespertine with ellen cranitch sunday 15.
Mar 04, 20 lunasa with the rte concert orchestra is a glittering collection of tunes sparked from a brilliant union of two of irelands brightest musical stars a remarkable traditional irish music band and irelands treasured national orchestra. Three irish stars form new neotrad constellation huffpost. Cillian vallely the ravens rock cd baby music store. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, lunasa rank as one of irelands most celebrated, longlived traditional music ensembles. Let ellen cranitch be your guide on a nighttime voyage, crossing time and space to share a selection of classical, jazz, roots and contemporary music. In the meantime smyth was touring in scandinavia with the rhythmical duo donogh hennessy and trevor hutchinson, and. The orchestra plays a central role in classical music in ireland through yearlong programmes of live performances, schools and educational projects. Using bittorrent is legal, downloading ed material isnt.
Lunasa with the rte concert orchestra is a glittering collection of tunes sparked from a brilliant union of two of irelands brightest musical stars a remarkable traditional irish music band and irelands treasured national orchestra. With orchestra collaborations, 2fm give the people what they want. We are still searching furiously for an official biography or comprehensive evaluation of this artist. The whole point of this tune in a traditional mode and novel tonality seems to reside in the fact that it can be included in a trad set played on a trad d instrument using trad fingering while exploring new modulation possibilities both within the tune use of c natural as swisspiper remarks and within the set. Yep, its a pity about the forced amaj pidginholing. They called in mike mcgoldrick who was a friend of mcsherrys and toured as a fourpiece. With orchestra collaborations, 2fm give the people what they want double bill with jenny greene and dj mo k among biggest hits of ep2017 so far. Aidan o hara shares the memories with gael linn ceo, antoine o coileain. A cracker of an album, well worth having living tradition, uk. His career has seen him conduct throughout europe, africa, the united states, canada and china. Lunasa lunasa with the rte concert orchestra amazon. His parents brian and eithne vallely founded the legendary armagh pipers club, an organization that has fostered the revival of traditional music in the north of ireland for over fifty years, and there, vallely grew up surrounded by music. The price of desire ost original motion picture soundtrack, gray matters ost original motion picture soundtrack, orchestrated vol. Lunasa is more adventurous and musically more diverse than sharon shannon, blending wood flute, guitar, bass or strings, and occasionally pipes.
According to rob adams of the herald scotland, the collaboration allowed niall vallely to discover lunasas performance dynamic. This and all other lunasa music and tour dates can be found on. In the meantime, here are the albums we hold in stock. The setting at the university auditorium was perfect for a relaxed informal concert. Irish times nothing short of dazzling songlines, uk this is first class irish music. Cillian vallely, piper of irish supergroup lunasa, has released the ravens rock, his solo debut. This month sees the appearance of a new constellation of neotraditional stars in the irish music firmament.
The cd is set for september 2nd release and will be supported by uk festival appearances and major venue tour. Lunasa is a traditional irish music group, named after lughnasadh, an ancient harvest festival. Their first joint effort was a soldout performance at dublins national concert hall on june 19, 2012 that was broadcast on irelands rte radio 1, followed. Lunasas crawford believes the bands marriage of sounds. Two orchestras, a string quartet and two choirs part of irelands national public service media organisation rte. Lunasa with the rte concert orchestra by lunasa on apple. Sep 14, 2017 the world music festival in collaboration with the irish american heritage center presents lunasa in concert for a free all ages show. A former principal conductor of the rte concert orchestra, david now enjoys a close relationship with both rte orchestras in addition to regular appearances as guest conductor with the ulster orchestra. With orchestra collaborations, 2fm give the people what. They are very personable and the commentary between sets was entertaining and informative. Niall vallely was born in armagh in 1970 and began learning the concertina at the age of seven, taught by his parents brian and eithne vallely, founders of the armagh pipers club. While lunasa with the rte concert orchestra doesnt drop until april 16 on lunasa records via city hall distributors in the u.
Mar 03, 20 filmed live at the national concert hall, dublin on june 19th 2012 new cd lunasa with the rte concert orchestra now available. Armagh, is the product of an important traditional irish music family. Although the disc is scheduled for an april 16 release in the u. Lunasa is internationally acknowledged as being the finest traditional irish instrumental band of recent times. Listen free to lunasa lunasa with the rte concert orchestra casu, leckan mor and more. The latest lunasa album to be released in april is lunasa with the rte concert orchestra, writes phil gaston. Lunasa rte concert orchestra 1 torrent download location download direct lunasa rte concert orchestra could be available for direct download sponsored link lunasa rte concert orchestra 4 months lunasa rte concert orchestra audio 15 hours.
Lunasa lunasa with the rte concert orchestra music. The case for two orchestras in ireland the irish times. Currently getting ready for our north american spring 2020 tour with. They will be joined by special guests the youth ensemble of the irish music school of chicago.
Carnival in libernia morning nightcap, lunasa youtube. Rte concert orchestra conductor laureate proinnsias o duinn leader mia cooper introducing orchestral music to new audiences since 1948, the rte concert orchestra has built a strong connection with the public that saw it voted the worlds favourite orchestra 2015. Lunasa with the rte concert orchestra lunasa records lcd002 9 tracks, 51 minutes. Download and listen to the top songs and albums by lunasa in the world genre on songtracer. Lunasa with the rte concert orchestra is a collaboration album between irish traditional celtic music band lunasa and the irish rte concert orchestra, recorded in 2012 and released in april 20 by lunasa records. In both sharon shannons album and this one by lunasa, i appreciate the verve that the musicians bring to the songs as well as the exceptionally high level of musical talent. Lunasa tickets, 2020 concert tour dates ticketmaster.
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